Fruta offers lots of flavors of their delicious ice cream - from the traditional to the more adventurous. Tonight was an unusually warm night here in Santa Rosa.  Sonoma County evenings are typically quite cool.  Even hot summer days give ways to chilly temperatures at night

Outside the unassuming tasting room at De La Montanya Winery in Healdsburg, Sonoma Country. You’ll find De La Montanya Winery along a windy rural road just outside Healdsburg, in the heart of Sonoma County, California.  Just as you pass under the bridge, the winery, with its smal

Andale Mexican Restaurant, SFOWe were waiting for our flight and after the drive to the airport and the time to check-in and go through security we were starving.  We debated between the different places to get a bite to eat and finally settled on Andale.  As you might expec

Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery, Sonoma, California Just a short walk away from the wonderful downtown square in the center of Sonoma you’ll find the historic Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery.  The winery is over a 100-years-old and they’ve used that time to perfect their fabulous win

Beringer Vineyard tasting room, Napa Valley, CaliforniaThe classy Beringer Vineyard is a large winery in the heart of the Napa Valley.  There are lovely views out over the valley and their grounds, but unfortunately no picnic tables to enjoy it from. …

The fountain beckons you to relax and linger a while at V. Sattui Winery in the famous Napa Valley, CailforniaV. Sattui Winery is a family owned winery established in 1885.  The winery is beautiful and the perfect place to break for lunch on a day of wine tasting in the Napa Valley. &

Sonoma County's Valley of the Moon, near Glen Ellen, is home to award winning wineries and the relaxing Sonoma Valley Regional Park, near Glen Ellen, A couple of weeks ago we headed out to go wine tasting in the Valley of the Moon (Sonoma Mountain AVA) near Glen Ellen. …

Recently my cousin and I set out to spend the better part of the day at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.  Since it turned out we were done much more quickly than we thought, we set out to find something else to do in the park.  We had thought of visiti

Recently my cousin came to visit.  We drove him to the airport when he left, and since we were already in San Francisco, we decided to visit another site in the fabulous Golden Gate Park.  It was the perfect thing to do on a beautifully sunny day in January.  Just anoth

Street parking in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Golden Gate Park sprawls out over more than 1,000 acres.  It offers countless paths to stroll and enjoy a break from the city while staying right inside it.…