Category Archives: Trips and Travels

Peter and I are trying to find the tackiest gift opportunity at Hearst Castle. So far, we’ve come up with the Hearst Castle chocolate coin lockbox, the Hearst Castle back scratcher, and the Hearst Castle baseball.

Dinner last night was wonderful — it stopped raining long enough to walk to Lombardi’s italian restaurant, where we chowed down on rigatoni and ravioli and chocolate mousse cake (oh, and a bottle of wine). At some point, we decided … Continue reading →

*Most* of the rest of the ride down 1 was uneventful — blue skies, gorgeous scenery, relatively little traffic. My camera wasn’t working too well, which was annoying — the lens was all fogged up. 🙁 About 20 miles north … Continue reading →

Yup, it’s rough to live in Northern California.

Peter and I decided to take a somewhat spontaneous three-day trip down the coast. 🙂 Right now, we’re in Carmel-by-the-Sea, whose name always makes me think fondly of Accardi-by-the-Sea in Beyond Zork. It should probably concern me how many things … Continue reading →