Point Reyes is often the lesser known surrounding Bay Area destination, but it’s one of our favorite places to get away. October is the best month to visit because there are more days of sunshine and the weather is perfectly toasty. To celebrate my birthday, our 4 year wedding anniversary and a little one on … Continue reading Point Reyes & Nick’s Cove
Phil took me to Filoli for the first time for my birthday last fall. Our guide recommended that we come back to visit again in spring to see all of tulips and cherry blossoms in full bloom. So, we did and it was so worth it! We skipped the house tour this time around and spent … Continue reading Celebrating Spring in the Filoli Gardens
My mother-in-law visited us over the Thanksgiving weekend, and we wanted to show her how wonderful and beautiful Northern California truly is. Her last visit to the Bay Area was tainted by never-ending traffic everywhere we went. We sat in the car for hours just to visit a Carmel for 2 hours and then hopped back in … Continue reading Exploring Point Reyes in the Winter
Our Austrian friends came to visit last weekend, and we decided to take them up to Mendocino, a place highly recommended by both friends and family. We thought that Mendocino was only a couple of hours away, and planned to really explore Mendocino. Unfortunately, the drive up was more like four to five hours … Whoops…. (The one time … Continue reading Up To Mendocino
Loved our smooth trip down the Russian River with Burke’s Canoes. Read more about our trip here. Continue reading Little Film: Canoeing down the Russian River
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