Dave – Backroads, Bars and Blue Highways

A Clinical View

by DaveUncategorized March 13, 2021April 13, 2026Comments are Disabled

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Hollister Brewing Company

by DaveSanta Barbara October 17, 2016September 2, 2026Comments are Disabled

What’s on tap? Actually there are about 15 beers that HBC pours and they are probably all good (haven’t had them all). Then there are the fries, served in duck fat they are unique and tasty. After that it’s all downhill. If you want a burger go to Chili’s next door. It’s across from the …

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Flinders Station (the glass of beer)

by DaveAustralia October 17, 2016October 17, 2016No Comments

On my first night out in Melbourne I took the street car along St. Kilda to the Flinders Station to explore a bit of the city of Melbourne. You must realize that I was forewarned that Australians may not take kindly to those of us from across the pond, however, a must read is my …

The Twelve Apostles

by DaveAustralia August 15, 2016August 16, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Great Ocean Road, between Torquay and Allansford, Victoria, Australia is what I compare Route 1 along the California coast to. The list of things to see and do is only limited by the time one has to explore everything along this route. But time changes everything and this is sadly true with the 12 …

Grampians National Park

by DaveAustralia August 10, 2016August 16, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Grampians (Aboriginal name Gariwerd) are a series of five spectacular sandstone ridges located only 3 hours north of Melbourne. Hiking to the Pinnacle Lookout is probably the most sought out attraction, as well as a number of mountain climbing routes that are available. While this isn’t a post related to a bar and the …

Bula, Bula — Kava Ceremony

by DaveFiji December 1, 2015December 1, 2015No Comments

History of kava in Fiji Kava or kava-kava is a pepper plant usually available in western Pacific region. In Fiji, kava is drunk as a traditional welcome drink at all the public and private occasions and events. While entering a Fijian village one must know about kava ceremony as the situation can be confusing otherwise. …

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Grand Pacific Hotel

by DaveAustralia June 14, 2015No Comments

I was fortunate to meet Mercedes on my first day in Melbourne. She was my waitress at Barbarino’s, a place I visited almost daily, and thru her I met her roommate Ulla, and a couple Aussie friends they both had met while traveling in Bali. We were six counting me, and in various combinations of …

Burgie

by DaveUncategorized May 31, 2015August 4, 2017No Comments

R.I.P. The memories are from a long time back, but they are lasting ones. I met Burgie in High School after he and Phil left Bishop Garcia Diego, the cross town Catholic high school, to attend San Marcos High. Weekdays, after school, Burgie worked for his dad and uncles at the El Paseo Restaurant and …

999 Andante Rd

by DaveSanta Barbara May 15, 2015October 17, 2016No Comments

Although 999 Andante Rd. cannot be considered a ‘bar’, ‘blue highway’ or ‘backroad’, it certainly holds a few memories as it was the house next door to the parents of my friend Hugh. A good memory was a 4th of July, before the house was built. Hugh had traveled through Scotland and England and a …