Annual 'Window Shopping' Event Starts The Season In LA's South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm not normally much of one for window shopping, but when drinks are involved, well it's a different story. It is those drinks that brings out myself, as well as a couple hundred other single people in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities (along … [Read more...]
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Travel Blogger Daily Blog: It’s San Diego Wine + Food Festival 2018 Week
Two Grand Events Highlight This Top Annual Happening By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There is special excitement in the air this week. While some people are preparing for Thanksgiving, others are having a feast – as well as a treat – in one of America's greatest cities. It's the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, and its annually held on … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: A Choppy Sailboat Ride From Catalina To Los Angeles
Sailing Isn't A Lot Of Fun In These Conditions By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger On the mainland, the wind was whipping so hard windows were rattling and the Pacific Ocean waves were exploding into the jetties protecting the Southern California harbors. The beaches were not only empty, it was far too windy for even the daily die-hards to be playing … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: It’s The Holiday Season ALREADY!?
Get Ready, America, For Black Friday, Cyber Monday And The Same Car Ads By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The last time I turned around, it was the middle of the summer and I was basking on the beach and attending fun events like Smackfest. Then suddenly it was the fall college football was on TV, and now we're almost to Rivalry Week, and as I look … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Pain Of Booking A Flight Home For The Holidays
In This Case, Getting There Is Not Half The Fun By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I love going home for the holidays. Spending quality time with the family that I only get to see about once a year, having mom cook for me – and do my laundry! – and watching Alabama basketball games with my dad, who is also an Bama grad, are all parts of the fun. The … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Fun Of Running In LA’s South Bay Beach Cities
Enjoying Runs Along The Strand In Hermosa, Manhattan & The Redondo Beach Marina By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I have previously mentioned in these travel blogs how I like to run when I am traveling. The same applies when I am at home, and I am fortunate enough to have one of the world's best places to go for runs right here in the Los … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Visiting Nashville, My Home State’s Capitol City
Inside The Honky Tonks & More Fun In Music City By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm originally from Tennessee – Knoxville to be precise – but I had never really spent any time in our state's capitol city. So one time, on my way back home to visit my family from where I now live in Los Angeles, I decided to stop in Music City. American … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Oxnard, The Often-Forgotten California Coastal City
Channel Islands Among The Things To Do In This SoCal City By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There are so many cool places to visit in California – especially along the coast – that it's easy to forget about a few of them. That one reason why the Oxnard Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has published a new visitor’s guide to the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: A Great Press FAM Trip To Central California
Wine Tasting, Hearst Castle & Welcoming Cayacos By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The first thing I wanted to know about traveling to Cayacos, CA, was how to pronounce the darned place. After much inquiry from locals and failed attempts to learn it, I finally got it right. It's "Ki-YUK-us." Why I was there in the first place was because a … [Read more...]
Travel Media Daily Blog: My Biggest Fear While Traveling Is…
Airports And Catching Flights Can Be A Nerve-Racking Experience By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger As an experienced and, if I do say so myself savvy, traveler, there's little I fear when I head out the door on my way to a trip. I've packed well (and light), I did my "pocket tap" to make sure I have all my essentials (walled, i.d., cell phone, cell … [Read more...]
Eric Stone My Tour Tales – Hooray For Being In Hollywood!
