Meet Donna W

You have the trip planned and are ready to go.  What are your questions during the trip? I know it is fun to start reading your favorite blogs and websites for additional destination stories and information.  Yet, why am I still asked the sa...

Early Silicon Valley History and our Semiconductor Industry  I have been actively reading local articles in the Mercury News about our Silicon Valley history because of our new neighborhood center construction in Mountain View, CA, The Village at...

I drive over the hill to Santa Cruz to escape.  I don't think of Santa Cruz as a tour destination for myself.  I think of Santa Cruz as a different, fun region where I go to explore all of the unfamiliar nooks and crannies that I can find a...

Fun Friday Picture   Bridge to no where?  Do you really want to cross this bridge when you come? Do you ever have the kind of day where you just do not know what lies ahead or on the other side?  (Disclosure: This picture was not take...

Travel tip:   As I remind you to remember to step off the beaten path in Northern California (again and again) ~~ this time I recommend for you to go visit some of our fabulous local artists.  I must say there still is 'gold' in our hill...

This is month's travel tip is in a fun story... I enjoy the pre-planning of my trips because I am obsessed with the research to get acquainted with the region before I go.  I love my new technology tools which makes it easier to connect to new fr...

There are no words today while I watch the the coverage happening in San Jose CA at the HP Pavilion ...somber day.  Santa Cruz Police good byes. Communities come together.... Santa Cruz, CA (Courtesy of DW) Remember our Santa Cruz community...

A travel trend with the Boomer Generation now is multiple-generation trips. The baby boomer generation likes to travel and now has more time to go with their grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or younger adults on family trips and it is safer way to tra...

I am excited to say that I had lunch today at one of my own favorite restaurants, Boudin SF ... However, I did not go to my favorite San Francisco restaurant located on the Fisherman's Wharf.  I went to one of their newest locations in Sunnyvale ...

Fun Friday (or is it Saturday?) ... look at this unusual billboard I saw today. As I was driving down the El Camino Real in Santa Clara, CA, this billboard caught my eye.  Is there ice in San Jose CA now?   Be careful of falling palm ...