On the road

Life's journeys are worth sharing.

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Author: luzrim

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium

    When the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced free admission for local residents this September, I jumped at the chance to visit.  Part of its mission is to educate coastal communities on how best to sustainably use ocean resources, so it made sense for the Aquarium to open its doors to local residents, free of charge. 

  • Warhammer moments

    Reflecting on an encounter with a Warhammer enthusiast on the road The piece below is a version of a post that appeared in my Facebook page on December 13, 2023. I remembered it recently as I was thinking of the interesting people I have encountered in the course of my travels. I am not normally…

  • Filters

    Social media can be a hellhole some days, especially when a raging controversy brings out the critic in each one of us. People feel like they have something to say, even if that something is nothing really and ends up only muddling the issue. We rage and rage, and in the process encourage others to…

  • Viral Pinoys

    Nurse John and other funny Filipinos entertaining social media I turned my cellphone on the other day to the awesome news that Nurse John, a social media influencer I follow on Instagram, was named one of Forbes Magazine’s Top 50 Creators for 2026.  Nurse John, whose real name is John Dela Cruz, ranks Number 28.…

  • On the road, one more time

    (Or why I write about migration, the new home and the old, and everything in between) I am a journalist by education and profession. Recently, I acquired the status of immigrant to the United States, the latest in a lifetime of twists and turns. My life has been like a road trip, one that has…

  • Marine mammals at risk: Monterey and Mindoro

    Three incidents caught my attention yesterday, June 3, all having to do with dead or dying sea creatures.  The first was a personal encounter. I was taking a stroll down the Seaside part of the Monterey Bay Recreation Trail, when I spotted what appeared to be the carcass of a sea animal. I know from…

  • On The Road, Again

    I thought it timely to explain to visitors, especially those here for the first time, what my blog is all about, and how or why I write what I write.  This blog is titled On The Road but was never meant to be a travel blog. I do not really travel a lot but when…

  • Visit to Carmel

    I was headed for the Carmelite Monastery on Highway 1 in Carmel when I entered what turned out to be the wrong gate. After driving up a short road, I found myself beholding one of Monterey County’s most stunning views.  I would later see the sign that said I was at the Villa Angelica, a…

  • Bonsai

    If time is precious, then a bonsai is gold. Each one holds the years of care, skill, and concentration its owner poured into it to create a miniature landscape from the saplings of a normal tree. That would make a bonsai the ultimate luxury. That is what it seemed to me as I viewed the…

  • Lessons from a time of Covid

    Six years ago, the COVID-19 virus choked the world and brought it to a standstill. Governments and the world’s health care systems were unprepared to handle a pandemic of such magnitude. Millions of lives were lost, millions more fell ill, businesses shut down, people lost their livelihoods.  I was spared in 2020, but the virus…