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Category Archives: Leisure

Chill and cool things to do that won’t break a sweat

my tent right on the beach

Camping At Lake Powell: Lone Rock Campground

April 6, 2013by Snook Chaipornvadee 4 Comments

On my solo spring break trip, I spent a day in Page, AZ. I chose Lone Rock Campground in Glen Canyon Recreational Area as my base to explore Antelope Canyon […]

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Beaches, Outside of California
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Point Dume Beach in Malibu

March 9, 2013by Snook Chaipornvadee 5 Comments

This is often said as the nicest beach in Malibu, and it lives up to its expectation. At Point Dume State Beach, you will not only get to soak in […]

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Beaches, Southern California
san diego airplane carrier

Museum For Airplane Enthusiasts | USS Midway Carrier in San Diego

December 25, 2012by Snook Chaipornvadee 4 Comments

If you like airplanes and want to do something awesome this weekend, you must visit San Diego’s USS Midway Aircraft Carrier. This museum has a range of combat airplanes for you to […]

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Any Season, Historic, Leisure, Southern California
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This Film Will Protect Catalina Island

December 24, 2012by Snook Chaipornvadee 7 Comments

Not being a big fan of a typical zoo and fake safari, I very much prefer rescued farms and wildlife institutes. Places like Los Angeles Wildlife Learning Center and Seein’ Spots Rescued […]

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Animal, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Alligator and pork hot dogg

Let’s Eat Gator Hot Dog in Venice | Wurstküche

December 20, 2012by Snook Chaipornvadee 4 Comments

This place serves exotic sausages. From rattlesnake to bunny, you can try a lot of different meats that you won’t usually find anywhere else in LA. Sausages at Wurstkuche are […]

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Delicious, Unusual
pier beach foggy morning

When A California Beach Turns Into A Scene From Silent Hill

November 25, 2012by Snook Chaipornvadee 18 Comments

If you live in Southern California, you would know that it has been really foggy in the past couple of days (November 24, 2012) especially early morning between 3am and […]

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Beaches, Unusual
Baby sea lion swimming

5 Unique Places to See Animals In California

Featuredby Snook Chaipornvadee 1 Comment

I don’ really like zoo. Mainly because I don’t really believe that it’s right for people to capture animals and send them across the globe, so they can be locked […]

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Animal, Any Season, Favorites
The famous shot of Balboa Park in front of the Botanic Garden

Picture Tour of the San Diego Balboa Park

November 21, 2012by Snook Chaipornvadee 15 Comments

One of the most popular places to visit in San Diego and all of Southern California. With over 1,200 acres of land, Balboa Park is the largest urban park in […]

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Any Season, Arts, Leisure, Southern California
Abandoned water tank

Abandoned Water Treatment Tanks & Animal Sex Painting

November 13, 2012by Snook Chaipornvadee 6 Comments

Most people who are visiting Salvation Mountain just made the hill the one stop on their trip without bothering to check out nearby awesome attractions. If you walk up to […]

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Arts, Free, Southern California, Unusual
international banana museum in mecca

Banana Museum: World’s Largest Collection Of Banana Related Items

Featuredby Snook Chaipornvadee 26 Comments

You have no idea how much a person can like a fruit. You may like bananas so much you eat one every morning, but how about owning 17,000 of banana […]

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Delicious, Southern California, Unusual

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