Month: March 2012
Red Rock Station, Las Vegas
I have been to Vegas a number of times and stayed at the strip every time. In search of something different, we decided to find a hotel that is off the strip and has the feel of a resort. We found Red Rock Station. The above photo is not mine but borrowed from the hotel’s…
From LA to Sin City
While we were in LA, we took a road trip to Las Vegas – a four hour drive on Interstate 15 North. Vegas baby ! On the way, we saw signs to Route 66. It would have been an interesting detour but would take at least half a day to explore – so we skipped…
Suburban mall hopping, part 2
Paris Baguette, Los Cerritos mall You can tell by the name, Paris Baguette, that this cafe is not run by a French company. It is a franchise run by a rather successful Korean chaebol (SPC group) that has landed in the US a few years ago. There was one in Fort Lee, NJ near us…
Suburban mall hopping, part 1
Last month, we visited Los Angeles and spent a long weekend in Las Vegas meeting friends who came down from the Bay area. Rather than sightseeing (most sights in LA had been seen already), we were just chilling in the suburb. Unlike NYC, LA is not known to be welcoming for pedestrians. So, it was…