Category: California

“I love Napa; I used to work there. You can spend three days in Napa and a lifetime in Sonoma. Our goal is not only to get visitors to Sonoma County but also to get them into the vineyards. Our …

if you take the name of your first pet and add a surname of the first street you lived on, you too will have a fictitious (a.k.a. ‘porn star’) name like…. She had told us her name was Mimsy Eldena, …

It had been five years since I last visited Palm Springs (43,000 people) and boy how it has changed! Located about 110 miles east of Los Angeles and 140 miles northeast of San Diego, it is one of nine adjacent …

Oh, baby don’t you want to go Oh, baby don’t you want to go Back to the land of California . . . -1936, Robert Johnson We’re on an AirTran flight from the East Coast to the West, and the …

The charming City Mouse-Country Mouse tale by Aesop tells the story of two cousins from very different neighborhoods who visit each other and, as a result, gain appreciation for their own homes. Aesop’s fables were first written in the mid-sixth …

Driving along I-5 near Redding, California, you wouldn’t guess that a glistening jewel lies just west along the Sacramento River. Nestled in Turtle Bay Exploration Park, the Sundial pedestrian bridge was completed in 2004 and connects the two sections of …

At the age of eleven I made my first trip to San Francisco, meeting my aunt in Chicago and continuing by train ever westward. 60 years ago. I’ve been back at least 30 times since then, usually visiting Napa or …

People often ask me what I do on my trips. The answer for a travel writer, “I work!” Maybe I get in a few minutes in the fitness center or pool, but mostly I am reviewing all the press material …

Mt. Shasta City, California, is an inviting little town at the base of beautiful snow-covered Mt. Shasta, just off the I-5 highway. The town has served tourists for nearly a century and has wonderful shops, restaurants and places to stay. …

“Shorten your rein, grab mane, prepare to canter,” came from plucky Lari Shea, owner of Ricochet Ridge Ranch. Mounted on a Black Beauty double named Rascal. This petite lady leads countless horse treks through the primordial redwood forests of Northern …