San Francisco Bay Area is unique in a sense that it offers multiple fabulous weekend getaway and family vacation opportunities just 1,5-2 hours away from the city. If you go North, you will hit Sonoma and Napa. If you go West – you can have a lot of fun in Sacramento and if you go …
From time to time I plan to post my reviews of various campgrounds we visited and attractions/activities around them. Camping trip is a great way to do a family road trip. So today I am posting my review of Giant Gap Campground. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra-Nevada Mountains in Tahoe National Forest …
If you ever travel to Chicago, one place I highly recommend visiting outside the city is Starved Rock State Park. When people travel to a metropolitan area they tend to stay and explore attractions within the area. Thus, they don’t give themselves a chance to see those absolute gems that are just a little bit …
Frozen Beauty – Things to Do at Starved Rock State Park in Winter Read More »
This family road trip itinerary is about the greatest two minutes in sports and a hero that set a record in 1973 that is yet to be beaten. This road trip itinerary is dedicated to Kentucky Derby and an amazing horse named Secretariat. As a background to this itinerary and the movie here is an …
Family Road Trip Itinerary in the Footsteps of the Movie “Secretariat” Read More »
One of my most favorite things to do with kids is visiting California flower fields and flower scavenger hunting. California is one of the best places for such activities because very few places in the U.S. can compare with California flower fields. There is ALWAYS something in bloom in California, even in winter, and in …
“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to figure out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them”.- Mark Twain When I was growing up The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was one of my favorite books. Now that I have 2 boys this classic is a staple at our house. …
Family road trip itinerary in the footsteps of “Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Read More »
What is a perfect road trip? To me it is a road trip to a perfect destination that went exactly according to a perfect plan. No one would argue that Yosemite National Park is one of the crown jewels of California, if not the entire United States, and it is a perfect destination for a …
