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Kalispell, Montana: Winter's Jumping-off Point Feb. 05, 2023
By Jim Farber "There are mountains," I was assured as my first day in Kalispell, Montana, and the Fl... Read More
The Whimsical, Wonderful, Unexpected Art of Davenport, Iowa Oct. 30, 2022
By Jim Farber It is one of the most famous and easily recognizable paintings of the 19th century: Ge... Read More
Eat Your Way Through the Quad Cities Oct. 29, 2022
By Jim Farber We are by nature a migratory species. We either go where food is plentiful, or when we... Read More
These Mississippi River Towns Offer Real Surprises Oct. 23, 2022
By Jim Farber As the plane taking me home rose and banked to the west, it crossed the Mississippi Ri... Read More
Celebrate the Mexican Renaissance at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Oct. 02, 2022
By Jim Farber We tend to think of the Renaissance as a strictly Italian phenomenon. But in the 1920s... Read More
San Francisco Opera Is a Cultural Landmark Oct. 01, 2022
By Jim Farber Hollywood has the Academy Awards. New York City has the Tonys. San Francisco has for m... Read More
Eat, Drink and Be Mellow in Temecula, California Apr. 24, 2022
By Jim Farber At this point in its history Temecula (58 miles north of San Diego and 85 miles south ... Read More
Ballooning in Temecula: Love is in the Air Apr. 23, 2022
By Jim Farber They were 200 feet above the ground, gliding over the vineyards, ranchlands and roofto... Read More
Brew, Chew and Cider, Too: Exploring San Diego's North Park Dec. 12, 2021
By Jim Farber You're vacationing in San Diego. You've had a close encounter with wildlife from every... Read More
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Is Ready for Its Close-up Oct. 31, 2021
By Jim Farber They're all here: ET pointing the way home; Dorothy's iconic ruby slippers; Charles Fo... Read More
Find Towering Peaks and Western History in the Rocky Mountains Oct. 10, 2021
By Jim Farber Head north 7.4 miles from the Grand Lake entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park and ... Read More
Spend the Winter -- or the Summer -- in Grand County, Colorado Oct. 09, 2021
By Jim Farber In February 1928 an astounding feat of railroad engineering was completed when the fir... Read More
A 75th Birthday Hike With Smokey Bear Sep. 26, 2021
By Jim Farber People are funny about birthdays. Some like to ignore them completely, others crave a ... Read More
Mainly Mozart Keeps Classical Music Alive in San Diego Jul. 11, 2021
By Jim Farber For more than three decades Mainly Mozart and its annual festivals of all-star musicia... Read More
'Field of Light at Sensorio' Illuminates the Hills of Paso Robles Jun. 20, 2021
By Jim Farber You can look at the pictures. You can read 1,000 words. But the only way to really exp... Read More
Days of Wine and Oysters in Paso Robles Jun. 19, 2021
By Jim Farber By current count there are more than 300 wineries in and around Paso Robles, Californi... Read More
How Temecula Businesses Outwitted the Pandemic May. 30, 2021
By Jim Farber It's an early Sunday morning in Temecula, California. The sun is high enough now to bu... Read More
The First Trip After COVID May. 16, 2021
By Jim Farber I once interviewed an Iraq war vet who confided that when you are in a war zone your b... Read More
I Go to the Mountains Sep. 05, 2020
By Jim Farber At a time when there is nothing normal about "the new normal," it seems more important... Read More
Tuscany? No, Temecula Mar. 07, 2020
By Jim Farber The two-lane country road follows the softly rolling contours of the hills, as do the ... Read More
