Do What You Want Weekends

Do What You Want Weekends After years in the Midwest and a stint on the East coast, I finally headed west to fulfill a life-long dream of living in California. It has been everything I could have imagined and more. From the majestic views of Yosemite to the hikes I can do in the Redwood park in my town, there is an abundance of fun, mostly free activities waiting to be tackled. I started this blog as a way to show others that it's easy to do great weekend activities that don't break the bank or require a lot of planning. We often wake up on a Saturday and decide what we'll do that weekend - and it takes minimal effort. Like a good number of people, I sit behind a desk all week and just want to get out in the sun and play on the weekends. I hope that someone out there finds this information helpful and motivating to try something new and explore the beautiful things around us.

Web Site: http://www.dowhatyouwantweekends.com


Tourist in my own town: Hiking up to Coit Tower

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Apr 18, 2012

People who live in the Bay Area tend to stay away from the most touristy destinations in San Francisco -- Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, even Alcatraz unless they have visitors. But San Francisco... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please click t...

Do What You Want Weekends: Déjà vu All Over Again

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Apr 14, 2012
Do What You Want Weekends: Déjà vu All Over Again

A little more than a year ago, I started writing to capture my weekend adventures and attempt to inspire at least one other person to get active and explore the beauty around us. As with most things... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please cli...

View from the Vineyard: Malibu (yes, Malibu!)

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Apr 11, 2012

This is the second post in the View from the Vineyard series - talking about a fun and somewhat off-the-beaten path day in Wine Country. One short day among the vineyards can be active, adventurous... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please clic...

Reserve with a View

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Apr 8, 2012

"We've been doing this hike for 20 years and it never disappoints." Nestled among the wild flowers in meadow along the Tomales Point Trail, a couple stops to talk about the beautiful day, the... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please click t...

Hiking and wine tasting in Santorini, Greece

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Apr 5, 2012
Hiking and wine tasting in Santorini, Greece

There is nothing I like more than sticking to my routine while on a trip. Routine? On vacation? Am I crazy? But, I'm not talking about the alarm clock and commute type of routine, I'm talking about a... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please cl...

Spring cleaning: A few life lessons from Santorini

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Mar 22, 2012

The smell of paint floods the streets. The sounds of pounding nails can be heard from all directions. Each day a new door creaks open to share its goods. Santorini is getting... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please click throug...

View from the vineyard: Calistoga

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Mar 3, 2012

This is the first post in the View from the Vineyard series - talking about a fun and somewhat off-the-beaten path day in wine country. One short day among the vineyards can be active,... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please click throug...

Snowshoe Paradise in Mammoth

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Feb 25, 2012

Downhill skiing is not my thing.  Growing up in suburban Chicago, the closest ski hill was an icy, snow drenched landfill that was about as attractive as a a real landfill would have been in 110... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please cl...

Four days, three events and too many beers to count

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Feb 13, 2012

Four days into SF Beer Week and my schedule dilemmas have quickly dissipated. Decisions have now come down to ambition and mostly proximity. In it's fourth year, SF Beer Week has taken the Bay Area... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please clic...

Great events at San Francisco Beer Week

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Feb 8, 2012

In my last beer post, I promised a list of the San Francisco Beer Week events that most caught my eye.  Only if cloning was a reality would I be able to make it to even half the events I'd... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please cli...