Our trip to Kansas City for my grandparents' 70th anniversary lasted just three days. Bright and early Monday morning (after an 80-minute mechanical delay), we were on our way to San Francisco for a few additional days of rest and relaxation before returning to Bangkok. Arriving late in the morning…

While flying from Seattle to San Francisco, we approached over the west side of the city, giving me a great view on this almost cloudless day.Golden Gate Bridge with the Marin Headlands to the left and the Presidio to the right.Downtown with Treasure Island, the Bay Bridge, and Alameda on the top si…

East Coast transplants to Baghdad by the Bay long bemoaned the City's lack of good pastrami. Over the years, the deli scene has scarcely improved. Good news has arrived: Located on 24th Street near South Van Ness, Wise Sons Deli brings San Francisco an authentic Jewish deli, ironically in a corner o…

I wrote a post about good airport food at JFK in New York about a week ago. This is going to be Part Two of Finally! Good Airport Food. This time around I am featuring San Francisco International Airport, an airport I have visited twice in my lifetime, most recently this past July. My family and I…

So Suzie and I have been in Alsea, Oregon for two weeks. We've been WWOOFing at Common Treasury farm. Even though we've been here for two weeks, it really feels like home here. Common Treasury is an intentional community farm that's been certified organic since 1993. Their emphasis on permaculture…