Berlin s Käthe Kollwitz Museum. Getty article on her Portraits of Misery series which was used, in part, to fight for abortion rights in the early 1900s. Freiburg, Hamburg, Nuremberg (Xmas), Aachen (Xmas), Black Forest, Munich.
Category: Travel
Van Travel
You can stop for up to 8 hours at a Caltrans rest stop – but overnight parking is technically not allowed. CA rest stop info. National rest area info. Do NOT park in an area reserved for truckers. Alameda to Surfside via Modesto. 580 and 132 east to Modesto, Highway 99 south, merge on to…
Modesto Almond Trail
Mid-February to mid-March almond trees are in bloom. Modesto tourism Almond Trail activities. Almond orchards open to the public: Roberts Ferry Gourmet Waterford, Rodin Farms, and Richard’s Ranch. Sciabica’s Olive Oil tasting. Oakdale Cheese and Specialties – gouda cheese making and tasting. Milkshakes with almond butter at Roberts Ferry Gourmet in Waterford and Oakdale. Mocha…
Disneyland Anaheim
Disneyland and Downtown Disney entertainment schedule. Disneyland hours 8am to 12am. Disneyland tips from Trip Advisor. Disneyland map. Closed: Haunted Mansion, Astro Orbiter. Birthday button. Play Disney Parks app and Disneyland app. Restaurants with mobile dine walkup availability. Rider switch. Virtual queues. Tickets – use Disney Chase card. Paying property taxes on a timeshare in…
Orlando
Trip Advisor post. Glass bottomed kayak eco tour. Glow in the dark clear kayak tour. Not available Xmas 2023 Bioluminescent paddle tours. Celebration Farmers Market every Sunday, winter hours 10am to 1pm. Winter Garden Farmers Market every Saturday, 8am to 1pm. East End Market. Columbia Restaurant, offshoot of original in Y’bor City. Wekiwa Springs State…
Walt Disney World
Orlando post. Magic Kingdom Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade 12 and 3pm – Adventureland? to Cinderella’s Castle and down Main Street, Xmas fireworks Cinderella’s Castle 8pm. Dining in the MK. Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire in front of Cinderella’s Castle 10am, 11:10am, 1pm, 2pm, 4:10pm. Four main parks in Orlando: Disney World, EPCOT, Disney’s Animal…
Florida
Gulf Coast Pinellas Park, St Pete, Tampa Tampa Bay South Shore Sarasota Halfway between Pinellas Park (1:00 drive) and Fort Myers. Fort Myers Clearwater and North Central Florida Barberville Yard Art Emporium De Leon Springs Orlando Atlantic Coast Miami Key West
Bay Area Weekend Trips
East Brother Light Station, B&B off of Point San Pablo Harbor. Cocktails, dinner, and breakfast included. Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA) starting at Ano Nuevo and continuing up PCH along the coast up to Salt Point State Park north of Santa Rosa and ending at Pont Arena Lighthouse. (The Lighthouse is west of Clear…
Food Tourism
Eating Global vegetarian / veggie friendly restaurants.
Sierra Foothills
Sonora Lodging Bradford Place Inn and Gardens, Sonora. Jamestown Hotel, Sonora. The Inn on Knowles Hill, Sonora. Union Hill Inn, Sonora.