Around The World In A California Prius

The Listener’s Labyrinth

Barbara — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:34:50 +0000

My Next Big Thing Thank you, Jennifer Simpson, for tagging me for this fun “My Next Big Thing” post. Please make sure to check out what Jen is doing. With an MFA in writing, she’s been maintaining DimeStores and has her own interesting writing projects in the pipeline. As you can see, California Notebook is [...]

Cambodia Town

Barbara — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:04:13 +0000

Ethnic Enclave Tour: In 2007 a stretch of Anaheim Street in Long Beach was designated by the City Council as Cambodia Town. The area is home to the largest population of Cambodians outside Cambodia. They are also a fairly young enclave that was created due to the horrors of Pol Pot’s regime. A ruthless dictator who, [...]

Chinatown Mural

Barbara — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:44:13 +0000

Mecca, California

Barbara — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:42:17 +0000

Little Seoul

Barbara — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:39:24 +0000

Ethnic Enclave Tour: For the next several ethnic enclave posts, I will be focusing on the upper Orange County area where I have found an amazing cluster of immigrants communities. Orange County Enclaves On a single day, I traveled from Little Arabia to Little Cambodia to Little India to Little Seoul. All these places offered [...]

The Angel Mural

Barbara — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:18:54 +0000

The Angel Store

Barbara — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:16:18 +0000

The Salton Sea

Barbara — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:12:54 +0000

The Apocalypse Series: I have found a place in California where the apocalypse happens every single year. That makes it the perfect vacation spot for people who want to find a place where the world will end–and when it doesn’t, they can try again next year. I’m talking about the Salton Sea. Many centuries ago, the [...]

Bubble Eyes

Barbara — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:29:06 +0000