San Jose To San Francisco!

My native/home state of California has many wonderful and scenic drives. The most famous of these is probably the drive along the 1 highway from southern California to Northern California, or … [Read more...]

Exploring California’s Central Coast – Carmel-by-the-Sea

California may be best known for its famous northern and southern cities (SF and LA, anyone?), but California's central coast, and Carmel, in particular, is a well kept (or maybe not so well kept) … [Read more...]

Malibu Wines

Malibu is my favorite place in Southern California. Beaches, rapidly growing wine country and fabulous dining - what more do you need? Not to mention it's close to Santa Monica and other parts of LA … [Read more...]

Bay to the Hills

San Francisco! What a blast this past weekend was celebrating one of my longest known friends and her now hubby! I've been to SF many times from my days growing up in Southern California but every … [Read more...]

Off season is the best season – Napa valley exploring

This past weekend I took a quick three day trip to Napa valley for MLK weekend. Needing a break from the forever winter months in NYC, I found a great points deal with Delta Skymiles to SFO, and off I … [Read more...]