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Tweeting in the USA
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 1 October 2009
Glancing over the output of my Twitter feed for the past few weeks, I realised that, if I reversed the order of tweets, I’d have a neat microblog of my entire S
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SeaWorld, San Diego: 5 Family Favorites
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 23 September 2009
On a recent trip to San Diego, my extended family and I visited SeaWorld San Diego as their guests. We spent over nine hours tromping around the park, stopping only when the sun went down and we became chilled in our whale-water soaked clothing.
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Getting back in the flow
Blog: Adventures in Hedonism - 19 September 2009
A blink and the week was gone. 6 nights camped under the stars on the coast of Marin County in Northern California. I spent my days cooking for 55 people in our make-shift kitchen. Two picnic tables and the propane burners along with the BBQ pit would be the tools of the trade. Three heavy plastic tubs carried pots and pans, A tackle box had been reapropriated as a 'Utensil Kit', full of
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Airstreams and Moon Germs
Blog: Desperately Seeking Root Beer - 14 September 2009
With all of the news coverage of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in the past few months, I was surprised to see almost no mention of the San Francisco Bay Area's connection to this historic event mentioned in the local papers. Only a few people I talked to knew of the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, and even fewer knew that the Hornet was the ship that recovered the astronauts from the Apollo 11 & 12 missions after splashdown.
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Wine Steals in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 9 September 2009
If you know me at all you know I loves me a good glass of wine. I’ll even take a mediocre glass of wine or a bad glass of wine. I mean, there’s only been one glass of wine I have refused so far, and that’s because it kind of tasted like blood…anyway… At Wine [...]
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Just Had a Great Family Vacation? Super! Just Don’t Go Back
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 9 September 2009
As an 11-year-old kid of the Great Plains, I became a trip-planner during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
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SoCal Restaurant Roundup
Blog: An American in London - 1 September 2009
I’m back in London after spending five days in La Jolla, California, which included quick trips to LA and the ‘burbs of Orange County. I couldn’t get enough of the sunshine and wide, sandy beaches of SoCal, but sadly, my year-old Canon Elph drowned in seawater during a kayak outing off the coast of [...]
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Yosemite without the Crowds
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 1 September 2009
Here's a confession that's likely to earn me a few rude comments (if not outright death threats): I don't like Yosemite.
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Death Valley - Artist's Drive
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 30 August 2009
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Saturday Guest Post: Comic Con in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 29 August 2009
Submitted by: Jessica Goebel Denver, Colorado Though San Diego is more often noted for its world-class zoo and scenic beaches, the city also plays host to one of pop culture’s weirdest, wildest events: Comic-Con. What started in the 70s with a modest gathering of comic book fans has ballooned into a colossal affair attracting proud geeks from [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Tacos Por Favor, Santa Monica, CA
Blog: An American in London - 28 August 2009
Jon and I are in SoCal right now, and although I’m an East Coast girl, I must confess I’m enjoying the sea and sun around these parts. And I’ve definitely been loving all the great Cal-Mex food. Our fave Mexican fix so far has been at the divey Tacos Por Favor, which is just a dozen [...]
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Death Valley - Devil's Golf Course
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 28 August 2009
I, for one, had no idea the devil played golf. It does seem fitting though.
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Death Valley - Ubehebe Crater
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 23 August 2009
Ubehebe Crater
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Death Valley - Scotty's Castle
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 20 August 2009
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 18 August 2009
Mesquite Flat Sand DunesI learned a very important lesson from the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. Actually, two important lessons.
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Lazy Sunday Photo: Del Mar in California
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 16 August 2009
The City of Del Mar Map of Location – Google Maps Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Death Valley, epitome of the desert I love
Blog: of heliotropes and silver strings - 14 August 2009
On the road in Death Valley
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5 Things I Learned at SeaWorld
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 11 August 2009
My family and I recently visited SeaWorld San Diego as their guests. Not being regular theme park patrons, we made a lot of stupid mistakes.
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Las Cuatro Milpas in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 7 August 2009
Ay ay ay ay. As any Southern Californian who moves away from home will tell you, the hardest thing about being abroad or even in another state, is not homesickness or missing family or friends…it’s the lack of decent Mexican food! I have resorted to making it myself at home here in Belgium, but my [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Jbeil (aka Byblos)
Blog: Half - 1 August 2009
Yesterday, I was sick in bed all day with the flu. I guess that’s what I get for going on and on about how Friday is my lucky day. I jinxed myself. Damn. Knew it was too good to be … Continue reading →
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First-time in San Mateo, CA
Blog: First-time Traveler - 21 July 2009
San Mateo is one of the suburbs near San Francisco. It’s 20-30 minutes away from downtown San Francisco and about 10 minutes away from SFO airport. I spent a good three hours in San Mateo. It was a small place but it was very welcoming to me. No intimidating skyscrapers in sight that would usually be [...]
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Veraison in Paso Robles
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 18 July 2009
Friday morning we visited Alta Colina’s beautiful vineyards where we were treated to the first signs of veraison, the change in color of the grapes berries. The Mourvedre blocks were well on their way and the Syrah was just beginning. It was too beautiful to keep to ourselves. [geo_mashup_map] Related posts:Paso Winos Go To: Alta Colina Paso Winos Go To: Paso Wine Center & Wine for Water Paso Winos Go To: August Ridge Vineyards
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Paso Winos Go To: Clautiere Vineyard
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 16 July 2009
It was a Twitter message that did it. 140 little characters about a crazy big sale on delicious 2005 Viognier and Roussanne that worked out to less than $100 a case. Huh? We read that post at 3:45 and still managed to get to the Clautiere Vineyard tasting room (a 30 minute drive away) before it closed at 5. When we walked in we told the woman behind the bar that we were there because we’d just read a Tweet about the blow-out sale on cases of white. Her reaction “No way!” Way.
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Golden Gate Vertigo
Blog: Desperately Seeking Root Beer - 14 July 2009
No matter how much ground I try to cover, there always seems to be more to explore in San Francisco's Presidio. People often think of Golden Gate Park as San Francisco's largest park, and it is definitely large, just slightly besting New York's Central Park in terms of overall area (and number of bison).
