A Chinatown Made in San Francisco

Crowded sidewalks. Big and small buildings supporting sloping decorative roofs with upturned corners. Storefronts overflowing with all kinds of merchandise. Streets lined with red and green lamp posts with figures of dragons…

Window shopping in Chinatown

Among the top attractions in San Francisco is a Chinatown, made right here is this city by the bay. Here are a few pictures from a walk or better still…

Beware of the mountain lion

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A railway ride into a Redwood forest

Train journeys from one town to another or one city to another; we’ve all done that. How about boarding a train to nowhere but the middle of a forest and…

Swirl, smell, sip at Picchetti

American Independence day, they say is best celebrated with hot dogs and ice cream or barbecued food. I beg to differ, given that I chose to celebrate the 4 of…

Pictures from Picchetti

 Picchetti Ranch lies up in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. It is also the home of Picchetti Winery which is one of the oldest wineries in California. You can…

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…

`twas a good catch for the lens

Quarry Lakes Regional Recreational Area, Fremont, CA                                                …

Hello, Golden Gate Bridge!

I remember the first time I saw a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge Bridge dressed up in all its lights and looking its most festive self against the dark…

Golden Gate Bridge – A golden photo opportunity

It is big, bold, bright and beautiful. Painted in International Orange the Golden Gate Bridge stretches to length of over 2700 metres and dates back to the 1930s. A mark…