The Long and Winding Road
Heading South on HWY 101 from the Bay Area, the route, also known as El Camino Real (The Royal Road), has become very familiar to me over the last 25 years. The famous road that once linked the Spanish missions, pueblos and presidios, and connected the states of...
Arts and Crafts for Valentine’s Day
While parents have long tried to quell their children’s fixated gaze on screens, their efforts have begun to wane in the face of omnipresent technological needs. Screens are no longer just for video games and Nickelodeon, they have become virtual schools and social...
Winter Walks
You may be wondering how you can make a date or celebration feel special amid pandemic closures. Sure, you can get creative at home by cooking a special meal with your SO, creating some ambiance, and trying to find something, anything to watch that you haven’t already...
Dinner & a Movie: Amore Bistrot and Groundhog Day
Amore Bistrot 145 East D Street, Benicia, CA 94510 (On Kuhland Alley behind The Inn at Benicia Bay) 707.752.4300 | Info@AmoreBistrot.com | www.amorebistro.com Gracie is so excited about this one! The elegant, picturesque and historic Inn at Benicia Bay is now also...
Road Trip? Continued…
Road trips continued... One year ago, I was getting ready for my "sometimes" annual trip to Paris. Although February is not the best time to visit the City of Love, airfare was rock-bottom and hotels were welcoming visitors after a year of yellow vest protests that...
Dinner and a Movie: Mare Island Brewing and Beer Culture
Mare Island Brewing Company www.mareislandbrewingco.com Ferry Taproom Coal Shed Brewery 289 Mare Island Way 850 Nimitz...
Road Trip??
My Mom was great about taking road trips. She would load up her beat-up Dodge station wagon with her five kids and my grandmother for a day of adventure that usually included grocery shopping, errands, exploring the local lake for a picnic and stopping at an A&W...
Dinner and a Movie: Aung MayLiKa and The Ladies Diary
Aung MayLiKa Please note: Aung MayLiKa may have moved by publication time! New address is 333 First Street in the Washington House building downtown. Now this is the place to go for Burmese specialities! Burma, also called The Golden Land, now Myanmar, is a...
Late Fall Hikes
Late fall hikes around the Bay Area As we descend deeper into fall and begin to feel the heralding chill of winter, you might be tempted to pack away the hiking boots and hunker down on the couch. But don’t give in! This season still offers a lot to see and explore....