Say, Is That My Star On The Walk Of Fame!? By Eric Stone, Special To PubClub.com When I was in Los Angeles, as I was for part of my West Coast tour, I just HAD to go to Hollywood. And that meant taking in one of the city's hot tourist spots, Hollywood Blvd., the famous land of celebrities and celebrity imitators. My wife Kim and I went there to see if anybody … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Southwest Airlines To Begin Hawaii Flights In Early 2019
Tickets Prices Could Drop When SWA Says 'Aloha' To The Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Southwest Airlines will begin its service to the Hawaiian Islands "early next year," Chief Operating Officer Michael G. Van de Ven told shareholders during a conference call in October. That means SWA will have flights to Hawaii the first quarter of … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Aboard The USS Iowa For Dr. Robert Ballard’s ‘Lost At Sea’
Famous Explorer Shows Off His Explorations Of Famous Shipwrecks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There he was, standing in that familiar navy blue jacket chatting with a couple of people as casually as everyone else at the mixer. Dr. Robert "say, is that the Titanic!?" Ballard was on board the USS Iowa, the famed World War II battleship that's … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Let’s Make Daylight Savings Time Year-Round
In Southern California, Sunsets Before 5 Are Way Too Early By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The sun drops below the Pacific Ocean and another Southern California day transforms into nighttime. It's a beautiful scene and it's repeated almost nightly along the coast of the Golden State, but at certain times of the year there's one problem: it … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: San Diego Is The Place To Be This November
SD Beer Week, Diner En Blanc & Wine & Food Festival Are Top Fun Events All Month By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Looking for a fun place to travel to in November? I suggest packing the bags and heading to San Diego. Beyond all the obvious attributes of this perpetually sunny city in Southern California, it has three major events that … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: LA’s Smallest Halloween Haunted House
A Los Angeles House Of Horrors In Hermosa Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I did not have to travel far for this daily blog post. In fact, all I had to do was walk into the living room. And when I did, I walked into the smallest haunted house in Los Angeles. My roommate is a decorating diva – even herself; she easily won a local bar's … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: What I Take – And Don’t Take – From Hotel Rooms
Toiletries Yes, But What About That Expensive Bathrobe... By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's all so tempting! Bath oils, soaps, lotion, shampoo and other items laid out in your hotel room. And all there for the taking! Well, not really, it's there for your use while staying at the hotel. But of course, we all dump some of those things into … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Riding E-Bikes In Winterthur, Switzerland
Fun City Transportation On A Powerful Bicycle By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger We arrived in another pleasant town in Switzerland as part a tour group – by train, which I loved – and were immediately taken to a bike shop in the train station. There we were not just given bikes, but e-bikes. I was in heaven. We were in Winterthur, about an hour … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: America’s Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels
Get Spooked At These Spooky Places To Stay In The USA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here’s something really interesting to keep in mind if you’re a fan of Halloween. It’s a list of the Top 25 most haunted historic hotels from Historic Hotels of America. I’ve been to one of them, the Hollywood Rosevelt. I stood for several minutes in front of a … [Read more...]
Puerto Vallarta Reports No Major Damage From Hurricane Willa
Storm To Drench Mid-Atlantic & East Coast; May Turn Into A Nor'easter On Halloween Weekend The Puerto Vallarta tourism board has announced that it is open for business and tourists after having escaped damage from Hurricane Willa, which hit the Mexico coast on Tuesday. "Operations in the destination can return to normal," it stated in a press release to the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Hotels & Tourist Spots Need To Alert Travelers Of Inconveniences
Hiding Construction, Strikes And Other Elements Can Ruin The Guest Experience By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger A friend of mine in Hawaii objected to me posting this story about a hotel workers strike affecting bars and restaurants and guest services in Waikiki Beach. She works in the tourism industry and said while it's true there's a strike, it … [Read more...]
LA’s Haunted Hotels – The Ghostliest Places To Stay In Los Angeles
Hollywood Rosevelt, The Queen Mary & The Cecil All Have Ghost & Mystery Histories By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're in your hotel in Los Angeles suddenly get the look like you've seen a ghost, perhaps you have seen a ghost. Certainly if you're at one of these places, and you won't be alone. There have been ghost sightings, murders … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Well I Did Not Win The Mega Millions Lottery
Winning Numbers Are 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5 (But Not Mine) By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Gosh darn it. I did not win the Mega Millions lottery. And the record-setting 1.6 billion that came with it. The winning numbers were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5, My numbers were 14, 21, 25, 38, 52 and Mega Ball 6. Not even … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Hawaii Hotels Strike Affects Waikiki Bars & Restaurants
Bars & Restaurants Are Dark At All Sheraton Properties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger A strike of hotel workers has closed several of the bars and restaurants along Waikiki Beach. RumFire in the Sheraton and the Mai Tai bar at the Royal Hawaiian – which makes the finest Mai Tais in Hawaii and perhaps the entire South Pacific – as well as … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Recovers From Hurricane Florence
Area Between Charleston & Myrtle Beach Welcomes Back Visitors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here's something good to see: South Carolina's Hammock Coast has announced that it's back open for business after Hurricane Florence. The Hammock Coast is made up of five coastal – Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Litchfield, Pawleys Island and … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why Flight Attendants Are Such Great Resources Of Information
Why I'm Not Always Up In The Air When Knowing Good Places To Eat & Drink By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here's your PubClub.com travel tip of the day: Talk to flight attendants for great tips on places to eat and drink! Okay, that's it for this daily post. See ya at the next one! Well not quite, but my journalism teacher always told me to … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Is This Wine Tasting Road Trip From Hell??
