Long Beach Travel Blogs

Hah. And you thought this was going to begin with me stepping off the airplane into paradise. If you've read any of my other blogs, you should know better. Nay, my friend, you are about to enter my diatribe, or a taste of the bull-pucky that put more than a few grey hairs on my head before even get…

I can't believe this place has been open as long as I've lived in Los Angeles and I've never gone before! What a shame considering it turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience, even with company as challenging as me mum! ;) I had heard very different opinions of LB Aquarium, from "it's sma…

Tracy (Tre69) and I had been talking at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday night about my sushi place in Long Beach and she asked if I was going again before leaving town.  Hadn't planned on it but I will look for any excuse to go there! :D  We made plans to go Sunday evening and I …

The Dubliner is this great Irish Pub in Long Beach, although they have locations throughout Southern California and Arizona. During the day, they serve good food and its a great spot to grab a quick pint. I have been here on many occasions, but the times that are the best are on Saturday nights. Gr…

Hard to believe it but another TravBuddy meet up weekend is upon us! My drive down Thursday night was rather uneventful. I worked all day and got on the road around 6pm and to my parent's house around 12:30am.  A couple hours of sleep and I was back up, ready to finish some work and a stressfu…

So, Sunday I woke up to my phone ringing at almost 11am - talk about oversleeping. Yikes!  The plan for Sunday was possibly to meet up with Angel (knead2travel) for smoothies on her way to the Martial Arts convention in Long Beach.  After a few phone tags, we talked at 11:30am and she sai…

A good friend went all out on her birthday and we visited Catalina (for many of us it was the first time). And considering I threw up on the way there and on the way back, it'll be my last time =)Beautiful little island with steep hills and golf carts as the primary means of transportation. Also ho…

Alice had mentioned that she was meeting up with a young lady that was in the LA area from somewhere up north.  I was supposed to go if I didn't make the Las Vegas meetup to say goodbye to Will and Sal (both Las Vegas TravBuddies that are moving away) and party like there will be no tomorrow. …

A mini meet-up in Los Angeles at Dinah's Restaurant.

I'd been waiting to take Brett to brunch at the Reef in Long Beach which is a regular stop for my parents and I.  I've been coming to brunch here for years, especially when I lived in Long Beach.  We go there to see Augie, the server who basically gives you a show with brunch. I will not …

OK, this is it...this is my blog...I will do the best I can to keep it updated from the wilds of Mongolia.  They do have internet there, but not sure how reliable it is, and I think it's only in the big cities...and I won't be in many big cities (uh...there ain't many).  I'll try to uploa…

Leaving out of the Port of Long Beach, my friends and I christened a new ship, Princess Diamond.  Only a few months old, this cruise ship was sparkling from top to bottom and to date, the largest ship I've sailed on.I had lived in L.A. for about seven years and have maintained a delightful …

Today I took a city bus to the Blue metro line to meet up with fellow travbuddy, carpefunk, in his home town of Long Beach, California. We rented kayaks for the day and started our adventure.  I've kayaked when I was younger and it seemed really easy so I wasn't worried about the physical stra…

Heading off the ship takes a bit, I recommend walking your baggage and not checking it the night before. The process will take twice as long and the people who check thier bags have to wait to head thru the customs terminal. We had a four hour drive back to vegas but the port has shuttles and taxis…

CR, (cristyroses) had a birthday on Sept 4th and I looked at her profile photo and thought, I could give her a gift by changing her shot. I downloaded the shot and did a little lighting and color changes.  I hope she is happy with the outcome.  Happy Birthday!!   If this is a phot…