Think of California family vacations and the thought of San Francisco often is the next thought. There is a reason why Frank Sinatra left his heart in San Francisco. Leaving the beauty of the mix of modern and Victorian houses, the cable cars, the fresh cool breeze, the museums (and the list would just go […]

When the producers of TV’s Murder She Wrote were looking for the perfect stand-in for the fictional New England coastal village of Cabot Cove, they found it about 3,000 miles this side of the East Coast in the Northern California community of Mendocino. So it’s no mystery that, with all of the TV exposure, Mendocino […]

If walking or driving the streets of San Francisco is not quite enough adventure for you, try joining the growing number of people who are seeing Bay area sights while balancing on board a Segway, that two-wheeled electric vehicle that was once hailed as the future of all personal travel. Not only will you see […]

White, red, sparkling, flavored, there’s sure something more to add to the list. When someone talks about wine, California always comes to mind.
Indeed, a California trip wouldn’t be complete without having a sip of its world famous wines. And what could be more fitting than a personalized visit to the Northern part of Sunny California, […]

The grapevine has an amazing power to transform reasonably attractive countryside into an oasis of culture and beauty that speaks to all of one’s senses ‘ and no place is that better manifested than in the famed Napa Valley.
A visit to Napa is not just a chance to see where wine is made, or to […]

As if the sights and sounds of San Francisco weren’t enough to keep visitors completely enthralled, Mother Nature invites you to drive just a few minutes north of the city, across the Golden Gate Bridge and into a suburban area that seems like the other side of the planet from downtown.
Of course that’s why people […]

Chicago, Illinois is the largest city in the state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. The Chicago metropolitan area has a population of over 9.4 million in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, making it also the third largest metropolitan area in the US. Chicago is located along the shore of […]

Imagine a trip to the vineyards of Tuscany where you will drive through a sun-drenched region with vine-clad hillsides, stopping off to visit wineries where fascinating local craftsmen toil at their labor of love. At night you will retire to your villa, a shrine of elegance and testament to good taste.
Now imagine driving just a […]

A year ago we wrote a Glossary where we defined Brain Fitness as “the general state of good, sharp, brain and mind, especially as the result of mental and physical exercise and proper nutrition” and a Brain Fitness Program as a “structured set of brain exercises, usually computer-based, designed to train specific brain areas and […]

Anyone who plunks down good money for a California getaway wants to be sure the experience will be extra-special. With today’s lodging prices, it’s only natural that visitors expect something memorable and out of the ordinary.
One way to add that extra touch is to choose a historic lodging – a place that brings to mind […]