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SF Bay Area Free Days
Many museums/zoos offer free admission on certain days of the month. If there are any you know of that are not listed here, please leave a comment below so I…
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Cheese Steak Shop, Bay Area Locations
24 Bay Area locations Good for: Everyone Price Range: Reasonable Features: Tasty basics For over 15 years I have eaten Philly Cheese Steaks from the Cheese Steak Shop (used to…
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Gilroy Gardens fka Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy
3050 Hecker Pass Hwy (Hwy 152), Gilroy, California 95020 Good for: Day-trip, children 7-yr and under Price: $45/adult, $35/child Features: Rides, Circus Trees, Agricultural Gilroy Gardens is a theme park…
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Cavalia – Horse and Acrobatic Performance
A show by the co-producer of Cirque du Soleil . . . with horses? I was intrigued as raging reviews filled the media yet I could not quite grasp the…
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Santa Ramen, San Mateo
1944 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, California 94403 Good for: Group of 1-6 people Price Range: Reasonable Features: Consistent food Santa Ramen has been around for a while but…
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Cirque du Soleil – OVO
Before this year, I had never seen a live Cirque du Soleil show. There are two main reasons for that. First was content, as many of the shows have a…
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Filoli Center, Woodside
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…
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Thai Satay, San Mateo
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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ReJouvence Spa, Burlingame
Review from me and a $50 special for you! Read on . . . 1375 Burlingame Ave Ste 204, Burlingame, CA 94010 Services: Massage, facials, waxing Price: $85 for basic…
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Alameda Art & Wine Faire 2010
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…
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Raging Waters, San Jose
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…
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Tenka Japanese Restaurant, San Mateo (CLOSED)
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.…