Fat Cat Customer Tries To Walk Out On His Tab – And I Helped Get Him Caught By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger A friend and I were having dinner at the long-standing, famous and highly regarded restaurant, the Sardine Factory, in Monterey, CA. We were seated in the busy main dining room and across the room, a big and boastful man in his late 50s or … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: My Best Tip For New York City First-Time Visitors
Feeling The Energy While Walking In The Big Apple By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The first time I went to New York City, a friend who lives there had advised me against doing one particular thing common to first-time visitors to the Big Apple. when walking down the streets, don't gawk up at the tall buildings. The reason for this, he explained, … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: No Air Conditioning In Southern California Beach Houses
The Pacific Ocean Breeze Is Often Cool Enough – But Not Always By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When my friend in the hot high desert area northeast of Los Angeles invited me to his house for a weekend party in July, I quickly accepted for a couple of reasons. One was because, well, he's a friend and secondly he lives on a golf course. But one of … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Today July 26 Is My Birthday
Mick Jagger, The U.S. Post Office & Growing Older But No Up By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The days of looking at the calendar weeks ahead of time and doing daily countdowns the week before the "big day" is long over my shoulder. In fact, when someone mentions my birthday is coming up, I tend to say "really? You mean it's this week!?" Yet … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: Visiting The Smallest Post Office In The USA
A Postage-Stamp Building In Ochopee, The Florida Everglades And Gators In The Real Alligator Alley By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had heard about it, and at least figured there was a town around it. But nope, the smallest post office in the United States is located along a two-lane highway that's more known for wild alligator sightings and as … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog Post: Fun Memories Of the Molson Indy Toronto
It was 'Oh, My Canada' At the IndyCar Race With Block Parties, Beer, Bars and Girls, Girls, Girls. Oh, And Racing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the best times I've ever had – certainly when combining work with play – were my days at the Molson Indy in Toronto, Canada. That was a car race in the city and while it survives today as the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Canada Day In Toronto Proved To Be A Fun Surprise Party
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Sometimes you look for fun things and can't find them. And then sometimes, you just stumble upon them. Such was me and my first experience with Canada Day, our neighboring country's version of the 4th of July. It was a Sunday early evening, and I had just arrived in Toronto. It's one of my favorite cities and I was there for two … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog Post: Flying First-Class Style In Swiss Air Coach
It's Nice Being Pampered By An Airline I like being pampered. It doesn't happen often. I'm from a fairly simple background, more than modest but less than lavish. We had a nice house but not a mansion, a push lawnmower not a riding one, the Oldsmobile 88 and not the Ninety-Eight. So on the occasional times I get pampered, it's quite nice. And I was pampered … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: Traveling Nomad Goes Back To The Office
A Day In The Life In The Real Working World By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I spent the day in the office today. That may not seem such an unusual statement, unless you know me. I've not worked in an office – a real office – for several years. My office has been in hotel rooms, press boxes and press rows, kitchen counters and living rooms of … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog Post: How An Imperfect Sunday Becomes Perfect
Party Time Is Not Every Time, Even At The Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Normally, I would consider a perfect Sunday to go something like this: I'm at the beach, I go for a run, the sun is out and in the afternoon there's a party. Yet on this Sunday, while I was at the beach and I did go for a run, it was overcast and there was no party. … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: Happy Father’s Day To My Awesome Dad
My First Baseball Glove, A Selmar Mark VI Saxophone And Alabama Football By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger About the first memory I have of my dad being a dad was when he took me into the yard and presented me with a brand new baseball glove. My dad loves baseball and he wanted to teach his son how to play the game. So he taught me how to throw … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: My Top 5 Destination Arrival Tips
To Avoid Jet Lag, Don't Sleep Just Yet By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It was 10 o'clock at night and I had been traveling for exactly 24 hours. So when I arrived at my hotel room in Santorini, Greece, the first thing I did was .... toss the bags on the bed and head out to its bars for the island's fun nightlife! Hey, I didn't travel halfway … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger’s Daily Post: Giving A Bike Tour (With A Beer Break) In L.A.
Rolling Through Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach & Manhattan Beach With Beach Cities Bike Tours By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well that was fun. I made money, talked a lot (including some about myself) and even got a free beer. Is that great or what!? I was giving a bicycle tour of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach for one of … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: Reviewing My Working A Voting Station On Election Day 2018
A 15-Hour Day And Where Was Megan Fox? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Pardon me, but I'm a bit groggy. I just completed a 15-hour day working at a voting precinct during the California primary for governor. Yes, a 15-hour day. With only one brief 15-minute break. The day did not start well. I arrived a little before 6 a.m., and the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: My Solution To Not Being A Morning Person
'Fireman's Approach' Helps Overcome Early Wake Up Calls By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I got up today at 5 a.m. I wish I could tell you it was to catch a flight to some exciting destination, but it wasn't, unfortunately. It was for a one-off work project, hardly as exciting a venture as, say, heading to Europe. I'm not a morning person. Never have … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: Sunday Mornings At The Hermosa Beach Pier
Experiencing The Southern California Lifestyle Along The Strand By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the things I enjoy most about spending weekends in Hermosa Beach on the Southern California coast is to put on the running shoes or get on the bike and head "downtown" to the pier area on late Sunday mornings. That's because it's buzzing with … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Post: A Tiki Polynesian Party On A Saturday Night
Dear Host: You Can't Make Great Rum Drinks With Bad Rum By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Well, that was interesting. A couple of acquaintances of mine were throwing a Polynesian-themed house party for one of them's birthday. Normally this would be something I would jump on because when it comes to anything tropical and tiki, I'm all over … [Read more...]