The strangest thing happened to me in Berkeley, California. I went to Berkeley to visit my son. As I was leaving to go back to the airport, he asked if I would take him to Walgreens to pick up a couple of cases of water. I drove over to the...
Weekend Getaway: San Jose, California
Weekend Getaway: San Jose, California This isn't a usual review. My son, Derek, and I went to San Jose for one purpose and one purpose only, to run the Rock 'n' Roll San Jose 10K race. I thought while I was there, I would see some cool tech buildings but...
Kate’s Lazy Meadow Review
Kate's Lazy Meadow Review We heard about this place for years. Kate Pierson from the B-52's, the famous rock/punk band of the 1980's new wave/punk era, owns a little place near Woodstock, called Kate's Lazy Meadow. So, when our cousin told us their wedding would be in Woodstock, we thought...
Weekend Getaway: Woodstock, NY
Weekend Getaway: Woodstock, NY When you think Woodstock, you think of the 1969 music festival of Peace, Love and Music. Even if you weren't around then, you still heard about three days of music that drew 400,000 people to hear from some of our greatest performers like Jimi Hendrix, Crosby...
Weekend Getaway: Boulder, Colorado
Weekend Getaway: Boulder, Colorado I came for the weekend to Boulder, Colorado for the BolderBOULDER 10K race. This is the largest 10K race in the country and has more than 50,000 people run/walk the race. With nearly $200,000 in prize money, elite athletes from across the world come into town...
Vacation Getaway: Park City, Utah
Vacation Getaway: Park City, Utah My family and I decided to get away spring break to Park City, Utah. We haven't gone skiing as a family in years and decided it was time. The last time I was in Park City, Utah was nearly 30 years ago. Obviously, a lot...
Weekend Getaway: Beacon, NY
Weekend Getaway: Beacon, NY My husband and I decided to get out of town for the weekend for our anniversary. We had heard a lot of interesting things about the town of Beacon, upstate, NY but had never been there. The one thing that attracted us to the town was...
Top Seven Things to Do in St Marten
Top Seven Things to Do in St Marten Go to Friar's Bay Beach - It's not that popular and yet, it's one of the nicest beaches on the Island. There are two restaurants and facilities. They offer lounge chair and umbrella rentals for the day. (I a paid $25 usd...
Hotel in NYC: Try The Bryant Park Hotel
Hotel in NYC: Try The Bryant Park Hotel When I knew I would be running the NYC Marathon, I immediately researched the pick up location of the busses that were going down to Staten Island for the start of the race. I needed to be in Manhattan at 6 am...
Is It Worth It? Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Is it worth it? Berkeley Botanical Gardens I have been visiting Berkeley quite often lately since my son has been going to school at UC Berkeley, but I never went to the Berkeley Botanical Gardens until now. The Gardens are amazing. The feature plants from around the world. You name...