Papirøen (Paper Island) – Copenhagen
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Coyote Point Park, California
Just ten minutes drive from our base in Foster City, San Mateo is Coyote Point Park and last Sunday we decided to go and check it out. The distinctive point, covered by a grove of trees, can be seen from airplanes approaching San Francisco International Airport It was a lovely sunny...
Big Icy Balls – Making Baileys Cool
On my arrival back to Foster City, California from the UK, the other half excitedly told me that he’d got me a present from Williams-Sonoma …in truth he’d got himself a present. Ice Sphere Moulds! They are in fact really rather cool (ahem…I know). They are designed to create...
SoMa StrEat Food Park
Whilst here it would have been wrong not to go and suss out SoMa StrEat Food Park in San Francisco. On a sunny California day we drove to Milbrae from Foster City to take the BART into San Fran and got off at 16th St Mission. SoMa is resident...
Thanksgiving at Appel Ranch
When we were first in the Bay Area after going for dinner with the OH’s colleague Pierre, we were kindly invited to join them for Thanksgiving at Pierre’s other half Patti’s father’s ranch Nr Hollister. There was a small caveat though, to bring some M&S slippers and English chocolate,...
A Visit to ‘Historic Centre’ of Redwood City
Redwood City (they call everything a city here it seems!) is about a 15 minute drive from Foster City. We popped down to the ‘Historic Centre’ after grabbing the last few minutes of the regular farmers market. The ‘historic centre’ dates back to around 1900! Saying that it’s quite...
Off The Grid @ The Presidio
Off The Grid organises weekly street food markets or truck stops in and around the Bay Area, San Francisco. We had been in SF overnight and on our journey back we made a whistle stop to check it all out at the weekly Picnic @ the Presidio, though this...
Rootylicious
Had breakfast at an IHOP down the road on the first morning before picking the keys up for the apartment. There was something on the menu that I had to have. It had my name written all over it…literally! For those that don’t know, my nickname is Rooty! ...
Arrival in San Francisco
Five thousand odd miles and 10hrs after leaving London Heathrow I arrive at SFO, tired but not too bad after a rather passable flight. Top tip that if you are going to fly this route and your aircraft is a 747-400, Virgin do economy seats in the upper deck....
Interview: Simon Reeve on ‘Australia’ – his latest BBC travel series
Simon’s riveting journey blends a travelogue with current affairs, history, culture, wildlife, conservation, and offers unique insights into life in glorious Australia. The first leg of Simon’s journey takes him from the ‘red centre’ of the country south to the wine region, then west to Perth. On the...