Chose Your Traveling Fiends Wisely – Even In Paso Robles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I feel sorry for my roommate. She is traveling from Los Angeles to Paso Robles for wine tasting in one of California's great wine tasting regions. Paso Robles is known for its robust reds – Pinot Noir in particular – and it is the area featured in the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: A Big Cheers To Wine Destinations
It Can Always Be #WineTime, Even In The Most Obscure Places By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm always a believer in immersing yourself into the culture of a place you are visiting, and when that culture involves wine, then I'm having a good time. Wine travel can be anywhere relaxing with a wine bar. It doesn't have to include a vineyard or a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why I’m Not Much Into Visiting Museums When Traveling
Looking At Paintings And Sculptures Not Among My Things To Do By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the big attractions for several travel destinations are museums. But not for me. I don't particularly care for them, don't seek them out and rarely visit them. Particularly ones dealing with artwork; I don't really understand a lot of the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Lancaster CA Proves To Be A Fun Destination
California Desert Town Has A Lot To Offer Visitors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I looked at the e-mail and rubbed my eyes. I'm invited on a travel writer's FAM trip to where!? Lancaster? Not the medieval one in England but the dot of one in the Southern California high desert on the way from Los Angeles to Mammoth. Other than perhaps a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: What The Offshore Santa Ana Winds Mean For LA Weather
Sunny And Hot With Spectacular Coastal Sunsets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're traveling in Los Angeles, flip on the local weather and hear the forecasters talking about offshore or Santa Ana winds and wonder that what means, well, keep reading. The offshore winds – often called the "Santa Anas" – are ones that come not off the ocean, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: No Reasons To Hate Mondays When Traveling
Don't Be Like The Garfield Cat; Here's How To Thrive On The First Day Of The Week By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger We've all seen those Garfield cartoons, with the famous cat in various states of agony with the tagline "I Hate Mondays." It's easy to relate to because generally, Mondays are not easy to like. They come right after a weekend, are the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Check Out These Hilarious Signs In A Zurich Street Tram
Funny Entertainment While Traveling In Switzerland By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the joys of traveling is reading the signs in a different city or country, and I often find hilarious ones. And of those, the funniest are the ones in public places put there by officials, rather than, say, a bar or restaurant. That is because these official … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: When I Went To London To See A Girl I Had Just Met
Seeing The Famous Sights, The Pubs And The Black Cabs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Sometimes, you've got to take a chance. That's what I did when I booked a flight from Los Angeles to London. Just a few weeks earlier, I had met a girl – at a bar, go figure! – in L.A. I went out with her the next night and then she left, for she lived in … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Do You Travel Just To Eat?
