BloggingOnWheels WestCoast PoolHalls

Mike and Billie's Great
Road Trip Adventures

Mike Olmon is a software engineer with a passion for shooting pool. Read his fun, in-depth reviews from the couple's exciting 2018 WestCoast PoolHall Tour

He loves shooting pool, she loves writing.
They both love traveling on the West Coast.

Question: How do you combine those three things?
Answer: You take a tour of the best pool hall in each westcoast city, of course!
Wave as you drive by on Coast Highway!

Billie Kelpin (Olmon) is a writer who loves being "on the road" again." Read about their adventures with a dog named Scooter and interviews with fascinating people.

Monterey, California

Monterey is probably best known for Cannery Row, where more fish were canned than anywhere in the world back in the 30s. Eventually, the...

Portland Oregon

If you have watched the program Portlandia, you already have a feel for this town and its people. Of course, the TV program really...

Salem, Oregon

If you know your US geography, this is the capital of Oregon. It's not too far south of Portland on Interstate 5. One of the best pool...

Sacramento

Ok, this is California's capitol, but I didn't even get to the seat of government on this trip. You know, when you get to a pool hall...

San Francisco

"San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and...

San Jose, California

I found a few places in San Jose to shoot pool. When booking a hotel for San Jose, remember to add California so you don't get a great...

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, on the coast, was on our way toward the San Francisco area. Not quite there yet, but a cool coastal town. If you're...

Santa Barbara

If you've ever been to Santa Barbara you may not have known there was a pool hall in town. With the pier and the magnificent ocean to...

Ventura, California

Two pool halls in Ventura are reviewed below (one of them closed up, sorry). "Ventura", officially the City of San Buenaventura,is the...