Bay area

  • Albany Bulb, San Francisco Bay Area

    Albany Bulb: Construction Rubble to Colorful Creations

    It was once a dumping yard. Now you can hike through pieces of art at this site beside the San Francisco Bay in California....
  • Faro Point, San Leandro, CA

    Hike along-the-Bay to Faro Point

    A Bay Area hike recommendation: Faro Point in San Leandro -- If you'd like to go on an easy, along-the-San Francisco Bay, flat, 1-mile trail. Quick Look >>...
  • Bair Island, Redwood City, CA

    Backyard Beat: Bair Island

    If you are looking for a quiet, easy and scenic family-friendly trail in the Bay Area, you'll find a recommendation here. ...
  • Dell Valle

    Backyard Beat: Del Valle Lake

    A place for picnics, camping and hiking around a lake. A quick tour and tips for the trip. >>...
  • Berkeley Marina,

    Down by the bay: Berkeley Marina

    There are several places by the San Francisco Bay where one can stroll around and enjoy the panoramic views of the bay. Today let me take you on a trip to a piece of land on the East Bay – Berkeley Marina, through some pictures from an afternoon spent...
  • Golden Gate Bridge Dressed in fog

    Sometimes the adjective is Majestic, sometimes simply Splendid. When I saw the Golden Gate Bridge dressed in mist on a midsummer day, the word was just ‘Gorgeous.’ Yes, midsummer. It was one mid day, in the middle of California’s summer of 2012 that I got to see the Golden Gate Bridge...
  • Curry Up Now – Indian cuisine with an international twist

    Talk of Indian Street food and what comes to mind would be Chaat and Samosa and Tikkis. Now if you’re walking around San Mateo, Palo Alto or San Francisco, your attention might be caught by a bright pink and orange board that says Curry Up Now | Indian Street...
  • Fresh fruits, food and music at a Sunday Market

    I’ve been wanting to visit a local Farmer’s Market for a while now and finally got down to doing it last Sunday. We chose to go see Campbell Farmer’s Market in Campbell, California and returned with some fresh groceries (and some pictures taken with a point-and-shoot). If you are...
  • An amateur angling adventure at Quarry Lake

    One laid back afternoon we were catching up with some friends and talking about the ‘must-see’ and the ‘have-seen’ places in and around here when a fishing destination came into discussion. This having awoken a childhood memory in hubby, he jumped at the proposal to go-a-fishing. Fast forward to...
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