Tag: California
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Drive Thru San Francisco
I’m finding myself scrambling to put together the most expansive tour of San Francisco I can fit into just a few hours. We’re starting at SFO and need to finish in Davis. Here’s the plan to hit the Painted Ladies, Chinatown, Lombard Street, the Lyon Street steps, the Full House house, and the Golden Gate…
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Free Sledding in Tahoe: Mount Rose
This post may contain affiliate links. We just got back from our first-ever family trip to Tahoe! Chris was snowboarding at Northstar and we were staying in Incline Village. The only question left was where could we find the best free sledding in Tahoe? The answer turned out to be a little more complicated then…
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A Girl’s Day in San Francisco Itinerary
This past weekend 3 of my besties from college took flights across the country so we could all spend time together. The girls staggered in between Thursday and Friday and we ended up with 1.5 days altogether. Saturday was our only full-day so when spent it being tourists in San Francisco. Considering how many things…
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Things to do in Palo Alto with Kids
Last week I kicked off a new series of spotlights on kid friendly activities in various towns in Silicon Valley. 15 Kid Friendly Things to Do with Kids in Menlo Park was first and now I am focusing on Palo Alto right next door! If you do a quick Google search for “Palo Alto with…
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What to Do in Menlo Park with Kids
When we were in the process of moving to California we did tons of searches for kid friendly activities and outings in the area. Menlo Park was where we were most interested based on proximity to Chris’s work, but my Google searches were not telling me much about the area at all! I am kicking…
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Zuma Beach (Malibu, CA)
On Thursday we received a call from Chris’s cousin saying that he was in California and would love to get together! We hadn’t seen him in forever and just happened to have a fairly open weekend (rare for us) so we threw together a super last minute road trip and headed down to Malibu! I…
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Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco)
I finally made it to the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco! Thursday is all about routine for us. We play for a couple hours, attend Chinese story time, play on the library playground, eat lunch, take a nap, and go to art class. This week I just wasn’t feeling it. Around 10 am the…
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Redwood City “Magic Lantern 3D Light Show”
If you live in or near Redwood City, my photography class introduced me to this must-see light show in Redwood City! Every Tuesday (schedule is posted through November) they project an amazing 3D light show onto the San Mateo County History Museum. The free show takes about 20 minutes and features a robot presenting the…
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San Gregorio State Beach (near Half Moon Bay, CA)
San Gregorio State Beach happens to be the closest beach coming over the mountains on Highway 84. I am not-so-secretly planning to visit every beach from Santa Cruz to San Francisco, but this week I just wanted the closest bit of sand and ocean possible. Once we turned onto Highway 1 the turn into the San…
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AirBnB Disaster Story
For Memorial Day weekend we had a 3 day trip to Santa Barbara planned. We were going to meet my Aunt from LA and spend the weekend exploring the area and we were all really excited about it! The first thing that went slightly wrong was my Aunt forgot about it and double booked for the…
Magnets From Everywhere 