To Those Who Go Traveling Only For Food, Bon Appetit! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I see a lot of posts on social media about people highlighting the foods they eat when they travel. To many of them, that is what travel is all about – finding great restaurants, trying the local cuisine and eating until they nearly pop out of their stretch … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: In Appreciation Of The Boating Lifestyle
Sailboats To Cruise Ships Provide Great Options To Travelers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Planes, trains and automobiles. These are the most common ways of getting from one destination to another, but there is another method I often prefer: by boat. I've often done this, mainly on sailboats, but big cruise ships are another transportation … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Cruising To A Cruise Lines Media Event
CLIA Event Pairs Press With Cruise Line Industry Professionals By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm cruising. But I'm not on an ocean. Or a lake or river for that matter. I'm actually in Beverly Hills. That's where the Cruise Lines Industry Association's West Coast Media Marketplace takes place, and I'm one of the journalists who has been … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Wine-Ing But Not Whining, While Tasting Monterey County Wines
Wineries Have Created A California Culture South Of Napa And Sonoma By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's getting to the point now where you can't walk out the door in Monterey County, CA, without someone sticking glass of wine in your hand. The region is that proud of the wines produced in its many wineries. The locals will talk passionately … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Scoop On Jimmy Buffett Las Vegas Concerts
Fins Up And Sin City Not Always A Perfect Match By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It seems like a match made in Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett and Las Vegas. Fins Up and Sin City. A tropical state of mind in a vacation paradise. But before you book a flight and a room and go searching for tickets, let me give you the scoop on seeing Buffett in … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Exploring The World From Switzerland To Salinas CA
From The Swiss Alps To the Vendange Hotel And Twisted Roots Winery By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger You have to appreciate where you are, I always say. Whether it's in Switzerland or Salinas, CA. And in a mere two weeks I've been to both places and enjoyed each one of them. Tho in both different yet similar ways. Switzerland is so … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Manhattan Beach Shines With Hometown Fair Festival
Los Angeles Beach City Holds One Of Its Top Annual Events Each October By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you are visiting Los Angeles the first weekend of October, head to the beach town of Manhattan Beach, which just south of LAX. That is when the city holds its annual Old Hometown Fair and it's not exactly the kind of event you might expect … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: British Virgin Islands Gets Tourism Boost From Interline Regatta
Airline Industry's Annual 'Ya Gotta Regatta' Party Returns For 2018 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If ever a place needed a boost in tourism, it's the British Virgin Islands. And it's got one from the Moorings Interline Regatta. The annual airline industry's "ya gotta regatta" 10-day festival returns for 2018, a year after it was canceled due … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Okay, So It Did Not Rain In L.A. After All
Another Sunny Day In Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well that was a bummer - it did not rain after all in Los Angeles! Okay, it wasn't really a bummer. I'm glad it did not rain. But the day I posted that it was raining, it actually wasn't; I was simply looking at the salivating weather people on TV who were anxiously … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: It’s Raining In L.A., And Here It’s Big News
A Rainy Day In Los Angeles But Wait, Now The Sun Is Out Here... By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The lead story on all the Los Angeles television stations this early-fall day is a big one here in L.A. It's raining. Actually, it's been the big news all week – reporters and weather people talking about the rain that's coming to Los … [Read more...]
Eric Stone My Tour Tales: At PubClub.com HQ In Hermosa Beach California
Sunsets & Rum Drinks – And A Little Roll Tide By Eric Stone, Special To PubClub.com This My Tour Tales is from a special place; it's from PubClub.com World Headquarters, right on the beach in Hermosa Beach on the Southern California coast. I was in Los Angeles and dropped down to see my buddy (and big fan) Kevin Wilkerson. He happens to live on what is … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: 5 Reasons To Visit Switzerland In The Fall
Visiting Cities, Attractions & Destinations On A Budget Switzerland is first and foremost a winter travel destination and the summer is also a popular time to visit. But don't ignore the fall, for Switzerland also reaches heights in the fall. Switzerland's Top 5 Fall Highlights 1.) It's The "Tweener" Season. In sports, a "tweener" is used to describe a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Sydney Is A Lot (Too Much) Like Los Angeles
