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Mariposa in 1 Day
The former gold mining town of Mariposa (Spanish for Butterfly) makes the perfect stopping off point for a visit to Yosemite National Park. We spent an afternoon here, explored the town and stocked up with supplies before continuing on to Yosemite the following morning. How to get to Mariposa Mariposa is 42 miles from the…
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Folsom in 1 Day
The quaint little town of Folsom is near Sacramento, California. Taking a walk through the Folsom Historic District is like taking a walk back in time to an era when the Gold Rush was in full swing and the main form of communication was the Pony Express. On the edge of town, you will find one of…
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Palo Alto in 2 Days
Palo Alto, an affluent Californian city, is situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, on the shores of San Francisco Bay. It is most famous for being the home of Stanford, one of the world’s most prestigious Universities. In addition, many of the world’s top tech firms, such as Google, Facebook and Tesla began in the…
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Palo Alto 2023
Day 1 – San Jose Day 1 of my trip to California and we’re off to San Jose to do something completely different – yoga on ice at the stadium of the San Jose Sharks. We drive the SAP Arena, where decorating for Christmas appears to include creating a giant tree from Jack Daniel’s Whiskey…
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La Jolla in 1 Day
Monday 2 January 2023 It’s finally stopped raining and I get up to a stunning view of mist hanging over the valley. I decide to walk along the rim of the infinity pool to take a photo. I don’t have very good balance, so am grateful to make it to the end without teetering over…
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Carlsbad and Oceanside in 1 Day
Sunday 1 January 2023 It rained heavily all night and we woke up to find ourselves in a cloud. Today’s plan was to drive to the Pacific coast. To be honest, when I put the itinerary together, I had a somewhat different image of Southern California which didn’t include torrential rain and gale force winds.…
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Temecula in 1 Day
Friday 30 December 2022 Harveston Lake Daughter no 2 wants to go for a run this morning, so we drive to Harveston Lake. This pretty little lake has a 0.8 mile long walking/jogging trail round the perimeter. So, daughter no 2 can run four laps, while I jog three laps and the old man walks…
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San Francisco in 1 Day
Drive to San Francisco Today, after five rough days, I’m starting to feel vaguely human. So, for the first time in what feels like forever, I am able to join the others on today’s outing. As it’s a public holiday, we decide to take a drive up the I-101 to San Francisco. We park near…
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Palo Alto in 1 Day
Wednesday 21 December 2022 This trip, as we didn’t want stay in a hotel over Christmas, we’re trying something new; housesitting. We have to be at the house (a 5 minute drive away) at 7.15 am. We get up and check out of our hotel, which serves complimentary breakfast from 7 am. Keen to get…
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California 2022
Day 1 – Flight to San Francisco Tuesday 20 December 2022 We’re off again. First stop, to spend Christmas with daughter no 2, who lives just south of San Francisco. It’s quite a trek. I reckon if everything went smoothly it could be done door to door in 18 hours. However, in my experience, San…
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