SF Bay Area
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, California 94062 Good for: Day-trip, families Price: $15/adult, $5/child Features: Historic house, gardens Filoli features a historic home and beautifully manicured gardens. From my place in…
SF Bay Area
173 E 4th Avenue, San Mateo, California 94401 Good for: Everyone Price Range: Inexpensive to Reasonable Features: Always an open table, takeout available Do you ever get tired of Mexican,…
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If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, head to the South Bay for some jazz. From legendary players to newcomers, there will be something to please everyone during…
Domestic
After lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, Old Spaghetti Factory, we headed back to the Cal Expo Fairgrounds. Since our media passes allowed us to go multiple days, we…
Domestic
Since the CA State Fair did not open until noon, we decided to do a bit of touring. It was so confusing to find parking at the State Capitol. There…
Domestic
For this trip, we stayed at the Courtyard Marriott on Y Street in Sacramento. They are running special CA State Fair packages so we were able to stay for $79…
Domestic
Even though I grew up in California, I had never been to the state fair. My family finally reached Sacramento after a little detour to the Alameda Art & Wine…
SF Bay Area
It’s been a long time since I was able to take any kind of trip with my family lately. So, we decided to make a trip out to Sacramento for…
SF Bay Area
2333 South White Road, San Jose, California 95148 Good for: Day-trip, families Price: $33/adult, $24/child Features: Water slides, lazy river, wave pool What a fantastic visit my friends and I…
SF Bay Area
246 South B Street, San Mateo, California 94401 Good for: Everyone Price Range: Inexpensive to Reasonable Features: Live Koi pond, Happy Hour Sushi San Mateo is overflowing with Japanese restaurants.…
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Event: Bump It Up! Book Signing Date: May 26, 2010 Location: W Hotel, San Francisco CA Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm So after a few weeks after launching my blog, I…
SF Bay Area
180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110 Good for: 1/2 day-trip, young children Price: $10/person Children’s Discover Museum of San Jose is nice for the younger set, under 9 years…