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Time Travel: Monterey State Historic Park

How do you make history interesting for children? Most of kids do not dwell in the past these days, they are more interested in the future, influenced by endless flood of futuristic movies and video games. However, I believe that history is important. After all, if you do not know your past, you are doomed …

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Sonoma weekend getaway: exploring Petaluma and Tomales Bay

Do you have a family travel tradition? Do you have a destination on the map that you love going back to again and again? For our family it is Sonoma County and nearby areas of Marin County of Northern California. I already posted several Sonoma weekend getaway itineraries for different tastes and interests: Family friendly …

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Northern Sonoma County – Exploring the “Russian Territory”

Our family is a big fan of Sonoma County. I have already published a couple of itineraries about Sonoma: Family Friendly Wineries in Sonoma and Sonoma Family Adventures – cheese, oysters, beer and the giants of the sea. We are especially in love with Northern part of the County, (North of the Russian River), which …

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Best day trips from San Francisco with kids

Sonoma family trip itinerary: cheese, oysters, beer and the giants of the sea

When people hear “Sonoma” they immediately think “wine”. There are, indeed, a lot of great family friendly wineries in Sonoma but there is so much more to do there beyond wine tasting that many people, unfortunately, overlook. That’s why I decided to create a couple of Sonoma family trip itineraries that focus on everything but …

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Walking Tour of Carmel: Fairy Tale Cottages and Secret Alleys

Are you looking for the most charming walking tour of Carmel, California? I have got exactly what you need and then some! This is my last installment of the trilogy dedicated to attractions in Monterey Bay, California area. The previously posted stories are: Monterey family vacation itinerary and Things to Do in Carmel Valley and …

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The Tale of Two Towns – Things to do in Carmel Valley and Carmel-by-the-Sea

This is the second itinerary of my planned trilogy of stories dedicated to Monterey Bay area. The first one is Monterey family vacation itinerary published previously and the third is Carmel self guided walking tour. All three road trip itineraries can be used as stand-alone for a weekend getaway or can be combined into a longer …

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