A weekend in Sonoma and Napa Valley
It was soon obvious that you could spend far more than a weekend sampling the delights of Sonoma and Napa Valley wine regions. It was a plainly audacious plan to attempt to cover so much territory in two days. As a sampler of the region however, we didn’t waste the opportunity…
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A Californian Coffee Odyssey
When in Rome, right? A friend of ours, who lived in the States for a decade, maintains that one should think of American coffee as a warm breakfast beverage…
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Guest Review: Canadian Rockies & Glacier Bay, Alaska APT Tour
Should a trip to the Rockies and Alaska be on your bucket list? Our Guest Reporter Ruth shares her experience of the tour and the wonders of Glacier Bay, Lake Louise and The Rocky Mountaineer.
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The Two Sides of Yosemite
If you were in Silicon Valley, California, and had two nights free before catching a plane home to Australia, what would you do?
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Guest Review: Nat K & family go to Portland, Oregon.
Prior reference points for Portland: Origin of the TV show Portlandia…(obviously). Keep Portland Weird city slogan. Setting of the book Wildwood, written by the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy. Home of Keith, a work friend from fifteen years ago (will he remember us?!)….
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One Day in San Francisco….
What was I thinking? A 14 hour overnight flight from Sydney to San Francisco, one day to see it all and one night to party! I must be bonkers! At the tender age of 40 plus (lets not go there) I was thinking I was 20 again. Its travelling, I get excited!…
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