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Coffee here, coffee there, coffee coffee everywhere at the San Francisco Coffee Festival in Fort Mason Festival Pavilion on Saturday Nov 8. One of Raquel’s favorites was the “Shaggy” from Bad Baristas, which made her eyes open wide with all the caffeine and sugar combo …
What a fabulous anniversary day, which started with a gorgeous sunrise: Although Ben had a full day of meetings, as well as dealing with firefighters, Raquel took advantage of the gorgeous day and walked up & over Russian Hill, through the Marina, Presidio and Fort …
Monday Oct 6 was one of the most gorgeous days – sunny and the mid-70s – which was perfect for a ferry ride to Tiburon. After walking past the Carnival cruise ship and hopping on the ferry, we crossed the bay past Alcatraz and Angel …
Although we missed the Folsom Street Fair, we did make it to the Castro Street Fair for some good music, pride booths, coffee at the famous Castro Coffee house next to the old Castro theater, interesting sights, unique body piercings, and some good conversations with …
Sometimes the best trips are spontaneous, like the trip to Napa which we planned the night before we rented a car and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge Our first stop was in downtown Napa for an Ahi burger and some garlic fries at Gott’s …
Love was all around when we joined the San Francisco City Guide’s walking tour of Haight-Ashbury to learn the history of 60’s Rock music (Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Big Brother & the Holding Company) as well as the architecture of the …
We embraced our inner tourists on a warm, sunny Saturday in San Francisco by hopping on the Sausalito ferry at Pier 41. After wandering through the streets of Sausalito, having brunch at the Lighthouse Cafe, randomly stumbling across a chili cook-off contest, and watching a …
Today (May 18) was a wonderful Monday morning in Hong Kong! I am part of the CISPA (Canadian International School Parents Association) Monday morning hiking group. But since it has started to get a bit hot for our 20+ kilometer hikes up and down the …
So it wasn’t a typical Mother’s Day Celebration! This year after a yummy brunch at Classified (with Carrot Cake!), we walked through the Hong Kong Zoo on our way to catch the Tram up to the Peak for a morning of optical illusions. The Trick …
Hong Kong is a festival of the senses! Every time we walk out our door in Hong Kong, we are treated with the surprise of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching something new. Sometimes it is for the positive and other times we just chalk …