Hip and Happening Hollywood Boulevard

It was a Friday. The Friday after Thanksgiving; Yes, Black Friday! While most of USA shopped, we decided to hang out at one of the most happening places on the…

A whale-watching adventure in Monterey Bay

Whale watching. It’s been something I was kind-of interested in until I accidentally saw a video from a whale watching trip. I don’t even know where the video was shot;…

A mummy story from San Jose

Did you know that there was an Egyptian Museum in the Capital of Silicon Valley and that it happens to be the largest of its kind on the US West…

Snapshots from the City of Santa Cruz – California

A photo feature on Santa Cruz, CA a seaside town on California’s Central Coast.

Happy Halloween at ‘Happy Hollow’

In an earlier post about Happy Hollow Park and Zoo I had sworn that the name was appropriate for this place; with all its reds, yellows, oranges and greens, and…

Fiesta plan flops :(

With Halloween just around the corner, we’d heard of the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin festival. So I looked it up on the internet and all I wanted to do was…

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…