• Magic Kingdom Front Entrance

    Disney World 2010

    In June of 2010, we spend around approximately one week at the Disney World resort in Orlando Florida. Over the next few logs, I plan to overview my Disney World experience. To start, there were three of us on this trip. I myself have visited before when I was very young. My girlfriend who has never been to Disney World. And our mutual friend who is a much more frequent visitor. To start, a few months before our...
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    Yosemite Valley 2010

    Spent July 4th at Yosemite for 2010. We had a cabin in Yosemite West, and did a number of hikes around Yosemite Valley. We did a number of hikes including Yosemite Falls on Day 1. Mirror Lake, Vernal Falls, and Nevada Falls on Day 2. And finally Glacier Point on Day 3. Entrance fee to the park was $20 a car (but lasts a full 7 days). Follow is a short description and our experience of each major...
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Very Tall Trees

Muir Woods in California

May 31st

Posted by Victor in Travel

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I spent a partial day of Memorial Weekend 2010 in Muir Woods National Monument. This is not my first time visiting a redwood forest, but seeing the magnificence of these trees is a experience not to be missed.

We drove into Mill Valley and stopped at a free parking lot to catch the Route 66 Muir Woods Shuttle. It costs a mere $3 per person for a round trip bus ride. A downside of the shuttle is the bus schedule may limit the amount of time you can stay at the park, as the last shuttle out of the park does More >

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Morning Shot of Boreal

Day Trip to Boreal 2010

Mar 7th

Posted by Victor in Travel

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It is early-March already, and most of the snow season has passed me by. Living in Northern California, I still have no had a chance to drive up to the Tahoe area. There was a small storm on Friday (Feb 26, 2010), and we had a free Sunday, so I headed up to the Tahoe on Sunday (Feb 27). Boreal’s website reported 2 inches of fresh snow.

Boreal is the closest Snowboard resort from the San Francisco Bay Area. Not actually in Tahoe, it is in Truckee off Highway 80. Specifically, from the East Bay (City of San Ramon and Pleasanton), More >

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