How to Visit San Francisco With a Kid on Foot
Someone recently asked me for recommendations of places and ways to see real San Francisco plus with a kid. My first response was to visit the Mission because it has…
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Artichoke Run Pescadero 2023 Weekend
The Artichoke Run in Pescadero wasn't a great experience but I think both the organizers and the actual runners were very friendly and supportive. The race course had really bad…
Napa Women’s Half 2023 Weekend
Running the Napa Women's Half is a perfect excuse to spend the weekend up in Napa. At least for me, it was easy to talk my husband into spending two…
Oakland Marathon 2023 Weekend
I didn't stay overnight in Oakland for the race since the Oakland Marathon was not very far from home. You can totally make a weekend out of it though. Downtown…
Shamrock’n Sacramento 2023 Weekend
Sacramento is a short drive from San Bruno and we often head up there because my best friend lives there. On a bad day, it's taken us a little over…
Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas 2023 Weekend
I took a long hiatus from my blog and have decided to document my adventures in the last year or so. First, I'll blog about my recent five half marathons…
New England & Minneapolis – 6 States in 7 Days
Back in August 2016, we were invited as guests at a wedding in New Hampshire near Portsmouth. When I was researching flights, I learned about the history of Portsmouth, NH.…
8 Days in San Francisco and Sonoma
While I'm currently planning NTLP's leadership camp for teens this summer, I started to think about summer trips. People often ask about visiting San Francisco in the summer so I…
New Mexico 2018
Our trip to New Mexico was incredibly awesome and the only unfortunate thing about the trip, besides the crappy Chinese food we tried to consume, turned out to be the…
10 Days Road Trip from SF to SD
For my birthday, we took a 10 Day road trip from San Francisco to San Diego in September 2017. It's a beautiful drive down the coast. If you've never done…