Travel Stories
I am a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and the Bay Area Travel Writers, which have both recognized travel stories of mine in their annual awards.
Here are my stories on the art & culture and food & wine in Italy’s Marche region on PeterGreenberg.com (August 2011).
Here’s my story on Europe’s Tri-Country Corner on Away.com (January 2011).
Here’s my story on U.S. islands for EXPERIENCE LIFE (June 2010).
Here’s my story on Wales for MARIN (April 2010).
Here’s my story on Germany’s Mosel River wine region for MARIN (October 2009).
Here’s my story on Northern Arizona active adventures for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE (November 2008).
Here’s my story on three hot-springs towns for EXPERIENCE LIFE (November 2008).
Here’s my outdoor-adventures story on San Francisco for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE (October 2006).
Here’s my feature on Bay Area B&Bs that specialize in hosting weddings for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE MAGAZINE (January 2006).
Here’s my feature on running vacations for RUNNER’S WORLD (August 2004).
In 2010-2011, I published more than 150 articles (most with my photos) on attractions, restaurants, wineries, parks and other places for Hello Metro sites (HelloSanFrancisco.com, HelloLongBeach.com, HelloBoise.com and many others throughout the West). Here are the places and major events I’ve written about:
SAN FRANCISCO
Walt Disney Museum
Exploratorium
Chinatown
Ferry Building Marketplace
Fisherman’s Wharf
Alcatraz
S.F. Waterfront
Cable Cars
Golden Gate Park
Sports Basement
Ocean Beach
MOMA
Nob Hill
Union Square
De Young Museum
Red & White Fleet
The Marina
Kara’s Cupcakes
RocketBoat
Pier 39
International Spy Shop
Asian Art Museum
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Baker Beach
Coit Tower
North Beach (neighborhood)
Beat Museum
California Academy of Sciences
Vintage Streetcars/Streetcar Museum
Cliff House
Alioto’s
Waterfront Restaurant
Press Club
Ruby Skye
St. Francis Fountain
Yoshi’s
Urban Tavern
Stinking Rose
McCormick & Kuleto’s
Garden Court at The Palace
Beach Chalet/Park Chalet
Neptune’s Palace
Greens Restaurant
Chinese New Year Parade
Tour of California (bike race)
Mission Dolores
Haight-Ashbury neighborhood & tour
Espetus
Calzone’s
San Francisco 49ers
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Sunset District
Litquake Festival
Hornblower Cruises
Squat & Gobble
Palio d’Asti
Museum of the African Diaspora
Cartoon Art Museum
Pacific Heights
Westfield S.F. Centre
S.F. Symphony Holiday Concerts
Holidays on The Embarcadero
San Francisco Giants
Bocadillos
Marina Green
Buena Vista Cafe
The Punch Line
Fort Mason Center
Bike the Bridge
Ripley’s San Francisco
Bay to Breakers
Burke Williams Spa
San Francisco Italian Restaurants
Bay Area Italian Restaurants
Source
Sunday Brunches with Ocean Views
San Francisco Shopping
TCHO Chocolate Tour
S.F. Vegetarian Restaurants
SAN MATEO/SANTA CLARA COUNTIES
LB Steak
The Grill on the Alley
Triton Museum of Art
The Tech Museum
Santana Row
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
Winchester Mystery House
Stanford University
Filoli
MacArthur Park Palo Alto
Pez Museum
Hiller Aviation Museum
La Costanera
Kincaid’s Burlingame
Sawyer Camp Trail
Cantor Museum (Stanford)
Pumpkin Festival (Half Moon Bay)
ZERO1 Festival
Radio City Rockettes
Santa Clara University
Moss Beach Distillery
Oceano Half Moon Bay
Hillsdale Shopping Center
Sam’s Chowder House
Navio at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
A La Carte & Art Festival – Mountain View
Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show
Osterio Coppa
San Mateo County History Museum
MARIN
Cavallo Point restaurant
Mt. Tamalpais
S.F. Bay kayaking
Piatti
Point Reyes Natl. Seashore
Left Bank Larkspur
Sausalito Art Festival
China Camp State Park
Downtown San Anselmo
Samuel Taylor State Park
Downtown Fairfax
Muir Woods
Muir Beach
Tavern at Lark Creek
NAPA/SONOMA
Castello di Amorosa
Napa Valley Wine Train
Healdsburg Dine Around
Napa General Store
Oxbow Public Market
Napa Tasting Rooms
Downtown Napa Hotels
Ubuntu
Napa Opera House
Earth Day in the Wine Country
Dry Creek Valley Wineries
OAKLAND
Oakland A’s
SANTA CRUZ/MONTEREY
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
SACRAMENTO
Crocker Art Museum
Lake Natoma Aquatics Center
Hot Italian
Le Rivage
State Capitol
Capitol Park
Sutter’s Fort
Cafe Bernardo
The California Museum
Cafeteria 15L
The Park Downtown
CSUS
Old Sacramento
LAKE TAHOE
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
Ciera at Montbleu
Red Hut
Edgewood Tahoe
Stateline Casinos
Friday’s Station-Harrah’s
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Tony’s on the Pier
Redondo Pier & Harbor
Baleen Los Angeles
Redondo Voyager cruises
Redondo Hermosa Strand
Brixton
ORANGE COUNTY
OC Zoo
Irvine Regional Park
Pretend City
Yard House Irvine
The Improv Irvine
YOSEMITE AREA
Ducey’s on the Lake
RENO AREA
University of Nevada-Reno
National Automobile Museum
Nevada Museum of Art
Riverwalk Arts District
Freight House District
Spa Toscana
Atlantis Casino Resort
Atlantis Steakhouse
Squeeze In
BOISE, IDAHO
Idaho Wineries
Downtown Boise Hotels
Downtown Boise Restaurants
Boise State University
Basque Block
Idaho State Historical Museum
Idaho Capitol
Old Pen
Zoo Boise
Birds of Prey
Julia Davis Park
Boise’s Healthy Restaurants
Boise River Greenbelt