In recent months, I’ve begun several new writing projects. The San Francisco Examiner has a long, distinguished tenure as a print publication, but it's now making great electronic progress. I’ve joined hundreds of other "Examiners" as the National Cycling Examiner. Check it out via the web site, cyclingexaminer.com.
Six years after it was introduced, the Acura TSX remains an unheralded sedan that teeters the fine line between premium compact car and premium sports/performance vehicle. I drove the 2004 model and thought highly of it as a near-luxury car with superior handling. I recently drove the 2009 model for a week and felt the same way. It’s a sedan designated by the odd term “four-door coupe.”
Two
things seemed odd about driving the 2009 Suzuki Equator. It’s
the first time I’ve reviewed a new vehicle not yet available
to the public. More relevant, with all the outdoors-type products
Suzuki manufactures — motorcycles, dirt bikes, all-terrain
vehicles and marine equipment — it’s never made a
pick-up. It
has one now, the 2009 Equator, scheduled for dealer delivery in
December.
Now
in its third year in the United States and ninth worldwide, the Honda
Fit keeps getting better. For 2009, the Fit has undergone its first
interior and exterior redesign. It’s all good.
There’s a new four-way backseat configuration, 10 cupholders
(really?), vision-improving triangular front side windows,
increases in length and width and a nifty van-like windshield position.
Asilomar State
Beach and its accompanying conference center are among the most
well-known destinations on the Monterey Peninsula. It’s surprising,
therefore, that several other nearby locations are among the same
area’s most unheralded accommodation choices. One option is
Pacific Gardens Inn. It’s located across the street from Asilomar and
offers a quaint alternative for area visitors seeking a smaller, family
friendly inn.
For all of its picturesque views, clean air and bountiful recreation, visitors to South Lake Tahoe also get a sensory overload of what they likely don't want to see. Casinos and jumbo-sized entertainment marques promote the area’s leading industries, but the flash doesn’t fit the environment. Likewise roadside motels, some in near disrepair, do little for the California-Nevada border city’s image. Add is all up and it only further distinguishes an accommodation choice like Lakeland Village Beach & Mountain Resort.
