On our last trip my husband got bitten by some mysterious bugs. On the second day of our trip, both his arms and legs were full of red bite marks. First there was just a few of them, so we thought he might of gotten bitten my mosquitos on our hike in the forest. But…
So many travellers have a dream to drive down the California Pacific Coast Highway or State Route 1. Many drive only a part of it, but you can also do a longer version. While living in California, we drove parts of PCH from time to time, and I have written articles about each place we…
A couple weeks ago I visited Livermore Wine country with some of my friends. Livermore Valley is about half an hour drive from where we live, and a little over an hour from San Francisco. In recent years, the wine region has grown rapidly, and it has become better known among wine lovers. There is…
Finally we were on our way home from our Labor Day road trip to Mendocino county. We had already seen many things on this trip; the Pygmy Forest, Glass Beach at Fort Bragg and Point Cabrillo Lighthouse. But we still had a couple stops ahead. On my last post, I told you about Bowling Ball…
On our way home from Fort Bragg and Mendocino, we decided to stop at Bowling Ball Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway in Northern California. The beach has been named after ball shaped rocks that have formed from hard spots in the sandstone cliffs. The Bowling Ball Beach is in the north part of Schooner…
Have you ever been to a pygmy forest? Sounds odd, doesn’t it? On our road trip to Northern California, we went hiking in Van Damme State Park, and we ran into this strange phenomenon. We started our hike on Fern Canyon Trail without really knowing what to expect. We had a map of the…
Point Cabrillo Light Station is about a ten minute drive from Fort Bragg, in a little community called Caspar. We visited Point Cabrillo on our Labor Day road trip to Northern California. The lighthouse was first opened in 1909, and is still in use. Today, it is part of the Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic…
On our weekend trip to Fort Bragg, we also visited the city of Mendocino which is about 15 minutes to the south. In fact, we were also looking into staying in Mendocino instead of Fort Bragg, but all of the hotels were fully booked. During the summer months and holidays, most of these little towns…
Last weekend we did a little road trip on California Pacific Coast Highway 1 up north. Our first stop was Bodega Bay, which is known for it’s beautiful views and oyster farms. We didn’t spend a lot of time there but it seemed like a nice fishing destination, and had some nice looking restaurants along…
Today marks the 100th birthday of the United States National Park Service. On August 25th, 1916, the act to establish the national parks in the US was signed by president Woodrow Wilson. The very first national park, Yellowstone, was actually protected before that. Today, there is already 413 protected national park units. My most unforgettable…
Filoli Historic House & Gardens in California is a great place for everyone who loves flower gardens, visiting mansions or filming locations.
Tokyo Hotel has by far been my worst hotel experience. But little did I know then that I was actually staying in a Chicago gangster hotel. In recent weeks I have read many blog posts about bad hotel experiences. That made me think what my worst experience ever was, and I remembered a weekend in…
Homestead Crater is a hot spring in Midway, Utah. It is located in luxurious Homestead Resort, and is open for swimming and scuba.