You may find yourself in San Jose / Silicon Valley on a business trip to see a show at Levi Stadium, or maybe you just happen to live here and are looking for something to do. I think yout Alviso! It’s an interesting pl should check ouace to spend a couple of hours for a change of pace in Silicon Valley, and it is worth visiting!
The movie of E.M. Forster’s 1908 novel, “A Room with a View” came out in 1985. It was prime time for us Gen X romantic dreamers! James Ivory’s film stars Helena Bonham Carter, the beautiful, relatable proxy for us. She tried to follow tradition but glimpsed and then realized the possibilities beyond society’s expectations. Oh,…
On a recent visit to England, I asked some British pop star friends if they could show me a cool English beach town. I’d seen their photos over the years of family vacations at small cabins on the beach, grandchildren exploring tide pools, eating ice cream cones, and exploring wooded areas. So they booked us…
When Princess Diana got married in the “wedding of the century” I was about 14, and my friends and I stayed up all night to watch! It was a wedding we’d never forget. What a true-life fairy tale! Ever since then, I’ve followed her and the Royal Family with interest. After high school graduation, a…
Imagine what you think VENICE ITALY is like from all of the books you’ve read and movies you’ve seen. Now…guess what! … It is! (Unless you’ve read and seen a bunch of awful stuff about it!) I had visited Venice only once before, 30 years ago, for a few hours one afternoon. My memories of it…
Chances are you’ve never heard of Arnold, California. It’s a census-designated place in the Stanislaus National Forest of Calaveras County, with a population (and elevation) of around 4000. Arnold is about a 3-hour drive from San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, and 2 hours from Yosemite National Park. Arnold has no stoplight, and few sidewalks. In…
Capitola is a ridiculously charming beach village in the Monterey Bay of California. Colorful buildings, palm trees, restaurants, shops and pretty vistas galore! It is the perfect spot for a beach mini-break, or a longer stay! For such a small town there are quite a few lodging options. Read on for my recommendations. The Inn…