Australia Proves To Be Like Home In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When I leave Los Angeles, go to another country and particularly halfway around the world, I want to feel as if I'm someplace other than home. Yet when I went Down Under to Sydney, I pretty much felt as if I never left L.A. The weather was the same (very nice, I must … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: How I Eat Cheap When Traveling
My Top 'Lucky 7' Tips For Saving Money On Food By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Food can eat up a lot of your budget when you travel, but I have a few ways to minimize the cost and also to really enjoy the culinary treats and the destination. Below are my top 7 tips for eating cheap while on the road. 1.) I Skip Breakfast If It's Not Provided … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Being A Tour Guide To An Annoying Instagrammer
Trying To Entertain A Bored Influencer Is A Frustrating Assignment By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Sometimes, I exchange my blogger hat for my Public Relations hat – I have several years of experience working for PR agencies, companies, at events and as an independent contractor – to pitch stories and help journalists get stories. In this case, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Riding A Bike On The Strand Is A Great Way To See Los Angeles
Forget The Rental Car; See LA's Beach Cities On A Bicycle By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Forget the cars, the freeway, the clogged surface streets with the ill-timed lights. Put the traffic and stress of driving aside, kicking it off as if these hassles were flip-flops at the beach. The best way to see Los Angeles is not in a rental car, but … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Traveling By Bus Along Australia’s Coast
A Relaxed & Scenic Journey From Surfers Paradise To Byron Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had a few days to spend in the Gold Coast area of Australia after I wrapped up an event in Surfer's Paradise and a friend suggested I go to Byron Bay. Sounded good to me. I wanted some place along the coast, scenic that had some nightlife. Now, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why You’re Never Too Old To Stay In A Hostel
A Traveling Lesson Learned At Nomads in Byron Bay, Australia By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It was early evening when I arrived in Byron Bay, Australia, and the tourism office was closed. So I took a walk about the town to see about accommodations for the next couple of nights. It was off-season (November) so I expected to be able to find a few … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Yacht Rocking On The Redondo Beach Waterfront
Yachtly Crew Helps People To 'Escape' At Lobster Rock Festival By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I managed to "Escape" from reality one fall Sunday and wound up on a yacht rock trip on the Redondo Beach (California) waterfront. I was at Lobster Rock, a lobster and beer festival and the headliner band was Yachtly Crew, which plays a unique type of … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Preparing For Dinner En Blanc Los Angeles 2018
Excited For This All-White Pop-Up Event At A Mystery Location By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger White pants, white shirt, white shoes and even white socks. Got it all, and I'm ready for the foodie equivalent of the sports' "white out," Dinner en Blanc. PubClub.com will be, for the third consecutive year, at the Los Angeles version on Saturday, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Enjoying The Los Angeles Comedy Clubs
Comedians Fill The Stage At The Comedy & Magic Club In Hermosa Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here's something you should definitely do when you are visiting Los Angeles: go to a comedy club. There's a lot of them, most famously the Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip and The Improv. At the latter, I once saw Jerry Seinfield just hanging … [Read more...]
How My Laptop Was Nearly Stolen At The New Orleans Airport Security
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Panic At Louis Armstrong International By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I was in panic mode. My laptop was missing. I was going through security at the New Orleans Airport and my laptop computer was not with me. I had, per TSA instructions, removed it from my backpack and placed it separately by itself in a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Fall Season A Great Time For Visiting Top Destinations
Why This Shoulder Season Can Be A Peak Season For Travelers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Summertime is the top time to travel but in many ways, fall is the best time to travel. Here's five reasons you should keep your suitcase within easy reach during the autumn season. 1.) It's The Off-Peak Travel Time And That Means Savings With airline … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Too-Early Fall Sunsets In Southern California
How To Tell The Change Of Seasons In Land Of The Endless Summer By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's fall here in Southern California. I know that not because of any change in the weather - it's still sunny and 75 degrees every day – or any real change in activity, but because the sun sets too early. In fact, a few days before fall's official … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Having Fun Riding The Sydney Ferries
Visiting Watson's Bay, A Tiki Bar On Manley Beach And Other Cool Destinations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Travel is as much about doing the things you don't get to do at home as anything, so when I saw there were ferries to get around in Sydney, Australia, I jumped for joy. I like being on the water and ferries fit me perfectly because … [Read more...]
