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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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Casual Elegance Meets Natural Beauty at Lodi California Hotel

Lisa Waterman GrayOctober 19, 2018

Wine & Roses Hotel is in Lodi, California, one of the nation’s hottest wine destinations. The hotel also houses the Lodi Wine & Visitor Center in a two-... Read More...

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San Mateo - Silicon Valley - Half Moon Bay - Farmer John’s Pumpkins. Photo by Edna Takeda-Geller

Festive Fall in Silicon Valley

Susan Lanier-GrahamOctober 18, 2018

As you head south from San Francisco, San Mateo County with its famed Silicon Valley stretches across the peninsula offering magnificent Bay views on one side a... 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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Vintage Vibe Meets Modern Convenience at the Grape Leaf Inn

Lisa Waterman GrayJune 5, 2018

Think of the Grape Leaf Inn, in Healdsburg, California, as an ideal place to plan a wine country getaway for adults. Quiet, clean and full of natural light, the... Read More...

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Santa Rosa’s Fabulous Flamingo Conference Resort and Spa

Barbara BarrielleApril 16, 2018

I love this hotel and resort. I love the vibe, the lack of pretension, the ease of living and its history. The low-slung, understated original Flamingo Hotel w... Read More...

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Not Too Late! 3 Ski Resorts to Ski this Spring in Lake Tahoe

Catherine ParkerMarch 26, 2018

When most ski resorts are packing up the winter operations, Lake Tahoe offers a solid spring ski season until June. Located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range ... Read More...

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5 Best Small Towns to Visit in the United States

Guest PostMarch 14, 2018

If you’re planning an upcoming trip around the US, you’ve probably got your sights set already on big cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. Of course... Read More...

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Getting Wild in the City at the San Francisco Zoo

Barbara BarrielleMarch 2, 2018

The San Francisco Zoo, tucked along the western edge of San Francisco on Ocean Beach, is a place to enjoy for everyone from toddlers to grandmas... and everyone... Read More...

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