A journey north: Taking a road trip through three states, two countries
On Oct. 7 my wife Sarah and I set out on a road trip through Northern California, Oregon, Washington and to the top of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. We stacked up more than 3,400 miles in 17 days. Averaging around 50 mpg in...
Travels by Tarmo: Layered history of the Sacramento Delta
California road trips to the desert, the State Capitol, the San Joaquin Valley, the Bay Area or the Sierra foothills have been turning up a bounty of rewards for my wife, Sarah, and me.
This was proven on our recent drive from Watsonville to Sacramento...
A different view: our short train trip to Oakland
For a different take on the road trips my wife Sarah and I have taken over the last few years, we recently took a train to Oakland for the day in December.
We parked at the San Jose Diridon Station, an historic landmark built in...
Oakland’s rich history at the waterfront
Arriving in Jack London Square in Oakland after a short trip from San Jose, the doors swung open, and we started to explore the harbor in Oakland, the vast array of shops and restaurants along the waterfront and railroad tracks and savored of one...
The other half of Half Moon Bay
I left off in the first half of this story about our overnighter last month in Half Moon Bay as we wrapped up breakfast at the Half Moon Bay Lodge and headed off for a glimpse of the town.
First up was a visit to...
Taking in a slice of Half Moon Bay
While our travels have taken us to far away spots like Finland, Mexico City, China and Quebec, the road trips my wife Sarah and I have taken over the last several years have also proven to be tremendously fulfilling and loaded with surprises.
In April...
Digging up roots in Sacramento
I’ve been visiting Sacramento my entire life. As a kid, my family ventured into the state’s capital numerous times, mainly to learn more about where my mother was born in 1927 before her family uprooted and moved to China for the next 15 years....
Are we in the midst of a cultural revolution?
Since the 1960s, the U.S. has become a more inclusive country.
This necessarily meant that white men lost some part of their privileged positions in...