As part of the Peculiar Things theme, I’ll periodically share forgotten surprises (read: images) that upload themselves from my various…
This was an unplanned 11th hour trip. These trips are the worst because they are inconvenient, expensive, and disruptive. Because…
For frequent searchers of Paul’s grave location: Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito. Heian Garden, Row 2, Grave 66B. There…
During my last visit to Alcatraz, I meandered the prison, did the audio tour, wandered the nature trail and looked…
Angel Island is one of the three islands charted by Juan de Ayala when he first entered the San Francisco…
Nestled in the heart of Presidio Park is one of the area’s more popular attractions: the Walt Disney Family Museum….
There are two military cemeteries in San Francisco. The first and oldest is the SF National Cemetery located in the…
Visitors to the SF National Cemetery will notice clean headstones lined up as though the distance between each was measured…
In the Mission / Presidio chain, the Presidio de San Francisco (1776) comes 9th and is the 3rd of four…
I think we’ve been spoiled when it comes to visiting wildlife destinations: San Diego, Vancouver, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Vancouver…
I’ve been traveling back and forth to Silicon Valley for over a year. This is the longest I have worked…
It’s always an unplanned surprise on Saturdays, when I head into San Francisco and discover the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market….