My home state of California has literally hundreds of wineries producing thousands of choices for red, white, and blends. If you don’t yet have a favorite, the beautifully functional Cal Wineries Website will help you sort through them. It’s separated into three areas: 1) Learn about the basics and how they influence California’s wine country,…
Just got an email from Site59.com featuring last-minute weekend getaways with savings of up to 70% on wine stomping activities from the US to Europe. Deals that you can customize from your home city include: • Maui; • California; • New York; • Paris (France, not TX); • Texas (San Antonio, not Paris), and more….
Squaw Valley, which put itself on the international ski map by hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics, is going to the dogs. Big time. Next weekend, September 16 and 17, from 11am – 5pm, the Village at Squaw Valley will host the Third Annual Art Bark Festival with FREE admission as a benefit fund raiser for…
About 18 months ago, the dollar had hit a new low against both the British pound and the Euro. Naturally, my wife, daughter and I chose that exact moment to visit England and France. In keeping with our family tradition of tragically bad timing, we’re leaving tomorrow on a 2,500-mile driving vacation during record-high gas…
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. And if your city’s name is Pebble Beach, it was litiguous times. A British businessman by the name of Michael Caddy (I kid you not) just opened a 3-BR B&B overlooking the south coast of England. Because it was in Barton-on-the-Sea, he named…
Do you feel that each summer is getting hotter than the one before? Well, global climate experts at the National Academy of Sciences are predicting that California’s $2.9 billion wine industry could be in jeopardy by the end of the 21st century because of continued warming affecting grape crops in Napa, Sonoma and Santa Barbara…
Canandaigua, New York is about as far fetched from Napa Valley as Timbuktu is to Hollywood. The sleepy little town/city, with the charm of a Norman Rockwell painting, is a mere 30 minute drive from Rochester, and known for being the gateway to the Finger Lakes and for its small town friendliness. Now it is…
A 4,000 seat Greek-style theatre. A seven-mile ride up the steep slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, one of the highest points in Marin County, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the town of Mill Valley. A view of San Francisco Bay — when it’s not enshrouded by the dense, foggy marine layer. A proud…
Starting June 29, Frontier Airlines will fly the popular LAX-SFO corridor within California with same- day round-trip fares of $138.59. Naturally, its competitors, American and Unitied Airlines are lowering their fares from $488.59. Frontier’s lowest announced fare for this trip with a 21-day advance purchase is $59 each way, with 24 free DirecTV channels, 33…
Is your spidey sense tingling? Then you must have heard about a great new art exhibit featuring Spider-Man, the Invisible Woman and The Hulk featuring 50 amazing super heroes, 30 fantastic action stations and one incredible experience. All three and more will be on display at the California Science Center’s Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition…
I’ve skied at Squaw Valley USA, about 200 miles east of San Francisco for many winters. I’ve swum in the chilly, snow-fed waters of Lake Tahoe in the summers. Now, you can do both activities on the same day without leaving the top of the mountain, because this year-round resort opened its High Camp Swimming…
I don’t know if Robert Louis Stevenson was a golfer. But he once called the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel, “the most flelicitious meeting of land and sea in the world.” Spanning eight decades, the Pebble Beach Golf Links hold a firm grip on golf history. From the annual U.S. Open to the AT&T Pebble Beach…