John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John…
The Navy’s Blue Angels will be in the air again over San Francisco’s Fleet Week celebrations, after missing last year’s event. They’ll kick off the show on Thurs. Oct. 9 with aerial practice for full shows on Oct. 12 and 13th. There’s a full schedule…
Anyone who lives on the West Coast is only a few hours from a tubing experience so fun and so affordable, you’ll want to make weekly trips! I’m talking about Salt River Tubing, located in Mesa, Arizona. My husband…
Most folks visit Sequoia National Park to see its giant sequoia trees, the largest living things on the earth! That’s a great reason to go and there are wonderful hikes through these amazing forests of giants and the meadows that…
The home of the popular vacation accommodation website Airbnb, San Francisco, is now considering legislation to make the de facto availability of short-term residential rentals legal. At present local law prohibits rentals of less than 30 days…
I greatly admire and enjoy the writing of American novelist, John Steinbeck — in fact, you’ll see a quote from one of Steinbeck’s books at the end of my posts on TravelGumbo. Steinbeck was born and grew up in the small farming town…
July 25, 2014: Until recently I lived in a small Arizona mountain town, rescued by artists when the copper mine shut down. There were a surprising number of world-class photographers and from time to time I’d organize a show and an…
Every Saturday morning, from April to November, residents of Grass Valley and nearby communities make their way to North Star House where the largest of the 3 terrific Nevada County Grower’s Markets is held on spacious grounds adjacent…
I love honesty in advertising! When a place as historically famous as Mission San Juan Capistrano tells you it’s “Worth a Visit”, it’s not only a believable claim but likely one of the most understated in all of California.
The last of the great urban rail terminals to be built, Los Angeles Union Station is celebrating its 75th anniversary this years. It’s not the largest of big city terminals; the age of the automobile was well under way, and the aviation age was…
John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John…
The Navy’s Blue Angels will be in the air again over San Francisco’s Fleet Week celebrations, after missing last year’s event. They’ll kick off the show on Thurs. Oct. 9 with aerial practice for full shows on Oct. 12 and 13th. There’s a full schedule…
Anyone who lives on the West Coast is only a few hours from a tubing experience so fun and so affordable, you’ll want to make weekly trips! I’m talking about Salt River Tubing, located in Mesa, Arizona. My husband…
Most folks visit Sequoia National Park to see its giant sequoia trees, the largest living things on the earth! That’s a great reason to go and there are wonderful hikes through these amazing forests of giants and the meadows that…
The home of the popular vacation accommodation website Airbnb, San Francisco, is now considering legislation to make the de facto availability of short-term residential rentals legal. At present local law prohibits rentals of less than 30 days…
I greatly admire and enjoy the writing of American novelist, John Steinbeck — in fact, you’ll see a quote from one of Steinbeck’s books at the end of my posts on TravelGumbo. Steinbeck was born and grew up in the small farming town…
July 25, 2014: Until recently I lived in a small Arizona mountain town, rescued by artists when the copper mine shut down. There were a surprising number of world-class photographers and from time to time I’d organize a show and an…
Every Saturday morning, from April to November, residents of Grass Valley and nearby communities make their way to North Star House where the largest of the 3 terrific Nevada County Grower’s Markets is held on spacious grounds adjacent…
I love honesty in advertising! When a place as historically famous as Mission San Juan Capistrano tells you it’s “Worth a Visit”, it’s not only a believable claim but likely one of the most understated in all of California.
The last of the great urban rail terminals to be built, Los Angeles Union Station is celebrating its 75th anniversary this years. It’s not the largest of big city terminals; the age of the automobile was well under way, and the aviation age was…