Traveling For Free: Here Is How
Using Rewards Programs A Key To Travel If you are new to all of this traveling hype, here is a key thing for you to know - traveling does not always mean large expenditures and management difficulties. With the modern services and the recent developments in the industry, people get more financial freedom as there are numerous possibilities to save money or even convert the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Running While Traveling Is Great Exercise
Staying In Shape While Sightseeing In Worldwide Destinations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Traveling often plays havoc with your normal workout schedule but I have a simple solution: I go for runs. I know some people like to workout and do a StairMaster in a hotel's "gym" but those rooms vary widely; I've seen massive ones with several machines … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Hanging Loose In Manhattan Beach, CA
Another Sunny Day In This Los Angeles Paradise Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's just another sunny, 70-degree day. Could be any day of the week, any time of the year. But it just so happens that it's a midweek day in September. A light breeze is blowing and I'm on my bike – a bicycle not a chopper – cruising The Strand in … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Running Through The Las Vegas Airport
Racing To Make A Tight Southwest Airlines Connection By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I was late even before I landed. The Southwest Airlines flight out of New Orleans into Las Vegas left NOLA 20 minutes late and my friend and I were looking at our watches because we were headed to Sin City to make a connection to Los Angeles We already had a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: NFL Sunday Is True Culture in America
Join The Party When Traveling In The USA In The Fall By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If you're not from America and are walking down quiet streets on a fall Sunday wondering where everyone is, the answer is simple; the are watching the NFL. This is especially true in big cities that have teams. There's also a few places where people won't be … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Southern Campuses On College Football Saturdays
Why University Towns Are Top Fall Traveling Destinations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There are a lot of great places in the world to travel to in the fall, and one of the best that's off the radar for many travelers and even fellow travel bloggers is college towns. The reason for that is it's football season and being on campus for a college … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Hermosa Beach A Sweet Home To Return To After Traveling
Los Angeles South Bay City Is Often Like Being On Vacation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's always kind of sad when you leave a good travel destination and start to pack those bags for the trip back home. I don't know what you do, but I when start putting clothes and toiletries in the suitcase and unplug the computer, I think about all the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why It’s Fun Walking Around The New Orleans French Quarter
Bead Shops, Zydeco Music, Restaurants, Bars And Drinks To Go By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In order to get my "New Orleans fix," one of the things I must do when I'm in the Big Easy is to walk around the French Quarter. I just love it. The French Quarter is one adrenaline rush after another. There's the distinctive architecture, New … [Read more...]
My Tour Tales: Oregon Coast Video And Lining Music Up Gigs In Florida
Wow, I Didn't Know Anything Could Be This Beautiful! By Eric Stone, Special To PubClub.com I spent the morning reorganizing the RAV4, our tow vehicle that we also use to go to gigs when we are parked in an RV site in the Big Eagle. The other day I bought a spare tire when we had a blowout; I felt a little bump-bump while driving home from Eugene. I … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: I Survived A Weekend Trip To New Orleans (Again)
Letting The Good Times Roll In The Big Easy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I'm sooo tired, need a power nap right after getting out of bed, my friend has no voice and I think my brain is still reeling a bit from those Hand Grenades on Saturday night. But overall I managed, somehow, to once again survive a weekend trip to New Orleans. What is … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Traveling (But Not Singing) In The Rain
Weathering The Weather Storms By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's raining, and while that may make for some good song lyrics, it's not what I enjoy when I travel. I live in Southern California and frankly, just don't like the rain. Don't do well in it, don't like to be out in it, don't want to be anywhere near it. First of all, it really puts … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Experiencing A Bit Of Bad Flying Luck
Clueless Passengers Causing A Delay At Security Wind Up On My Flight By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well, wouldn’t you know it. I was going through security at LAX (Los Angeles) when a couple was parked at the end of the X-ray machine. A guy was putting on a knee brace, his shoes, his belt (which he could not get back on his pants for some … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Why I Love Walking In New Orleans
NOLA Is A Great City For Pedestrian Sightseeing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of my favorite ways to explore when traveling is by using my feet. Walking while traveling is the ideal way to get around a city or destination. You get to see things up close, at your own pace (well, except in New York City where you will get trampled if you … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Getting To Know New Orleans Again
The New And The Familiar In The Big Easy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Day 1 back in New Orleans and the first thing I did – after getting a stiff Bloody Mary's from Daisy Dukes – was walk around "the Quat-er" as the locals pronounce it, and get to know the city again. It's been a while since I've been to the Big Easy – at least five years but … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Taking An Early-Morning Flight (Uggg)
In 'Survival Mode' At Airports And Airplanes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com I hate having early-morning flights. That could be in large part because I hate early mornings. Flights are worse tho, because I'm not awake, I'm literally a standing zombie and I don't like standing in lines when I could be sitting (or laying) down. Plus, I'm surrounded by … [Read more...]
Passenger On Southwest Flight Has A Panic Attack
Plane From Bound For New Orleans Returns To Gate In Los Angeles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to return to the gate on Thursday, Sept. 6, when a passenger on board suffered a panic attack. Flight 4860 out of Los Angeles was bound for New Orleans and had just departed the gate when the pilot announced … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: New Orleans Here I Come, Come Hell (Raising) Or High Water
Almost No To NOLA But Back To Bourbon Street By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When my friend messaged me to say she had a ticket for me in an NFL box for the New Orleans opening game and invited me to join her and her boyfriend in it, I did a dance like those people holding those multi-colored umbrellas marching through the French Quarter. I had … [Read more...]
