Arbor Guest House is a revitalized colonial home with five unique guest rooms in downtown Napa. The wrap-around porch, gazebo & gentleman’s vineyard are ideal places to relax and enjoy a glass of wine or perhaps challenge your friends to a game of bocce ball on a sunny afternoon. As I was visiting in the […]
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When I decided to go to Detroit to help my father with some family responsibilities, I knew I would be there a few weeks. And while it meant the difference between a simple 5-hour flight from San Jose, California or a 40-hour drive along highway 80, I couldn’t bring myself to leave my dog behind.
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Built in 1893, La Belle Epoque is indeed, an original Napa Victorian Painted Lady. With six elegantly appointed rooms in the main house this Queen Anne Victorian is on the National Register of Historic Homes. The sister property across the street houses four suites in the Buckley House. Guests may expect turn-of-the-century ambiance with
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Restaurants and wineries may change names and owners over the years, but the Beazley House in downtown Napa has stood the test of time. Established as a bed and breakfast in Napa’s West End in 1910, the historic Beazley House in downtown Napa serves as a unique and friendly inn. What makes the mansion
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Grief is messy in so many ways. Like a thick layer of San Francisco fog enveloping the Golden Gate Bridge, my mind is slowing down to process what has happened in the last few weeks. Her downward spiral moved as fast as a time lapse camera capturing a flower from seed to blossom; only this
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This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. I label the type of camping I’m about to tell you about as “urban” because I’ve been camping in the desert several times without a toilet or paved roads. So camping at San Elijo State Beach, where you can walk to Starbucks and a fantastic donut shop
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