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73Swimming Pool Milestones
by VickeyK
Last August, I clipped a "Swimming Pool Timeline" out of the Los Angeles Times, because it had some fun trivia in it. Now that the weather's turning cold, it's nice to imagine the faint smell of chlorine, and... published 10 months ago
68Carnac the Magnificent
by VickeyK
Stonehenge gets all the attention, but as prehistoric monuments go, nothing beats Carnac in France for sheer numbers.Carnac proper consists of three large fields of aligned stones, called Menec, Kermerio, and... published 12 months ago
77Most Romantic Weekend: OC, California
by VickeyK
Laguna Beach, in Orange County, California, is a romantic and lovely spot. Pricey, too. Laguna boasts a combination of luxury hotels and resorts, art museums and trendy shops, a thriving art community, and... published 7 months ago
84Club 33: Exclusive Disneyland Dining and A Little Extra Magic
by VickeyK
The door may not look any fancier from the others on ornate New Orleans Square. After the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion rides it seems pretty unspectacular. But if your day at Disneyland in... published 11 months ago
75Venice, California History
by VickeyK
People go there for the views of the ocean, the body builders, and the eclectic street life. There's no more enjoyable bike ride in the USA than up and down the bike paths of Venice Beach. The sand is on one... published 13 months ago
69Innovative and Weird Products
by VickeyK
Pocket urinals, skinned anchovies, compact watering cans, a shredder and moleskine notebooks . . . quick, bookmark this page! You might want to order early to avoid the holiday rush. Pocket urinals. Yup, no... published 12 months ago
73Movie and Radio Museums--Who Has What?
by VickeyK
Museums everywhere slug it out for dibs on artifacts. Sometimes their fights make the front page--as when Italy went after the J. Paul Getty Museum, threatening its former curator with jail because of certain... published 10 months ago
75Venice, California and Movies
by VickeyK
From Charlie Chaplin and Mack Sennett to Clint Eastwood, movie makers have used Venice as a backdrop to tell all sorts of stories. Venice has beaches, piers, musclemen, eclectic street life, canals and... published 9 months ago
71LAX Theme Building
by VickeyK
You recognize the structure at right as the iconic Theme Building of LAX--Los Angeles International Airport. But it looks different these days. Because of falling concrete, the space-age struts are being... published 8 months ago
56Green Vacationing in California
by VickeyK
Traveling green is the new trend, and California is nothing if not trendy. Tourist destinations like Santa Barbara and San Francisco are all planning special promotions to please ecologically-minded... published 7 months ago
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