Fun Things To Do In Munich During Oktoberfest
Beerhalls, Beer Gardens & Sightseeing In And Around Munchen By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The oompha bands, the singing and the hoisting of giant beer mugs among new best friends in gigantic beer tents are the things most easily identifiable with Munich during Oktoberfest. But there's more to Munich – labeled as Munchen on German train … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Hiking To The Top Of Diamond Head In Hawaii
Views Of Waikiki Beach Worth The (Easy) Climb By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When Luau Larry – who lived in Honolulu for several years and once sold suntan lotion on Waikiki Beach, the lucky guy – suggested one day that we hike to the top of Diamond Head, I looked at him like he was crazy. After all, it wasn't like Luau Larry wanting to do … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: After A Hot Summer, The Return Of Cool LA Weather
The End Of the 'Florida Nights' In California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I kicked off my flops and actually put on shoes. I grabbed a sweatshirt. I even contemplated changing from shorts to jeans. After a too-hot summer – global warming? – the normal Southern California weather has returned to Los Angeles. And that means as the sun goes down, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Walking Is A Great Way To See A City When Traveling
Discovering Destinations On Foot Is A Top Tip For Travelers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the first things I do when getting to a destination – be it a new one or one I've visited in the past – is to go for a walk. This is a big travel tip for you. Walking is a great way to get to know a place or to get to know it again if it's been a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Experiencing The Niagara Falls Rainbow
A Beautiful End To A Day Of Wine Tasting By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had always thought that big rainbows only happened in Hawaii. So when I saw one 5,000 miles away in Niagara Falls, I was stunned, to say the least. And it was a prefect rainbow, all the full colors arched without flaw over the falls. At first, I thought it was a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: College Towns Fun Places To Be During Football Season
Top University Tailgate Party Locations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's fall – "hittin' weather" as they like to say in the South – and all across America football fields are filled with players of all ages hitting the gridiron on Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays. And heck, even on Thursdays and Mondays and sometimes, even Tuesdays. … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Relying To Much On Apps When Traveling
'No, I Need The Exact Address To Go To That Party' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here's an example of how people rely too much on apps when traveling – and this was only local travel. An acquaintance texted me on a Saturday morning to inquire if anything fun were happening that day or night (I'm kind of the center of social knowledge around … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Beverly Hills Free Parking Secret Revealed
Avoiding Valet & A Nice Stroll On Rodeo Drive By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Beverly Hills threw me a curveball the other day. I had to reach low, almost into the dirt, to get my hit, and it took taking a few pitches to find my spot. But find my spot I did and was safely on base, all to use baseball analogies. It used to be that there was free … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The End Of Summer Is A Real Bummer
Vacations And The Holiday Mentality Don's Fall Into The Fall By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well, that was fun while it lasted. Always is – days playing in the ocean, free concerts on the beach, girls with great tans in bikinis, warm (okay, too hot!) weather, people not in school, people on vacation and the general relaxation of … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Thrill Of Flying In A Private Plane
Up, Up And Away Soaring Over Los Angeles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The pilot looks to his – or her – left and the right, and yells out "clear the prop!" He – or she – then turns a key and the engine seems to cough a little before coming to life, kind of like me when I have to wake up early in the morning. Flying in a small private plane … [Read more...]
My Tour Tales: Where The Heck Is Yellow Pine In The USA?
