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If Amtrak swears that a trip on the California Zephyr is a journey through one of the most picturesque train routes in North America, they really seem to mean it. The pictures in this photo-feature will prove just that — that this is indeed a ‘scenic train route’. In...
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Denver, Colorado, was always on the cards. But when I came across a story last year, on San Francisco to Chicago (through Denver) being one of the most scenic train routes in the United States, I wished we could travel by train — one way at least. And travel...
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Ever seen a whole home inside a tree trunk. You have to see the One Log House in California to believe it!...
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There’s a beach in northern California where the tides bring in what looks like glass pebbles....
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A few miles north of the Drive Thru Chandlier Tree is another tourist attraction literally nestled among Redwood Trees of North California — a place called Confusion Hill (in Piercy, California). What drew us there was a structure that made it to the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not list as the...
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Chandelier Tree: A 2400 year old Coast Redwood Tree that you can drive through. Have you seen it or driven through it?...
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We got to drive through another part of the famous Highway 1* a few weeks ago. This time it was the stretch North of San Francisco, as we were on our way to Stinson Beach in Marin County. This stretch of the highway is called Shoreline Highway and goes up...
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Less than an hour’s drive from the Capital of Silicon Valley* is the Garlic Capital of the World – Gilroy. Gilroy and garlic are almost synonymous. Gilroy, California is known for its garlic cultivation, garlic processing and its famous Garlic Festival that takes place in the summer. ...
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Another Fourth of July came and went. This time we put the (US) national holiday to good use by attending a traditional Fourth of July Parade. We looked up the events happening in the South Bay (area) and narrowed it down to the one in San Jose (CA) conducted...
If Amtrak swears that a trip on the California Zephyr is a journey through one of the most picturesque train routes in North America, they really seem to mean it. The pictures in this photo-feature will prove just that — that this is indeed a ‘scenic train route’. In...
Denver, Colorado, was always on the cards. But when I came across a story last year, on San Francisco to Chicago (through Denver) being one of the most scenic train routes in the United States, I wished we could travel by train — one way at least. And travel...
Ever seen a whole home inside a tree trunk. You have to see the One Log House in California to believe it!...
There’s a beach in northern California where the tides bring in what looks like glass pebbles....
A few miles north of the Drive Thru Chandlier Tree is another tourist attraction literally nestled among Redwood Trees of North California — a place called Confusion Hill (in Piercy, California). What drew us there was a structure that made it to the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not list as the...
Chandelier Tree: A 2400 year old Coast Redwood Tree that you can drive through. Have you seen it or driven through it?...
We got to drive through another part of the famous Highway 1* a few weeks ago. This time it was the stretch North of San Francisco, as we were on our way to Stinson Beach in Marin County. This stretch of the highway is called Shoreline Highway and goes up...
Less than an hour’s drive from the Capital of Silicon Valley* is the Garlic Capital of the World – Gilroy. Gilroy and garlic are almost synonymous. Gilroy, California is known for its garlic cultivation, garlic processing and its famous Garlic Festival that takes place in the summer. ...
Another Fourth of July came and went. This time we put the (US) national holiday to good use by attending a traditional Fourth of July Parade. We looked up the events happening in the South Bay (area) and narrowed it down to the one in San Jose (CA) conducted...