Are you visiting South Lake Tahoe for the first time? Below is a list of “Insider Tips” for things to see and do in “Tahoe South.” When I have a visitor from out of town, the first place they want to see is Emerald Bay, but I also take them a short hike above Emerald […]
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Monterey Bay views Having grown up in northern California, I’m always surprised when I discover an unfamiliar location. It’s like finding that one puzzle piece that adds to the completed picture. I experienced that delight as I turned off Highway 1 in Santa Cruz and drove along a tree-lined road to the end of Chaminade
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No trees were cut down to make this eco-friendly hotel in Napa Valley, California. That’s not to say that Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant and Spa is housed in walls of steel and concrete. Quite the contrary. Salvaged Monterey Cypress has been milled into siding on exterior walls and Walnut trees have been used in the hotel’s
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Visiting the Bodega/Bodega Bay for the first time? Below is a list of “Insider Tips” for things to see and do in this area. Did you know Bodega and Bodega Bay are two different places in Northern California? Bodega is one mile inland, on a stretch of highway which runs east/west, and Bodega Bay is
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Are you visiting Santa Monica for the first time? Below is a list of “Insider Tips” for things to see and do in SaMo. When I have a visitor from out of town, I take them to the Shore Hotel. The location is within walking distance to all of the Santa Monica attractions (Santa Monica
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Hang out with the stars at Alisal Guest Ranch If you follow my travel writing at Writing Horseback, you’ll know that I am a horse lover. One of my passions is riding horseback, be it on a Fjord horse in Norway or a Quarter Horse in Texas. I love hanging out with the wranglers and
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