On the advice of 1000 Places to See Before You Die, in the Drive-Up-Highway-101 part, there's a little taco shack called La Super-Rica Taqueria. Apparently, it was also endorsed by Julia Child. Since we were at the beach anyway, we had to check it out.
The line was long, which meant it must be good. It was, but I'm not sure I would stand in line again. We waited for a half an hour. And when they say most menu items are $4-$10, keep in mind you'll be ordering more than one. A menu item consists of one or two tiny tacos, and you'll definitely want more.
We did get a decent lunch, and were able to highlight another place in our book!
http://twitpic.com/a69h9 <- A link to a picture of the food we ordered.
From Frommers.com:
Cuisine Mexican
Hours Daily 11am-9pm
Address 622 N. Milpas St
Phone 805/963-4940
Prices Most menu items $4-$10
Credit Cards Not Accepted
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Manhattan Beach for AVP Open
Today, we're heading down to the 2009 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Manhattan Beach Open. First, I'd like to note that the addition of sponsors into the title of the event makes it cumbersome.
The drive should take a couple of hours. I've never been to anything like this, so I'll keep you posted. Cross your fingers that I don't get hit by a volleyball, and end up on TV. We did get courtside tickets :\
http://www.avp.com/Schedules-and-Tickets/Tournaments/2009-Crocs-Tour/AVP-Crocs-Tour-Manhattan-Beach-Open.aspx
The drive should take a couple of hours. I've never been to anything like this, so I'll keep you posted. Cross your fingers that I don't get hit by a volleyball, and end up on TV. We did get courtside tickets :\
http://www.avp.com/Schedules-and-Tickets/Tournaments/2009-Crocs-Tour/AVP-Crocs-Tour-Manhattan-Beach-Open.aspx
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Two Tickets to Paradise
My brother's wedding is in fabulous Bismarck, North Dakota at the end of the month. It's super expensive to fly there. Although I hoard flight miles like they might save my life someday, I ended up using them.
There were no flights available from Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, or San Luis Obispo (I live in a saintly area). I got two roundtrip tickets out of LAX. That lovely Premier status means we get the bigger Economy Plus seats for free. We'll drive down the night before, stay at the Radisson (thus getting more miles), and fly out early the next morning.
I never fly out of LAX - the price savings isn't worth the time, the stress, or the the gas it takes to get there, not to mention parking fees. (Did I mention parking at Santa Maria airport (SMX) is free? Just a little FYI.)
The cost for two tickets was 50,000 miles, plus a $20 processing charge. The Radisson rate was $99, and they have parking for $13 a day. And we rented a car through Hertz for $180. And we are staying at the Prairie Knights Casino on the Standing Rock reservation for $50 a night.
James has never been to the Rez, so he'll be in for a real treat. Parts of it are like a 3rd world country, except they speak English, and I'm related to just about everybody. And the powwow is that weekend, too.
Total price for a 3 day vacay in paradise, about $400.
Current miles: 77,500.
There were no flights available from Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, or San Luis Obispo (I live in a saintly area). I got two roundtrip tickets out of LAX. That lovely Premier status means we get the bigger Economy Plus seats for free. We'll drive down the night before, stay at the Radisson (thus getting more miles), and fly out early the next morning.
I never fly out of LAX - the price savings isn't worth the time, the stress, or the the gas it takes to get there, not to mention parking fees. (Did I mention parking at Santa Maria airport (SMX) is free? Just a little FYI.)
The cost for two tickets was 50,000 miles, plus a $20 processing charge. The Radisson rate was $99, and they have parking for $13 a day. And we rented a car through Hertz for $180. And we are staying at the Prairie Knights Casino on the Standing Rock reservation for $50 a night.
James has never been to the Rez, so he'll be in for a real treat. Parts of it are like a 3rd world country, except they speak English, and I'm related to just about everybody. And the powwow is that weekend, too.
Total price for a 3 day vacay in paradise, about $400.
Current miles: 77,500.
United Mileage Plus and Radisson Goldpoints Plus
From June 4-13, 2009, I stayed at the Radisson Inn & Suites in Colorado Springs. At check-in, I requested that my stay be credited to my United Mileage Plus account, like a good girl. The standard United offer for Radisson is 500 miles per stay, no matter how long that stay is. Better than nothing.
But wait! The gentlemen at the front counter recommended I join their Gold Points Plus program. I'm hesitant to join anything membership program that could distract me from becoming the queen of United flight miles, but I listened anyway. He said I'd earn way more than the 500 miles per stay if I collected the points on the Gold Plus card, and then converted them later. So I joined, and he gave me (another) plastic card.
The points I earned were stacked:
I got 17,040 points by earning 20 points per dollar spent.
I got 5,000 points for their 5000 Points 5th Night bonus.
I got 9,000 points for their 1000 Points Per Night promotion.
I earned 31,040 Gold Points on my stay.
I logged into the Gold Points Plus website to transfer my miles. 2000 points gets you 250 United miles. So I traded 30,000 points for 3750 United miles. Not too shabby for no work at all.
Current United Miles: 118,428
But wait! The gentlemen at the front counter recommended I join their Gold Points Plus program. I'm hesitant to join anything membership program that could distract me from becoming the queen of United flight miles, but I listened anyway. He said I'd earn way more than the 500 miles per stay if I collected the points on the Gold Plus card, and then converted them later. So I joined, and he gave me (another) plastic card.
The points I earned were stacked:
I got 17,040 points by earning 20 points per dollar spent.
I got 5,000 points for their 5000 Points 5th Night bonus.
I got 9,000 points for their 1000 Points Per Night promotion.
I earned 31,040 Gold Points on my stay.
I logged into the Gold Points Plus website to transfer my miles. 2000 points gets you 250 United miles. So I traded 30,000 points for 3750 United miles. Not too shabby for no work at all.
Current United Miles: 118,428
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