http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/yubert/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from yubert en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:21:43 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:21:43 +0000 Can you believe it this pastoral scenic area is in LA County http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Chatsworth/blog-59208.html Flagstaff Road http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Boulder/blog-59173.html Spring is in the air. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Boulder/blog-59150.html I usually go to Las Vegas at least once a year. Mainly to attend conferences or trade shows such as NAB National Association of Broadcasters. And everytime I've driven from LA to Vegas on the 15 freeway I would see signs for Peggy Sue's 50's Diner. I assumed the I followed the freeway signs and ate at Peggy Sue's Diner but after paying the bill I noticed the receipt said Penny's Diner. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Barstow/blog-7574.html After the Toyota Long Beach Gran Prix race there was a Trans Am race. One of the racer and sponsor used to be a customer of mine. Business has been good for him. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Long-Beach/blog-7220.html Between the sales rep and I we purchased twelve 12 tickets to the LB Gran Prix to entertain customers. Our seats were in the Grand Stand area right by the finish line.This was my first time to a Gran Prix race. I brought my digital video camera my digital camera binoculars sun block but I forgot to take some darn ear plugs Once the race started the roar of the cars was unbearably high http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Long-Beach/blog-7216.html I visited Minsk as well as Breast Belarus. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belarus/Minsk-Voblast/Minsk/blog-6008.html I used to live here back in 1987. I had an apartment in La Jolla half a block from WindnSea beach. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Diego/blog-6019.html I used to live here for 3 years. I took Niina from Finland here of the 4th of July 2004 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Diego/blog-6024.html Came here for some of the best sushi this side of Japan http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Santa-Monica/blog-6121.html Due the unusually long rainy season in Southern California we were treated to a rare display of desert wild flowers in full bloom. I came here with fatima and Jeanine. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-6176.html I came here not knowing what to expect. One night walking past the Presidential Palace I was shaken down by a policeman. The excuse was that we didn't have our passports and visas with us. Anyways 5 USD cleared up the situation. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Moldova/blog-6337.html This peak was named after the founder of the Boy Scouts of America. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Mt-Baden-Powell/blog-6344.html This was a 3day backpack trip along an undeveloped section of California's coastline. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Petrolia/blog-6625.html I came here looking for my favorite dish Chicken Kiev. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-6656.html Came here to see the one of the Great Patriotic Battle grounds of WWII. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belarus/Brest-Voblast/Brest/blog-6657.html Came her not knowing what to expect but found amber jewelry was the main export. They even make an amber vodka http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Kaliningrad/blog-6659.html