By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger For the first time in my life, I don’t own a car. Got rid of it when smoke starting pouring out the back of it while driving on Interstate 5. I had it towed to the nearest BMW dealership where I was told the fan belt had broke and scattered pieces all over the place. The estimated repair was about $3,000. Considering I had … [Read more...]
5 Things That Are Better About Los Angeles Than San Diego
Giving Props To The Glitz, Glamor, Sports Teams And Mexican Food Of LaLA Land Los Angeles, Los Angeles vs. San Diego, California, travel By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Blogger I Luv LA! But I love San Diego even more, something I discovered as I moved to "America's Greatest City" a year and half ago from LaLa Land, as pointed out in this … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Lifestyle Blog: King Harbor Yacht Clubs Opening Day Review
Annual Event Becomes A #SundayFunday Dock Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Lifestyle Blogger Ahh, yacht club opening day. People in blue blazers saying things like "I proudly present the Blue Gavel award to..." and "we would like to welcome our guests, including Commodore so-and-so from the so-and-so yacht club, Vice Commodore so-and-so from … [Read more...]
San Francisco Lifestyle Blog: Riding The Street Cars And The Cable Cars
Taking Public Transportation In Style In 'The City' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Francisco Lifestyle Blogger Everyone knows about the cable cars in San Francisco, of course. I take them when I visit fro a few of reasons: I don't have to walk up certain hills, I can get from Fisherman's Wharf or even the Marina District to downtown fairly quickly and easily … [Read more...]
San Francisco Lifestyle Blog: The Hidden Gem Brazen Head Restaurant
Where The City's Top Chefs Go, But Not For Dinner By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Francisco Lifestyle Blogger In a city full of great restaurants – many of them sitting inconspicuously on street corners in quiet neighborhoods – one of my favorites is a place called Brazen Head. Located on a side street in the largely singles section of "The City," the … [Read more...]
San Francisco Lifestyle Blog: My Top 10 Things To Do In ‘The City’
A Seasoned Traveler Provides This List Of Activities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel & Lifestyle Blogger One of the toughest things to do in San Francisco is to figure out what to do because there's so many options it's easy to get confused. As someone who has spent a lot of time (more than I can calculate, so trust me), here's my list of Top 10 … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Why Is It So Hard To Find A Good Church In The South Bay?
The Difficultly Of Seeking a 'Normal' Methodist Or Non-Denominational Service By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger Easter Sunday is approaching and my mother wants me to go to church. Actually, my mother – who is back in Tennessee – wants me to go to church regardless of whether it's Easter Sunday or not, but there's a problem with … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Ace Beach Volleyball Explained
'Kiss My Ace' Tournament Showcases The Fun Version Of This Sport By Ray Dussault, PubClub.com Blogger Contributor It was a beautiful spring day in the South Bay with a bright sun shining, the air comfortably warm and only a light breeze messing with the trajectory of the many volleyballs being hit on the courts all along the sand. It was also the third in a … [Read more...]
Newport Beach Lifestyle Blog: On The Water In An Electric Boat
Electric Boat Rental Puts You In This Orange County Top Social Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Lifestyle Blogger They cruise along in Newport Harbor, more numerous and noticeable than even the giant yachts that surround them. They are the small cute-looking electrically-powered vessels covered with a distinctive awning and filled with people … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: Inside The Landmark Captain Tony’s Saloon Bar
Where Legends Never Die In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle & Travel Blogger "I went down to Captain Tony's "To get out of the heat..." – Jimmy Buffett, "Last Mango In Paris" I've gone into Captain Tony's, tho not to necessarily to get out of the heat, as Jimmy Buffett so famously sang about this Key West landmark bar.k I … [Read more...]
Newport Beach Lifestyle Blog: Dive Bars & Yachts
A Southern California Culture Clash? Not Here By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Lifestyle & Travel Blogger As you go down Pacific Coast Highway towards what is called "the peninsula," past luxury car dealers and boat yards filled with yachts, you know you're in a high-rent district of Southern California. And the next thing you know you're having a … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Lifestyle Blog: You Won’t Believe What People Pay At Pool Parties
Bottle Service, $2,000 Cabana Prices And $50K For Champagne By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle & Nightlife Blogger It's pool party season again in Las Vegas and that means a spring and summer of Spring Break-style scenes happening at hotels around the city. A few years ago this became big business when a nightclub promoter noticed people partying by … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: Why I’ve Never Developed ‘Keys Disease’
Tourists Becoming A One Of The Local 'Conchs' Is Not For Everybody By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I have never left Key West in the best of health – there's always that fast rush of last night's alcohol running through the system like water going through a faucet you didn't shut off – but I've never been in danger of catching "Keys … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Conquering The ‘South Bay Dilemma’
Why We Sometimes Need To Clone Ourselves By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger I tried. I really did try. But I just could not be in two places at one time. That's why I sometimes I wish I could clone myself so I can be at all the events and places with all the people who invited me. It's the typical South Bay dilemma. You're with one group of … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: Seeing Those Awesome Daily Sunsets
A Spectacular Finish To Fun Days In The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger If there's one must-do daily things to do in Hermosa Beach, it's seeing those spectacular sunsets that nature provides us nearly each and every day of the year. There are precious few places in the entire world that have sunsets over an ocean and we … [Read more...]
Key West Lifestyle Blog: What Tourists Really Do In The Conch Republic
The Origins Of 'Keys Disease' In The Conch Republic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger There are a ton of things for tourists to do in Key West, FL. There's sport fishing, diving/snorkeling, going boating, going to see the Ernest Hemingway house (and all the cats) and while the beaches aren't around Duval Street, there's sand all around … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blog: All About The Pub Crawls
Be On The Lookout For Themed Costumed Characters Visiting The Pier Plaza Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Lifestyle Blogger The first thing to know about pub crawls in Hermosa Beach is that we don't have them. Some years ago, the police department issued some type of declaration that there are no pub crawls in Hermosa Beach. Apparently this … [Read more...]