Travel & Day Trips
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Hanging with the World’s Largest Animals Less Than 2 Hours from the Bay Area
By Emily Polsby For several weeks in June, I had been receiving emails about sightings of numerous blue whales in…
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REVIEW: Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui After My Stay With 3 Kids
Lots of resorts on Maui are variations on the same theme–smallish guest rooms, an island-styled lobby, big pools and a…
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REVIEW: Four Seasons Resort Maui, After A Decade of Visits
MAUI, HAWAII – As a professional travel photographer, I’m lucky that I get to travel to hotels all over California…
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Review: Drums of the Pacific Luau in Maui, From My Visit With 3 Kids
MAUI COUNTY – Music is always important at a Hawaiian luau. But one luau in Maui makes music front and…
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REVIEW: Sailing on Maui’s Alii Nui Luxury Catamaran With Our 3 Kids at Sunset
MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII – The ocean is central to Hawaiian culture. So it stands to reason that one of the…
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Where Can You Actually Fly From Concord’s Buchanan Field?
For most East Bay residents, Concord’s Buchanan Field is known for small planes, flight schools, corporate jets and the occasional…
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REVIEW: Grand Hyatt SFO, the Only Hotel at San Francisco Airport
Many airport hotels are extremely generic—a non-descrip box in an office park, somewhere vaguely near the terminal. These indistinct hotels…
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7 Amazing Facts About Muir Woods You Probably Didn’t Know
Just a short drive across the Richmond San Rafael bridge lies a misty, primeval sanctuary almost entirely disconnected from the…
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The 14 Absolute Best Places for Summer Fruit Picking in or Near the Bay Area
Summer fruit picking in the Bay Area is not one single season. It is a rolling, sticky-fingered calendar: cherries in…
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How to Ride MUNI Trains in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Muni trains can feel confusing the first time you ride them in San Francisco. They run…
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