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…
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…
A submarine reverie
Ever since I can remember I have had a fantasy of being in an underwater glass tunnel, watching marine life gracefully glide by. This dream of mine came true when…
A kingdom that’ll beckon again
With the Spring showers deciding to take the weekend off, we decided to spend the Sunday out. So off we drove to Vallejo and into a very happening world. Six…