Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley
Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971, started by Alice Waters and an assortment of idealistic friends. A neighborhood…
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Vivienne Westwood Fashion at The De Young Fine Arts Museum
We drove through the Park to visit The De Young Fine Arts Museum. The trademark building was designed by Pritzker Prize winning…
Travel to San Francisco, California
We continued driving up the coastal highway and arrived in San Francisco in the late afternoon. The freeways around here…
Road Trip Big Sur, Monteray and Carmel, California
After drinking several glasses of vino in the morning and afternoon we drove onto Coastal Highway 1 along Big Sur. This is…
San Luis Obispo Wine Tour, California
We left the deserts death heat of 110 degrees at 10:30am. I was ever so excited to actually reach a cooler climate as the desert…
Coachella Music Festival in Palm Springs, California
The drive from Anaheim to Palm Springs took about 2 hours. I sort of passed out in my seat as we drove through the desert valleys…
Travel to Los Angeles, California
Our hotel in Los Angeles is fantastic. Location, Location, Location. As I first walked the halls of my new home I felt this…
Travel to Orange County, California
Orange County is just a little bit like that TV show The OC. Taking the highway exit into the cute little town of Oceanside…
Travel to San Diego, California
5:30am is not a natural hour to wake up in the morning. That being said, I woke up at 5:30am on the day of departure without the…
Okonomi House Restaurant in Toronto’s Yorkville
Okonomi House is the best Japanese restaurant in Toronto for okonomayaki fans. Located a stones throw from Holt Renfrew…
Travel to Provincetown, Cape Cod
Provincetown is a wee community located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Sometimes…
Travel to Glasgow, Scotland
I took the bus from Edinburgh to Glasgow for three pounds. I am still amazed at the use of technology here for everything.…