A Storyteller and a Sustainable Winery
North of Sonoma and Napa Valley lies a little known slice of California wine country, where the small towns of Cloverdale and Geyserville are…
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30 Things to Do in Northern California
(Updated for 2023!) A lot of people visit this blog look for what to do in Northern California because I write so much about…
Carmel-by-the-Sea in Photos
Carmel-by-the-Sea, also known as Carmel, just might be the cutest town in the United States. It’s an unusual combination that I just can’t define…
Point Lobos: The Greatest Meeting of Land and Water?
Isn’t it funny how we can miss something wonderful that is practically right under our noses? That is what happened to me on several…
30 Things to Do in Napa Valley Wine Country
There are so many things to do in Napa Valley that I could have easily thought of more than 30. Besides beautiful scenery, this…
7 Wine Tasting Tips
I love to go wine tasting but am by no means a wine snob. In fact, despite the fact that I drink a glass…
Visiting the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Berkeley, California is a place we hear so much about. In fact, I once dreamed of attending graduate school there in art history; that…