It was a gloomy day, I said that because the clouds were dark and an impending rain was coming to the area. Deelow, Ollie and I with the dogs Corvo and Yusuf drove to Dublin and pick Ta Vans. (We didn’t bring the other two dogs because they don’t go well with huge crowds.) We… Read More Candlestick Point, California
Dad kept saying last night that we will be visiting a park to walk the dogs and a bit of walking ourselves. He first suggested Pacheco State Park but we later found out that pets are not allowed on trails so we looked for another spot and found Turlock Lake Recreation, State Park. So with… Read More Turlock Lake Park, California
There were more places to see in the city of Folsom, and after leaving the Folsom Prison, we went back to the previous destination that we missed, the Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park. We passed by the City Hall which was crowded because of the Family Day Fair, and while strolling the Natoma Street, we… Read More Folsom Powerhouse, California
Another day and another adventure again, so with the parents and Sam we drove to another park. On the way, we got hungry and stopped by an Ihop near the 99 freeway and had some delicious pancakes and omelets. After that, we continued on following the freeway and exiting in Elk Grove and following the… Read More Folsom State Prison, California
We passed through the Venetian rivers and saw other more interesting buildings which we would unfortunately have to skip. After five to six stops from the Piazza San Marco we finally descended the boat bus at San Toma station. From there we followed my phone’s GPS and we passed by several small bridges and to… Read More San Barnabas Church, Venice
After our breakfast in our favorite diner Denny’s, we drove to the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook. I wasn’t sure what to find there but once we parked and walked down to the rails to the overlook Dad and Sam went to their separate ways hiking around the red rocks of the canyon while my Mom… Read More Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona
Visiting Hetch Hetchy has been on my list for some time now. Since I did a little research about the lost valley, sunken underneath a reservoir. Also, my coworker, Kevin has been talking about it since I first mention it to him. It was New Year’s Eve, my parents and Sam (Ollie) decided we should go… Read More Hetch Hetchy, California
Christmas Eve and Deelow wanted to go for another adventure with the dogs. So with her, Sam, Me, and the dogs Chloe, Corvo, and Yusuf drove to Fort Bragg about three hours from where we were. I suggested Glass Beach because of the unusual rocks made of glass found in the area. Those sea glasses were… Read More Glass Beach, California
After visiting the Monterey Base and the exchange, we went back to the hall we passed by earlier. We parked at the front and we were lucky there were still some spots left. Deelow and I have visited the place before in 2009, but we did not explore the building itself. So with Deelow, our… Read More Colton Hall, California
A new day for a new adventure, me, my parents, Ta Gie and Sam went for another trop in the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Traveling Northwards from I-5 we exit to freeway 4 and to 99 North, we have finally left the freeway by exiting 88 to Jackson. We were greeted by vineyards and… Read More Kennedy and Argonaut Gold Mines, California
It was the weekend again, the time when my family and I like to go out and explore. I’ve always been intrigued by the tragic party who ventured into the frontier to head west for a better life. Their story was inspired by the horror movie, “Ravenous,” and if you have a free time, you… Read More Donner Memorial State Park, California
A slow pacing days before the 4th of July I decided to take my Mom, Aunt Gie and Sam to the jellybean factory at Fairfield, the Jelly Belly. Its almost two hours away and the freeway was busy with traffic and I was lost for a little bit but it was easy to find. Your… Read More Jelly Belly Factory, California
Before today’s post, you probably never even heard about the town Ione . However, you are not alone. It first came to my enlightenment when my sister and I were looking for our next historical site to visit, and nothing caught my eye other than the American Horror Story next to the Preston Castle. The… Read More Preston Castle, California
After going around the city of Port Isabel, and eating to our heart’s delight we continued our journey on. The summer heat of the Texas weather was getting into us and the beautiful scenery of the water was tempting. So after finishing all the historical sites in Port Isabel we have crossed the long bridge… Read More South Padre Island, Texas
It will only be a couple of weeks before I go ship to Great Lakes and another adventure close by won’t hurt. Sam and I decided to go to a hidden historical park at the edge of San Jose by Milpitas. We took the Piedmont Road and found it by the foothills. It was empty… Read More Jose Maria Alviso Adobe, California
After getting ready, we went out in the early winter morning. It was cold that we were wearing different layers of clothing. Sam was having her tantrum so she stayed close to Dad while the rest of us tried to enjoy our walk. We walked along 3rd Avenue North and reached the grounds of the… Read More Space Needle, Washington
Most people can relate that the city of Portland in Oregon as the city of supernatural and monsters as shown from the television series “Grimm”. But in reality Portland used to be like San Francisco, one of the biggest cities in the West Coast during the late 19th century to the 20th century. One of the… Read More Portland Shanghai Tunnel, Oregon
The sights of downtown Portland didn’t impress us and the damped weather hanging above us, and the experiences we had added to the uneasiness we felt for the city. We went through the Chinatown gate and walked a couple of blocks. Before returning the parking me and my sisters decided to make one more stop… Read More Lan Su Chinese Garden, Oregon
We drove from our hotel to downtown. Since this was a big city, I was careful about my driving and we noticed they have a lot of things about “peaches,” from the design on their plate numbers to street names and so on. It took us a while to get there because of the traffic… Read More Gone with the Wind Exhibit, Georgia
The Texas weather in the summer of July was taking its toll. Dad was driving on I-10 on his heat and while I navigated for him, but since its basically 10 there wasn’t really nothing much to do. Mom and Sam got hungry and we stopped over to Dairy Queen and had our lunch there.… Read More Ozona, Texas
