There is no bad time to go to Sonoma Valley: hello wine and cheese! But, it is especially beautiful in the fall when the trees and the vines change colors. We were lucky enough to visit over Thanksgiving on a particularly sunny and warm day. Sonoma valley is less formal and more quaint than Napa, but …
Napa Valley is only an hour and a half away from San Francisco, so naturally it’s a very popular getaway for the locals and, of course, a huge attraction for tourists. You can drive to the valley, take a train through the valley or hire a car. The wineries are pretty spread out and the …
There are plenty of things to do in San Francisco – concerts, exhibits, hiking… But this particular weekend we decided to visit one of the most well-known attractions of the city – Alcatraz Island. Aside from the prison itself, which has fascinating history (narrated by former inmates in the included audio tour), the island doubles as a national park, …
If you visit LA for the first time, you can’t go wrong with staying in West Hollywood. The neighborhood is home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Sunset Strip, known for its nightlife, and is minutes away from the scenic Mulholland Drive full of hiking trails and beautiful overlooks of the city’s many hills. …
About 150 years ago – a blink of an eye by European history standards – San Francisco was a mere village with a population of a 1000 people. Then the Gold Rush started in 1848-49 – that’s where the SF’s football team gets its name, by the way – and the population jumped, in practically one day, to close to …
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