Travel & Lifestyle Writer / San Francisco & Beyond
In a city famous for its hills, San Francisco’s highest peak, 938-foot Mount Davidson, remains largely unknown to both city residents and visitors alike. Yet for those of us living in the patchwork of residential neighborhoods that cluster around it, collectively referred to as “West of Twin Peaks,” Mount Davidson is a familiar part of
*** Warning: This post contains content that may be considered inappropriate for children! *** While we did not have time for a safari, we nevertheless saw relatives of one of the so-called “Big Five” game animals on our recent trip to South Africa. These were dassies, the South African name for an animal also known as
A week or so before we left for Cape Town, my husband, Matt, and I received an email message from our Italian-South African friend, Gianfranco, whose 50th birthday celebration was the cause for our trip. He instructed us, in no uncertain terms, that we were not to bring gifts. Instead, he said: “I want you
We were somewhere over the Atlantic, the cabin lights dimmed, as I made my way from the lavatory back to my seat. At 3am Pacific Time, most of the passengers on our flight from San Francisco to Zurich were sleeping or at least attempting to do so. All was quiet but for the white noise
What I love most about travel is the feeling of it, a visceral experience that goes beyond and magnifies the five senses. It is the flutter in my stomach as the plane roars up into the clouds, the exhilaration of waking up in a foreign city, not yet knowing what the day has in store,