Category Archives: Travel

San Francisco: A Trek to the Palace of Fine Arts

Posted on January 30, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth

Gallivanting around SF enjoying a sunshiny January day. Continue reading →

Posted in Eats & Drinks, West Coast Wonders | Tagged Balboa Cafe, California, Chrissy Fields, Delarosa, Exploring, Fort Mason Green, Golden Gate Bridge, Maggie McGarry's, North Beach, Palace of Fine Arts, Photos, Presidio, san francisco, Sightseeing, The Marina, The Traveling Scholar, Tipsy Pig, Tope, Traveling | Leave a comment

Deal of the Century: Restaurant.com!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth

Amazing promo code through restaurant.com – $25 gift certificates for $3. Continue reading →

Posted in Steals & Deals | Tagged budget, Deals, Dining, Eating Out, Promo Codes, Restaurant.com, Saving Money, The Traveling Scholar, Traveling | Leave a comment

Winter Wineland :: Day Two

Posted on January 18, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth

Day two of Winter Wineland: lots of fun wineries in Northern Sonoma County. Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, Vacations & Leisure, West Coast Wonders | Tagged California, Collier Falls, Dashe Cellars, Dutcher Crossing, Family Wineries, Ferrari-Carano, Fountaingrove Inn, Healdsburg, Hop Kiln Winery, Mietz Cellars, Oakville Grocer, Quivira, Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, The Traveling Scholar, Travel, Unti Vineyards, Wine Road, Wine Tasting, Wine tours by Shane, Winemakers | Leave a comment

Winter Wineland 2012 :: Day One

Posted on January 17, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth

Day 1 at Winter Wineland in Sonoma County. Continue reading →

Posted in A Place to Lay Your Head, Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged D'Argenzio, Fountaingrove Inn, Kurtz Family Wineries, Restaurants, Reviews, Santa Rosa, Sheldon Wineries, Sonoma County, Stark's Steakhouse, The Wineyard, Wine Country, Wine Road, Winter Wineland 2012, Yelp | 1 Comment

Short Trips vs. Big Adventures

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth

When planning vacays, what’s more rewarding: a bunch of smaller trips or one BIG excursion? Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged California, Saving for Travel, Small trips vs. big trips, South East Asia, Travel, Weekend Getaways | Leave a comment

Holiday Celebrations in the City!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Celebrating Christmas in the city! Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, Vacations & Leisure, West Coast Wonders | Tagged 1300 on Fillmore, Canon EOS T3i, Celebrations, Christmas, Colors of Christmas, Davies Hall, Holidays, Seven Hills, SF Symphony, SLR | 2 Comments

Scoma’s with the Fam!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

A holiday rendezvous at Scoma’s in SF. Continue reading →

Posted in Eats & Drinks | Tagged Christmas, dinner, Family, Holidays, Restaurants, san francisco, Scoma's, Scoma's Review, Seafood | Leave a comment

Tahoe

Posted on December 20, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

A weekend in Tahoe with the fam plus my Maltese cousin! Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture, Eats & Drinks, Family, West Coast Wonders | Tagged Bite, Family, Ice Skating, Incline Village, Kinect, Northstar Village, Restaurants, Reviews, Snow, Tahoe | Leave a comment

San Francisco: The American Experience

Posted on December 19, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Our last real night in SF with my cousin. Doing it in true American fashion: steakhouse, piano bar + speakeasy. Continue reading →

Posted in Eats & Drinks, Family, Vacations & Leisure | Tagged Bourbon & Branch, California, Dueling Piano Bars, House of Prime Rib, Johnny Foley's, Restaurants, san francisco, Sightseeing, Speakeasy, Steakhouses, Tourism | Leave a comment

Whirlwind Tour of San Francisco

Posted on December 18, 2011 by ShannonElizabeth

Day 1 in SF with my cousin from Malta. A tour of San Francisco and a night in the Marina. :) Continue reading →

Posted in Eats & Drinks, Family, West Coast Wonders | Tagged Balboa Cafe, California, Chinatown, Delicious Dim Sum, Dim Sum, Hyde Street, Mexican, Restaurants, san francisco, San Francisco Walking Tour, Tacolicious, The Marina, The Traveling Scholar, Tipsy Pig, Travel, Yank Sing | Leave a comment