A guide to Sacramento, California? No, I am not a Sacramento insider as you might have guessed. But I know someone who is! People from all over the world are contributing their expertise and insight ...
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Santa Barbara: The Best Things I Ate & Drank
What drew us to Santa Barbara for my mom's 50th birthday? For one, it was the coastal setting. Who wouldn't want to visit America's Riviera? Second, the wineries and the conveniently located ...
The City Tour with Vantigo San Francisco
Where do you take someone who has never been to San Francisco before? This was a question that plagued me before my most recent trip to San Francisco. My fiancé and I were veterans. We've been over ...
A Helping of NorCal
I work mostly in marketing which means I design a whole lot of banners, literature and upkeep my work's websites. So it isn't often that I get to leave the office and if I do we venture to a place ...
Alcatraz Throughout History: More Than an Eroding Prison
My first visit to San Francisco I had thought that Alcatraz was an attraction I could skip out on. I'll admit it, I was wrong. Little did I know it held deeper roots within history than just Al Capone ...
Sunday Pranzo: Dinner at the Movies with Foreign Cinema, San Francisco
It's another Sunday Pranzo where I share some of my favourite foodie experiences with you.Back in September I was able to experience Foreign Cinema, a restaurant that has caught a lot of hype in San ...
Searching for Kerouac: City Lights Books & Vesuvio Bar
Jack Kerouac inspired my first published poem. In second year creative writing we had to select a poet to mimic. We needed to learn what fueled their craft, where they hung out, with whom they hung ...
Brewery Tours with Vantigo, San Francisco
Ever wanted to take a road trip around the Bay area in a ruby red Volkswagen bus equipped with California crafted beers? I did with Erik, designated driver, guide, owner and genius behind Vantigo San ...