Ruth Wertzberger Carlson, Author at Wander With Wonder

Mori Point in Pacifica, CA. Photo by Carol Camacho

Pacifica on the California Coast: You Can Go Home Again

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonMarch 1, 2019

San Francisco is just 15 minutes away from the Bay Area’s past and my own. Pacifica, which means peace, has a little brown church, an old train car, and restaur... Read More...

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Cable Cars, Kitties and Crabby Christmas: Holidays in San Francisco

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonNovember 1, 2018

This article originally ran on Wander With Wonder in 2017. All dates and information have been updated for Holiday Season 2018. San Franciscans are known... Read More...

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A Very San Francisco Affair: Most Memorable Hotels

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonJuly 31, 2018

Don’t tell anyone but I have the seven-year-itch. I don’t want a divorce, but I do have the urge to sleep in another bed and suitors are wooing me like foghorns... Read More...

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Exploring Hidden Nashville Attractions

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonJune 21, 2018

If you look beyond the bright lights of the honky tonks, distilleries, and the Grand Ole Opry, you’ll discover a hidden Nashville. It’s a city that made a mark ... Read More...

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Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni on Lake Como

Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni: The Pearl of Lake Como

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonJune 2, 2018

When George Clooney, Richard Branson, Donatella Versace, and Madonna are snapping up vacation villas along Lake Como frequent flyers take notice. If your invita... Read More...

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Visiting the Canary Islands: To the Moon and Back

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonDecember 30, 2017

Déjà vu… heard of it… didn’t really believe in it …until my plane landed. My ticket read Spain but this destination looks just like Hawaii. Readers, I only had ... Read More...

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Explore Quirky Fun at Musée Mécanique in San Francisco

Ruth Wertzberger CarlsonNovember 27, 2017

Hysterical, screeching laughter; that’s the first thing you hear. Then you see her: a 6-foot-tall red-haired woman with freckles and gap teeth enclosed in a gla... Read More...

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