On The Road To A Music & Harmonica Festival In Idaho With Traveling Musician Eric Stone By Eric Stone, Special To PubClub.com Where the heck is Yellow Pine? Well, you drive 50 miles to the middle of nowhere and take a left. But seriously, Yellow Pine historically served as the trade center for the larger basin mining areaknown as Stibnite. Discovered during … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Global Warming Already Impacting Southern California
Heat Plus Humidity Are Signs Of Changing Weather By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Last summer had some hot – very hot – days. This summer has had more of them, and if this is a trend of global warming then Southern California is one of the first places being affected by it. It's not just the temperatures, which in some areas has exceeded 115 … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Cabo San Lucas Arch Is Definitely Land’s End
Nearly Swept Away By El Arco de Cabo San Lucas By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I was having so much fun at the Cabo San Lucas arch, that I nearly really found out at that it's truly Land's End. The signature spot of this top travel destination at the southern tip of Baja California in Mexico is a natural rock arch with a little strip of sand … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Traveling By Train In Switzerland Is A Real Thrill
Scenic Landscapes & Swiss Wine By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Peering out at the scenery, I became lost in time. Rolling past me at a steady pace was a blue lake, glistening in the late-morning sun, looking like a series of moving paintings through windows big enough to cover a wall in some houses where I live. I was on a train run by … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Travel Gods Can Make Or Break A Trip
Bad Luck In Cabo, Good Luck In Santorini By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I knew the Travel Gods were not with me on this trip before I even boarded the plane. A group of about 30 of us were going from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas for Memorial Day Weekend to party. Someone in the group's mother was a travel agent, and even tho she said she knew … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Traveling By Sailboat Takes A Lot Of Planning
There's A Lot To Do Before You Sail Away Like In A Song By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Packing for a trip on a sailboat is easy. Provisioning it is not. In the suitcase, about all you need are a couple of bathing suits, tank tops, t-shirts, a skirt and couple of cute tops for you ladies, a towel, a hat, a light jacket in case of rain and the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: A Bumpy Long-Tail Boats Ride In Thailand
Bouncing Along Phi Phi Island With Puffs Of Smoke By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When I was looking for a place to go to in order to spend my last couple of days in Thailand, a worker at one of the many tourist booth on Phi Phi Island mentioned taking part of the journey on a long-tail boat. This seemed a fascinating way to travel. After all, … [Read more...]
The Bartender: Driving To Visit The Jack Daniels Distillery Tour
A Dusty Road Trip In Tennessee By The Bartender, PubClub.com's Roving Party Animal I was visiting my friend Olive Oil (a well-earned nickname) in Nashville, when I announced I would like to go take the tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery while I was in the area. After all, I'm a native Tennessean and I could not be that close to one our state's icons and not go … [Read more...]
My Tour Tales: Legal Marijuana In Oregon And The Hukilau Polynesian Restaurant
A Pot Dispensary And Inspiration From Novelist Wayne Stinnett By Touring Musician Eric Stone, Special To PubClub.com SOMEWHERE ON THE ROAD IN OREGON – I woke up extra early because of a dream. I dreamed that I was sitting on front of a MacBook Pro starting the first page of my first novel. It’s actually my second novel. The first one was lost on a computer … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: L.A. Visitors, Go To The AVP Manhattan Beach Open
The 'Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball' A Big Part Of The Los Angeles South Bay Culture By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When traveling, I always like to find something of local culture, something unique to the area that lets me know I'm in some place other than home. Now some might joke that in order to do that in Los Angeles, all you have to do is … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Cayucos, The California Beach Town That Time Forgot
Central CA Beach Remains Untouched By Development – For Now By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In Hermosa Beach, where I live, five out of 10 old beach houses along the beachfront path have been torn down and replaced by $10 million personality-less spec homes. A few blocks away the decades-old Mermaid bar is now a personality-less Slaters 50/50 … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Lunch In Long Beach With Always 5 Star Luxury Influencer
A Sunny Day In Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Out there in the Twittersphere, I've become friends with several fellow travel bloggers and, occasionally, have even met a few of them. This could be via monthly mixers at Travel Massive – "oh so you're @LaurenByLauren" – or, in the case of @CharlesMcCool and @FunInFairfax, they … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Flying From LA To Vegas In A Car Not On A Plane
Driving To Sin City At The Speed Of Fright By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Whenever someone volunteers to drive on a road trip – especially on the boring and featureless I-15 from Los Angeles to Vegas – I jump at the offer. What I fail to take into consideration is that person's driving style. This I was reminded of when a friend – let's call her … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Road Trip To Paso Robles Central California’s Wine Country
Wine Tasting Rooms, A Bike Tour & A Beekeeper In The Local Saloon By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had driven by it dozens of times on my way from Los Angeles to Carmel and Monterey, but not until I got an invitation to spend some time in Paso Robles did I ever actually stop. And I'm glad I did, too! Paso Robles is about 2/3 of the way to … [Read more...]