Californians will get the opportunity to vote on a high-speed rail bond in November. Before you all start shouting "Monorail!", take a look at this short video that the CA High Speed Rail Authority has put together. As any driver knows, the state's current transportation infrastructure is stretched to capacity and while we could build more roads and more airports, the result will be more pollution and more congestion. California's uniquely positioned to take advantage of high-speed rail. And imagine a world where you hop the Metro down to Union Station, grab the train and two and a half hours later, you're in San Francisco. I can't wait to board the Friday 6'oclock party car.
FunMaps, one of the oldest gay and lesbian travel guides, and I have teamed up to bring you FunMaps TV, a series of fun and informative videos about popular travel destinations in North America.
Check out the first one on Big Sur & Paso Robles here. If you're a regular tMR reader, you'll recognize a lot of this. Look for upcoming pieces on Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago, New York & Montreal.
As you may have noticed, I'm paying around with style and format with these. A few of you have even commented or written in with suggestions. I really appreciate it and hope you'll keep them coming.
This one is what I hope will be part of a regular segment on fun weekend trips in the SoCal area. It's a look at Paso Robles, an up-and-coming wine region is Southern California. If you're looking for more information on the places mentioned in this podcast:
