EDITORIAL: TRAVEL

FEATURED STORY :: CANADA :: NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
Low-key, historic, and charming New Westminster, British Columbia, might require a tip from an informed hotel concierge or a well-placed advertisement to get your attention. But once you learn about “New West,” as locals call it, you’d be wise to investigate its possibilities. »FULL STORY

FEATURE :: SAN DIEGO, CA :: VALLECITO STAGE STATION
Three souls rest within the small, desert cemetery at the Vallecito Stage Station just beyond the nearby Laguna Mountains. One belongs to “The Lady In White,” who arrived at the station sometime in the late 1850s and has never left. »FULL STORY

FEATURE :: SAN FRANCISCO, CA :: WINE HOUR
The two men didn’t chat for long, but it was clear they’d connected in the same cordial manner that seemed true of others in the vicinity. »FULL STORY

QUICK TRIP :: SAN DIEGO, CA :: ANTIQUE GAS & STEAM ENGINE MUSEUM
American industrial life is depicted through rare and restored farm and industrial equipment — basically, 100 years of little (and big) engines that could, and did. »FULL STORY

QUICK TRIP :: ESCONDIDO, CA :: LAWRENCE WELK MUSEUM
Lawrence Welk’s signature sound was so hip and happening that it was known as “The Champagne Music of L.W.” »FULL STORY

QUICK TRIP :: SAN DIEGO, CA :: SAN DIEGO ARCHAELOGICAL SOCIETY
Leave the bad archaeology puns at the door. Instead, “touch the past” at a place that preserves the region’s 10,000 year legacy. »FULL STORY