TCHO chocolate tour San Francisco

After checking out our registration for the free tour through the chocolate factory, I started tasting chocolate already waiting for the last people to come.  Then Meb, our ginger haired guide, started off with telling us that TCHO means 1st syllable of chocolate. We were seated in a small room and watched the video and photos to […]

Alcatraz island prison – prison on the Rock

Discovered by a Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775 got a name Isla de los Alcatraces for the colony of pelicans nesting here. In 1854 the Army established a fortress on the island, called Alcatraz already, as part of the harbor defense, then converted it into a military prison during the Civil War. […]

Yosemite National Park tour – an extranomical day to remember

18,000 square km make it the 4th largest park in the US and also the 4th created National Park in the world. Carved by the Merced river, the Yosemite Valley is about 13 km long and 1,5 km deep. History of YosemiteAhwahneechee Native Americans lived isolated in the Yosemite area until 1830’s with almost zero contact […]

Hilarious flying through hot heaven – Wild Canyon zip line in Los Cabos

Sunday 12th May 2013. My last day at Marina Fiesta Resort in Cabo San Lucas. I can still feel the same way I felt that day. I didn’t want to leave. Needed more days in the paradise with breath-taking sunsets above Marina. More days to recover from what happened in Napa, forgive the person and […]

Where to stay in Los Cabos – Hacienda Encantada

Sitting at the massive lobby decorated with different Mexican paintings, awkward metal statues, wooden chairs and a fireplace while waiting for my massage makes me wonder if I ever come back to this amazing resort at the rocky beach. Three days at Hacienda Encantada were really un encanto. I usually dislike people who don’t even get […]

Where to stay in Cabo San Lucas – Marina Fiesta

I was dreaming about visiting Los Cabos for years. It’s impossible to even describe the enthusiasm shivering through every cell of my body when I finally could make my dream come true. After my first cruise ever, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon and San Francisco, the huge dreams that came true in the past 2 months, […]
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