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Reed’s is Zaggat rated restaurant serving French Mediterranean cuisine in the Manhattan Beach area.  The website says it is an upscale and fine dining establishment but they were happy to accommodate casually dressed me and my cousin.  In fact our hostess, whom I believe was also the owner, recognized my cousin from the night before.  We went in the early evening so the place was practically empty aside from an elderly gentleman who seemed to be regular patron of Ree...

After our 12 o'clock breakfast at the Local Yolk, Valerie and I decided to wander down to the Manhattan Beach pier.  Parking looked pretty much non-existant, but we did find a spot within about 5 minutes.  Walking down to the beach was quite a bit annoying with the massive crowds.  Luckily, almost everyone was headed towards the beach and Valerie and I were able to enjoy a spacious walk down the pier.  The view back towards the beach was truly beautiful.  The houses i...

Today, my friend Mary and I went on a shopping spree to help me get ready for my trip.  We went to REI and found a great down, brown jacket with a hood.  It was pretty expensive but well worth the price since I will most likely get a lot of wear out of this!  And it's been five years since I bought a new jacket for Europe, too.  I started reading my Rick Steves' Eastern Europe book today while my family was watching a movie.  I didn't get very far since my 10-mon...

Here is a review, video and links to some photos of a stay at Manhattan Beach this month. I have just come back from 6 days at Manhattan Beach near Los Angeles for work, staying at the Shade Hotel The Shade Hotel (oops, I mean Luxury Boutique Hotel to use their words) if a funky looking, slightly unusual design that probably has just tried too hard to be different and unusual and has probably as a result forgotten some of the basics that actually set a great hotel aside from a good or ok ho...

Back from Costa Rica two whole days and I get convinced to go down to Baja for a volleyball tournament at Rosarito Beach.

Las Angeles trip May 26-31, 2006 !!! Went with room mates and my soon to be new room mate Jacob!

The (mis)adventures of two guys heading out west: one will stay and one (me) is just along for the ride.