Oakland to Long Beach- Non-stop
Did you know you can go from Oakland to Long Beach in an hour and a half? To go to Long Beach from San Francisco on Southwest Airlines you need to go through Pheonix then Oakland and it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes? What were they thinking?
View at the Edge of a Continent
The Monterey shoreline is like the Grand Canyon, pictures don’t do it justice. You just have to go see it. The best vantage starts in Pacific Grove’s section of the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail that runs parallel to Ocean View Blvd. This trail stretches from Lighthouse...
Packing Tips
Who knows everything about packing? I don't. Here are some great ideas so you don't have to learn the hard way. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HXj6Sz4eBUU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Here is a link to how...
Credit Card Fraud…The rest of the Story
The Dali Lama said, “When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.”
Last July I ask for stories from people whose credit cards had been compromised while on vacation. What I got back was…nothing. Networking worked and I got one interesting story that I’ll relate below.
Each of the stories in the July post is true and I’ll share what I would do differently. If you have any additional suggestions, please comment. It is good for all of us to learn how to keep our money safe.
Napa Valley Winery Exchange
415 Taylor Street, 415 771-2887; Website: www.nvwe.com/ “We taste everything and, before we buy it all staff have to love it.” This business philosophy drives what wine is sold, according to John Sumners, the general manager. This wine exchange specializes in small...
Barbary Coast Art Store, The Rest of the Story
Artists & Craftsman Supply 555 Pacific Street, 415 931-1900 “This floor used to be a dance hall. Downstairs was a brothel, and we are certified haunted” said Justine, the assistant manager. “There is a cave entrance to the tunnel system that used to connect North...
Coit Tower, Come for the Art, Stay for the View
“This was the first Works of Public Art (WPA) project of the 1930’s. You could say they were Beta Testing the concept of employing artists to make public art,” said Davy Crockett, Coit Tower’s tour director. “It was a rough time in San Francisco, before the highway...
A Cautionary Tale of Cheap Luggage
“Here, bring it here, Kath,” my husband said as he pulled a suitcase off the shelf. I looked around furtively and rolled the bag over to where he was opening the new one. The zipper on my suitcase was gaping open, never to close again, and there was no time to get...
The Church of Saints Peter & Paul, North Beach
One of my favorite things to do, when I see a church, is to go in, sit in a pew, close my eyes and see what impressions well up. Recently I did this in the sanctuary of the Church of Saints Peter & Paul Parish in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco....
Jazz on the Russian River All Year Long
On seeing “Live Jazz” on a sandwich board outside the Main Street Station Restaurant we lurched to a stop and discussed our options. The cold bit our cheeks this early November night and we wanted to make a decision to stay or move on, quickly. Always interested in...