What is the Weather Like in California?
My father used to travel a lot for business, 100,000 miles a year or more. In his travels he would often encounter someone who had been to California, where I grew up, and said that they “didn’t like the weather”. This always amused him. If you don’t know why this is funny then your mental [...]
Ghost Town – Bodie, CA – Photo Friday
Just to the east of Yosemite National park and north of Mono Lake is a town that time forgot. Bodie was a booming gold mining town before the mines played out. When the miners left they often just abandoned their houses and today Bodie is a California state park that preserves what is left of [...]
Kiddie Kapers – Salinas, California
David and I took the lead in a dark green half-track. Kevin and Reggie followed behind us in the tank. We all looked terrific in our uniforms, or at least we thought we did. The side of our half-track said “Rat patrol”. This was our night.
A man walked up with a runny-nosed kid in green [...]
Travel to the Napa Valley in California – Amateur Traveler Episode 190 Transcript
This is a transcript of an episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast focusing on traveling to the Napa Valley in California’s Wine Country
Travel to the Napa Valley in California’s Wine Country – Episode 190
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Chris: I’d like to welcome to the show Carol Terwilliger Meyers, who is the [...]
The King Tut Exhibit – De Young Museum – San Francisco, California
Tutankhamun was not the most important ruler in ancient Egypt. He became king at the age of 9 and only ruled until he was 19. He restored the ancient gods of Egypt after his predecessor (probably his father) had declared Egypt monotheistic. Other than that, Tutankhamun had no other major accomplishments to speak of except [...]
My Other Car – Somoma, California – Photo Friday
This is a picture of my standing in front of my other car at a winery in NapaSonoma California. OK, maybe that’s not my other car… yet. There is apparently good money in wine. The Napa valley is a gorgeous place with grapes everywhere and these beautiful wineries. Even if you don’t like wine this [...]
Mistakes to Avoid while in San Francisco
San Francisco – Golden Gate Park
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Mistakes to avoid while in San Francisco
Last month my daughter and I went to St Helena to visit my son who is attending school at the CIA. It was not a flawless trip.
Mistake #1. In Napa, we pass a little strip mall that has a UPS [...]
7 of the Best Things to Do, Buy or Eat in and around Monterey, California
1. Best walk – Bike or walk the Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Trail from Fisherman’s Wharf to Lover’s Point
The Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Trail is around 29 miles long stretching from Castroville to Pebble beach but the best stretch is along the bay near Cannery Row. This stretch is flat and only 2.3 miles long [...]
Calistoga Mud Baths
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter and I went to see my son in St. Helena. He is attending school down there.
If you can go to Napa during the week, that would be much preferable. Highway 29 through Napa Valley was packed on Saturday and Sunday. (Although after experiencing San Francisco traffic, this was [...]
Labyrinths – Grace Cathedral, San Francisco – Photo Friday
At San Francisco’ s Grace Cathedral people you will often see people slowly walking on one of two labyrinths in a contemplative fashion. There is one labyrinth outside and one inside the main sanctuary at the back of the nave of the church. A labyrinth is not a maze as there is only one path [...]