Waikoloa Beach Resort – a destination within a destination
Waikoloa Beach Resort in itself is a destination. This premier area on Waikoloa Beach Drive is known for its Golf courses, a couple of hotels, some villas and some upscale…
The spirit of Aloha
It is not very often that you begin to enjoy a place even before you get to it. In the case of my Hawaii trip, that was exactly what happened.…
Anything to beat Hawaii?*
Aloha my dear readers, Another wedding anniversary came and went. This one, we thought should be marked with a holiday because it was anniversary 5. It wasn’t a so-called romantic…
Wine tasting; Sterling Style
If there’s one wine-tasting affair that prominently stands out from the rest, it is the one at Sterling Winery in Calistoga. It’s not the wine tasting alone that is different,…
Ever Seen America’s Best Rose Garden at its Rosy Best?
Did you know: America’s Best Rose Garden or one of the best ones is in San Jose, California? Here’s a sample of it collections of roses. >>
Framed – Half Moon Bay and Francis Beach
It was only a few weeks ago that we had chosen to drive to Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County. When we got there, we thought it might not…
The Hamilton drive
We’ve been living in the SF Bay Area for almost three years now, yet I don’t know why we never really thought of going up Mount Hamilton although we had…
Lick, through my lens
If you have been in San Jose, CA or around there and have carefully looked at the skyline, you just might have seen a white dome on one of the…
Lunch Cruise on Lake Tahoe
How could you go to Lake Tahoe and not cruise its fresh waters? Our plan to visit Tahoe was a sudden one. As such, there were many things we ended up…
Crossing borders
It was a day of crossing borders. Imagine going from California to Nevada, Nevada to California and back before going into California from Nevada one more time, all this in…