My stomach grumbled, and Kevin looked at me, alarmed. It was a bad time for my body to let me know it was lunchtime. We were kneeling on tatami grass mats in a tiny hut, silently watching a kimono-clad woman fold a napkin again and again. Just a few minutes before, we were asked not to speak during the silent performance. I was trying so hard to be polite yet, here I was, ruining the ...
Bay Area Eats: Best San Jose Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes
San Jose, California doesn't get a lot of recognition for it, but like the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area, we've got a lot of great food! In a few weeks, my fair city will host the 10th anniversary of BlogHer, an annual conference celebrating women in blogging. I'm planning to go for the first time. I look forward to learning a lot and making some new friends. Where should I eat in San ...
A Summer Camping Checklist
A few years ago, we started an annual tradition of going camping with a small group of friends over 4th of July weekend. Rocio and I came up with the idea shortly after we both adopted our dogs, and discovered that Independence Day (and the regular explosions of illegal firecrackers in our urban neighborhoods) drive them (and us!) absolutely nuts. We raised the idea of fleeing to the forest, where ...
A Photo Tour of Alaska
One curious thing about digital photography is how amazing photos often remain hidden, buried by the thousands of shots we take each year. Since we lost Kevin's dad back in May, I've spent hours going through old photos from times we spent with him, digging for photos of him and memories of times we spent together. As photographers, this is how we deal with our emotions. Time spent with our ...
Exploring Yosemite’s South Gate
The magnificent cliffs and waterfalls of the Yosemite Valley are the first stop for most visitors to Yosemite National Park. But once you've visited the Valley, then what? I'm lucky to live just a few hours from this national treasure and I've traveled through the park several times. When my mom expressed interest in visiting Yosemite on her recent trip to California, I jumped at the chance to ...
In Awe of Arashiyama
I'm not alone in being captivated by the Arashiyama bamboo forest -- this glowing natural grove is one of the most photographed places in one of Japan's most photogenic cities, Kyoto. The scale is part of it. The grass (as I remembered that bamboo is a grass, not a tree!) towered over us and I felt so small. Also, there was the vibrant color of the trees. The path is shaded, but ...
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