Daily Archive: June 11, 2016

Tea Station (Mira Mesa)

Had a hankering for Milk Tea today (it’s been a week since our last one!) so we stopped off at Tea Station in Mira Mesa. Today, DH tried the Hazelnut Milk Tea. Nice pronounced Hazelnut flavor. I, of course, opted for my usual Milk Tea. The drinks are very consistent, the staff must be well trained. I noticed that the carafe...

Miles and Points 102: annual fees and annual perks

Many credit cards have annual fees.  Some don’t, but most do.  Annual fees fall into roughly three categories: free, about $100 and over $400. The appeal of cards without annual fees is obvious.  They usually have simple reward systems, and can be fairly lucrative.  Some cards give 2% cash back or have bonus categories that can give up to 5%...

Liberty Station Market – first peek (San Diego)

We took a first peek at the new Liberty Station Market last weekend. This is located at the North end of the new Liberty Station area which is north of the San Diego Airport.  There are about 12-15 vendors with pretty good representation between entrees and desserts including specialties such as sausage, raw bar, poke, and specialties like Cajun and Thai....

Capri Blu (4S Ranch/Rancho Bernardo)

A nice upscale Italian when it’s too far to go to Filippis, and you want something nicer. On Thursday night this place was filling up with graduation parties. We were having our promotion party as Ms S is now an 8th grader! Ms S always asks for her off-menu favorite – penne pasta with their fantastic bolognese sauce. DH went...