Archive for October, 2011
Katsuya Bathroom Mirrors: Halloween Trick?
Last night, I thought I was losing my mind. Literally, I thought, “it’s official. I have gone crazy!” I have an active imagination, but this was something else. It was my “baby” brother’s birthday. His choice for dinner was Katsuya in Brentwood. I was already exhausted from a full day of work and stress and [...]
Space Travel News: The First Commercial Astronaut Pilot Selected
Today, Virgin Galactic announced that after an intense selection process, with more than 500 applicants including some of the best pilots in the world, former USAF test pilot Keith Colmer has been selected as the first astronaut pilot to join the commercial spaceline’s flight team. Just over fifty years ago, an historic competition for the [...]
Santa Barbara: A Weekend Escape to the Beach and Vineyards
Most people living in Los Angeles have visited Santa Barbara at least once. Either they went as a child for a weekend of family fun on the beach, as a college student to partake in the party scene in Isla Vista (where the University of California at Santa Barbara is located), as adults for a [...]
Visiting the Saguenay Fjord, Quebec: Where to Play and Stay
When we hear the word “fjord” most people think of Scandinavia or Norway. Few think of Canada. The Saguenay Fjord is a relatively unknown, unexplored region in Northern Quebec, with exception to tourists from the more urban areas of the province. With 2,130 known Fjords around the world, only 38 are 100 or more kilometers [...]
Saguenay Fjord, Quebec: An Amazing Race Challenge for Journalists
As an adventurer at heart who once dreamed of writing for National Geographic and traveling all over the world discovering the planet’s hidden gems, I jumped at a recent opportunity to be one of five journalists who would participate in a friendly competition along the Saquenay Fjord in Northern Quebec. I didn’t know much – [...]
