Apres-Ski at Lake Tahoe is Hot!
At last! It’s time to pack up the skis, snowboards and tire chains, (and the…
Browsing: California
Glamping in California Wine Country
Hankering to sleep in the outdoors and connect with nature in California Wine Country? Seeking…
California’s Central Coast Ragged Point to Morro Bay
South of the San Francisco Bay Area, just below the legendary Big Sur stretch of…
Cuisine and Culture Tours: Foodies Alert!
My first food-focused vacation was with Kandra Kitchen Crete, when the queen of Greek cuisine,…
Adventures on the San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Trail
Draped around a vast, sheltered bay, the San Francisco Bay Area has a rollicking maritime…
San Francisco MOMA Dazzles
After an almost three year hiatus, the long awaited re-opening of the newly revamped San…
Yosemite Tours and History Part 2
John Muir Hits the Trail A Scottish sheepherder, cross-country hiker and Civil War draft dodger,…
Yosemite History and Tours Part 1
Smoke was rising from campfires in Yosemite Valley when the Joseph Walker party looked down…
San Jose Culture in Silicon Valley
Adding cultural richness to the sophisticated, tech-oriented city of San Jose is an ethnically diverse…
Angel Island History Tour
In 1775, Spanish naval lieutenant Juan Manuel de Ayala sailed through the mouth of a…