Posts Tagged ‘Weekend’
Friday, March 26th, 2010
For the entire 20-plus years that Linda and her husband Earl of Cedar Mountain Winery have been making wine they’ve thought through their impact on the local environment. On their especially beautiful patch of hills off Tesla Road, you can sense the family feel as you roll down the driveway towards the hubbub of weekend [...]
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Tags: California, Farm to Table, Livermore Valley, Romantic Trips, Travel Tips, Weekend, Wineries
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
Sometimes you are driving around on vacation, maybe on two wheels, maybe four, but either way, passing by intriguing signs, sculptures, and landmarks it can be hard to pick ones are stop-worthy. My tip on this would be to stop if you get the urge, error on the side of new possibility, and if there’s [...]
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Tags: CA Wine Country, California, Pets and Poodles, Romantic Trips, Weekend
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Vancouver, Vancouver, Vancouver! What an incredible place. It is a city that’s close to my heart ever since I spent a year there studying and taking the gondola up Grouse Mountain a few times a week as a volunteer ski patroller. Ah the memories. If you’re headed to see the doubles luge, the curling, the [...]
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Tags: BC, Explore, Family Travel, Neighborhoods, Olympics, Travel Tips, Vancouver, Weekend
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Oceanside is a cozy, beachy, community, and walking along the beach this time of year, the moist breeze verges on perfect. Traveling for Valentine’s Day, or on weekends throughout February and March is a great idea especially for vacation destinations that are busting at the seems in summers or on major holidays. There is more [...]
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Tags: California, Neighborhoods, Recycle Everything, Romantic Trips, Travel Tips, Weekend
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
First of all I want to apologize for my disappearing act, I’ve been all over the place, and have a lot of great stuff to report back! Napa can be hard to enjoy if you aren’t in that spend-for-joy mindset. Like Las Vegas, Napa sometimes promotes a feeling of excitement through indulgence, and because the [...]
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Ever find the perfect venue, shop, resource or event in a city where you travel and wish it would come home with you? Its a little like not having a GrassRoutes Guide for a city you’ll soon be traveling to, you just want it! I feel that way about a few things I’ve discovered on [...]
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Tags: Calendar, California, Explore, Sustainable Home, Weekend
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
OK, so Portland is no Oakland, in fact, according to the Census Bureau it is one of the whitest large cities in the entire US, but nonetheless, a deep-rooted international spirit is maintained. Not only have I found Portland to be conscientious and open-minded on the whole, but also addicted to all things foreign, especially [...]
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Tags: Casual Night Out, Diversity, Portland, Travel Tips, Weekend
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
I often travel solo. My time exploring the best of the West Coast is far too lengthy to invite along my honey, stealing him from his work. But just because I travel solo, doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of places that inspire memories, and offer imaginings of future romantic excursions — this trip has been [...]
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Tags: CA Wine Country, California, Dress Up, Lodge, Romantic Trips, Weekend
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
I’ve packed a lot into this past week of Mendocino County travels. Here are a few of my top picks (and a peeves too, for good measure): Shambhala Ranch As the saying goes, “it’s not the destination but the journey that matters,” so too with Shambhala Ranch, named for the owners’ dual vision of heaven [...]
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Tags: CA Wine Country, California, Do Lunch, Explore, GR Recommends..., Lodge, Weekend
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Serena Says: We that know Seattle know one of the best places to see performing art in all it’s glory is the Fremont Abbey Arts Center. (After all, The Stranger confirmed this last week in their article on the subject , saying of Nathan Marion, director, "Marion keeps [the abbey] from looking like amateur night [...]
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Tags: Calendar, Listen, Top Picks, Weekend
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