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Monthly Archives: December 2009

La Jolla Motor Car Classic – Car Shows near San Diego

La Jolla, California was made for cruising. Despite the obnoxious price tags you see all over town, especially along the coast, this is no place for monster-engine, tear-up-the-tread Ferraris and Lamborghinis. You know it the moment you hit the coast: La Jolla wants classic. So it’s no wonder that every year they host the awesome La [...]

Maui Whale Watching Tours – Pacific Whale Foundation

If there’s one thing that almost the entire animal kingdom can agree on – from human all the way down to pygmy voles – it’s that we do not want to be cold. That’s why birds, fish, insects, and even some humans are equator-bound come wintertime. No doubt the most awe-inspiring migration of all is [...]

Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN

Theme parks throughout the nation are in full holiday swing, squeezing in one last rush of guests before the winter break. You might expect to find the best of the best from Disney, but for two years running, the annual Golden Tickets Awards have awarded “World’s Best Christmas” to always-cheery Dollywood and their Smoky Mountain [...]

Banfi Wine Event at Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Thursday

Going to be in Manhattan this Thursday? We’ve got the dish on a cool, casual wine event located in the heart of the city that’s absolutely free. Find the perfect pour paired with succulent gourmet tapas, and kick your evening off right. Banfi Wine Tasting Event Head to the Crowne Plaza Times Square on Broadway this Thursday, [...]

Attend the San Diego Poinsettia Bowl and Holiday Bowl

I can’t believe we skipped right to January’s Rose Bowl and almost missed two eagerly-anticipated bowl games that’ll be tearing up the turf even sooner. Both the Poinsettia Bowl and Holiday Bowl headed for San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium in the next few weeks, and tickets are still available. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Despite the [...]

2010 St. Paul Winter Carnival – The Coolest Celebration on Earth

For eleven bone-chilling days in late January, the Minnesota capital city of St. Paul explodes with winter merriment. Fun-loving peeps deck themselves in their best gloves, scarves and poofy hats and head out for a day of frigid festivities. It's all free, and it's all a lot of fun.

Get Tickets to the 2010 Rose Bowl and Tournament of Roses

Here we are going on and on about New Year’s Eve when there are hundreds of thousands of frenzied football fans who actually look forward New Year’s Day even more. With the Ducks’ victory over Oregon State yesterday, the teams are finally decided and the granddaddy of all bowl games is less than a month [...]

New Year’s at Northwoods – New Year’s Eve in Big Bear Lake, CA

Feel like a slave to the same ol’ parties in the same ol’ places? Maybe it’s cheetos and Cranium at a friend’s house. Maybe it’s that special occasion sparkling at the wine bar. Either way, if you feel like you’ve done it all before, do something different for New Year’s Eve this year with an [...]

2010 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma arrives like a belated Christmas present to all the race-loving boys and girls out there. As the major speedways fall sorrowfully silent throughout the nation, fans turn to this one outrageous January event to gun its engines and make itself a ruckus. The action is barely a month [...]

Outdoor Adventure – Visit Crystal Cove State Park in California

Ah, Southern California. A place where the average temperatures in January and August are less than 10 degrees apart. It makes it a fabulous place to be at any time of year, some might say especially the wintertime. It also makes it a fabulous place to be outside. From San Diego all the way up to [...]
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