City of South Lake Tahoe in the pm hours

When we made our trip to Tahoe, we chose to stay in the City of South Lake Tahoe in the California side. This beautifully built town beside the pristine Lake…

Pristine Lake Tahoe

Have you looked at the colors of Lake Tahoe? Have you noticed the shades of blue of the largest alpine lake in North America? Learn about it, here.

Tahoe…Finally

Lake Tahoe has been on our list of places-to-visit for a long time now. We just never got down to planning it. Then one evening hubby just announced out of…

A horse haven on the Santa Cruz Mountains

I was there for the wine but it was the locale and the handsome riding horses at Cooper-Garrod that gave me a high that day. This ranch near Saratoga owned…

Wine tasting at Cooper Garrod

  If there’s no wine at home, it only means one thing — its time to head to a winery! And a little wine tasting would do no harm. Why…

Exotic animals at Happy Hollow

Do you know what this animal is? That is a Capybara. And would you believe it if I said that this creature is a rodent? Well, that is exactly what…

San Jose’s Happy Land

Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose has opened its gates again and it is a riot of colours: there’s orange and yellow and green and red all over.…

A shot from Sausalito

Pruned to Perfection and all set for Spring

This pruned garden is not just any rose garden. It was only a few years ago that this rose garden in San Jose was under AARS* probation. In 2007, however…

San Jose Rose Garden; more than just roses

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