This the season…to grab a car, train or plane to hop out of town. Often, it’s to see far flung family, but it can also be just to take advantage of the school holiday and travel somewhere fun and festive this time of year. But traveling this time of year, especially in the United States…
For over 25 years, Great Wolf Lodge has been providing fun, family friendly get-aways in resorts designed to provide lodging, food, and entertainment all in one indoor place so you can visit and enjoy year round. Since hearing of their opening in the new Manteca location, our family has been wanting to visit and experience…
Every December I like to reflect on the year and write a blog post wrapping up the year. After two rough years I entered 2021 with something I have never done before: no goals and no expectations. I did not have any travel plans set in stone. I did not set any measurable goals for the blog, my career, or my life. I wanted a reset year. I wanted a year where I could just be; rest, relax, and recharge. It turns out that was exactly what I needed. 2021 was the year I saw an immense amount of growth, both personally and professionally.
Updated for 2021 December has always been my favorite time of year. I love Christmas, the whole Holiday season. Growing up, my dad always took off two weeks around Christmas and filled it with seasonal activities. We would get hot cocoa and see holiday lights, visit a living nativity scene, and our annual trip into…
In May of 1969 the Transcontinental railroad met in Utah, and until the 1950s (and the start of the interstate highway system) it was the way of traveling the long distances for many years. Novels were made about epic train trips in Pullman Cars, and railroad museums all over the United States show how integral…
When in a Peanuts cartoon, you are transported into the world of a child, taken to their level, and seeing the world through their eyes. Entering the Charles M. Schultz Museum, you are transported into his mind and his world. You can see Peanuts strips and cartoons of your childhood, while also seeing his studio,…
Picture a river as smooth as glass, perfect 60-to-70-degree weather, surrounded by luscious green trees and bushes, and laughing and enjoying yourself as you float down the Russian River with your best friends, your family, or in my case, just me and my son. That’s what I recently had the pleasure to do with Russian…
Today is officially the start of Fall! That time of year when the air becomes a little crisper, you can put on sweaters, and you can engage in all things pumpkin spice. In the Bay Area, we aren’t known for our fall foliage but that doesn’t mean there is a lack of activities to get…
Nothing screams summer like getting wet on a hot summer day. And the most fun way to get wet is to head to the nearest water park. Lucky, we are near one of the best, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Concord, California. From huge slides for thrill seekers to calmer water play areas for tots,…
A warehouse in Hayes Valley is not usually where you expect to find art from one of the most famous impressionist painters in the world. But just off Van Ness and Market Street, there is a warehouse that houses the amazing Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit. Massimiliano Siccardi a brilliant digital artist, conceived of the idea…