Perched on a mountaintop, 2,000 feet above the Santa Clara Valley floor in California, Mount Eden Vineyards owners, Jeffery and Ellie Patterson say, “ It has been a wonderful experience to raise a family in this magical place and … Continued
The Desert realm around Palm Springs, California is an awe inspiring living work of art…but I never expected to find truly world-class art within the museums and galleries of Coachella Valley. So I was stopped in my tracks when … Continued
Everyone’s heard of Palm Springs, but many people do not realize that the destination is actually nine distinctive Coachella Valley desert communities including Cathedral City, Indio, La Quinta, and Rancho Mirage. I’ve been to the town of Palm Springs … Continued
Come along and join winemaker, Tom Greenough at the historic Saucelito Canyon Winery in Edna Valley on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo California. Tom’s parents’ Nancy and Bill purchased the historic winery in the mid 1970s and painstakingly … Continued
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary opened in 1934 and when it closed its cell doors for the last time in 1963 more than fifteen hundred prisoners had served time on the Rock. Throughout the prison’s 29-year history there was an average of one … Continued
Retired Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary guard, George DeVincenzi served on “The Rock” from 1950 to 1958, departing just five years before the infamous island prison closed forever in 1963. Correspondent, Tom Wilmer met DeVincenzi at the fall 2015 Alcatraz Alumni Association reunion … Continued
Alcatraz ex-con Robert Luke and former guards and fellow prisoner at TripAdvisor presentation Fall 2015. Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer Robert Luke, assigned prisoner number 1118AZ, arrived at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on April 14th 1954 and was paroled on April 29th … Continued
In the heart of Honolulu Harbor, directly across from the container port, there’s a large, utilitarian, metal building adjacent to the docks at Pier 38 where the long line Tuna boats tie up. It’s five a.m., and we’re waiting outside for … Continued
79 year-old Paul Draper, CEO and winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in the hills above Santa Clara Valley, California, is one of America’s most legendary wine producers. Known as the savior of Zinfandel, Draper was seminal in reviving and positioning old-vine … Continued
It was Duke Kahanamoku more than anyone else who put Waikiki and the legendary Beach Boys on the map as Hawaii and Waikiki’s ambassador to the world. It all started with his stellar performance at the 1912 Summer Olympics in … Continued