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Wine Wednesday: Visiting Castello di Amorosa in Napa

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. The tour was compliments of Visit Calistoga during a media visit. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Before heading down to Disneyland in Anaheim from San Francisco this August our group took a 1-day detour up to Napa and stayed in Calistoga. Keeping with the family-friendly theme of our trip, we visited a winery where children are welcome and even get their very own local drink (non-alcoholic of course) to swirl, sip, […]

The Exploratorium in San Francisco

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. Exploratorium admission was compliments of San Francisco Travel during a media visit. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

The Exploratorium in San Francisco is not your average museum. In fact, it’s pretty much unlike any other museum I’ve visited so I won’t call it that. It’s an imagination-boosting, mind-bending, tinker-encouraging, eye-opening, fun-filled space for science and discovery. It was another stop during our recent trip to San Francisco with Disney Canada and Travel […]

Walt Disney Family Museum San Francisco

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. Museum admission was compliments of San Francisco Travel during a media visit. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

There are various San Francisco activities and landmarks that make a trip to the City by the Bay complete such as a tour of Alcatraz, dinner at the legendary Tonga Room, family fun at Pier 39, photo ops at the Golden Gate Bridge, riding a cable car or navigating Lombard Street. For families, fans of […]

Touring Alcatraz in San Francisco

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. The Alcatraz excursion was compliments of San Francisco Travel for our media group. This trip as a whole is with Disney CanadaPlease review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

One place I have always wanted to visit when in San Francisco is Alcatraz, which is as notorious as some of its former prisoners. The 9 hectare island sits about 2.4kms from San Francisco and has had many lives. First as a lighthouse, military fort and military prison in the 1860s, then as a federal […]

Review: Serrano Hotel San Francisco

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While planning our trip to San Francisco I put the call out on Twitter for recommendations and was told that @Kimpton would be a great choice. Just as soon as I replied to the referrer, Kimpton was adding me on Twitter and I setting up my reservation. I ended up booking our stay with the […]