It’s finally the holiday break! We drove down to SoCal on Christmas Day to spend the week with Ryan’s family and friends. Kona and I had never experienced the holiday season in SoCal before, and to say we were excited to sunbathe again after weeks of Bay Area gloom was an understatement. Sunshine here we…
Without a doubt, the best neighborhood of holiday lights in the South Bay — and possibly even in the entire Bay Area — is in Willow Glen, a charming community centrally located in San Jose. It is a MUST SEE for us every holiday season. And not just once or even twice. This year we…
I am not a fan of the cold – I guess that’s what happens when you’re born and raised in California. Yet, there really is something so magical about a winter stroll through a display of dazzling holiday lights that makes it absolutely worth braving the cold for. The Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru in Los…
Dog friendly holiday fun this year range from lighted boat parades to outdoor holiday festivals to tree lightings and neighborhood lights. Best of all, these activities are all FREE unless noted otherwise…
We took a day trip up to Half Moon Bay the weekend before Halloween to visit dog friendly pumpkin patches in search of a pumpkin for us to carve. And of course, a day trip to Half Moon Bay wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t also include eating delicious seafood, hiking along a coastal trail,…
Montalvo Arts Center, also known by locals as Villa Montalvo, is a unique experience located in the hills of Saratoga that you and your dog won’t want to miss. This former estate of Senator James Phelan is now a 175-acre public park with dog friendly activities like hiking through redwood forests, picnicking on…
I felt deep regret after hearing the local radio show hosts announce a few weeks ago that summer was officially over – we hadn’t gone camping once this entire summer. I guess we got caught up with all the busyness… but luckily in the Bay Area, even when summer is over that doesn’t mean the…
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is one of the only California state parks where dogs are allowed to adventure beyond parking lots, picnic areas, and campgrounds. I worried the redwood forest experience would be a thing of the past for us after adopting Kona since…
It’s that time of year again… when summer is over, the mornings are noticeably gloomier and darker, and it’s just so uninspiring to get out of bed. So rather than forcing ourselves to go on a hike this past weekend, we took it easy with Kona and went on our favorite leisurely stroll in Campbell,…
We had just adopted Kona and realized that most of our prior go-to happy hour spots are not dog friendly – even if they had an outdoor patio. It was frustrating that we had to rely on a combination of Yelp, Google Maps, blogs, individual restaurant websites, and word of mouth just to find a happy hour where Kona…