A 5-Step Summer Dinner Party Menu for San Francisco Cycling Advocates
A few months ago, Rob took on a volunteer role as the new community organizer for a group called SFUR, promoting trail riding in San…
Blackberry Basil Cheese Puffs
Life seems to be finally returning to normal now that we've been back home for three weeks from Europe. I've been going to farmer's market,…
More Ideas for Exploring San Francisco with Nephews
We're back! The jet lag is receding, a huge surge of client branding work is starting to slow down, souvenirs are distributed to friends. Almost back…
Paragliding Over Lake Annecy, France
After six weeks of traveling, it was finally almost time to head back to the states. This trip had been eventful to say the least. There were…
Hunting for Tartiflette in the French Alps
After our day of cheese hiking with the very fancy French cows in Semnoz, Rob and I set off on a new cheese-based adventure the…
Cheese Hiking in Semnoz, up in the French Alps
Rob coined the term "cheese hiking" to perfectly describe the experience of trekking across high alpine wildflower meadows dotted with farmhouse fromage shops. Welcome to…
Paddleboat Picnic on Lake Annecy
It was a cloudy, but still warm day on Monday in the Haute Savoie. Perfect weather to take a paddleboat out on Lake Annecy without…
Hiking the Foret Communale D’Annecy – Wildflowers and Meadows
Just south of the old city in Annecy, there's a massive public green space called the "Foret Communale D'Annecy." Apparently, after decades of cutting for…
Market Day in Annecy, France
Welcome to Annecy! After our very "eventful" stay in Geneva and the French suburbs, Rob and I rented a car and drove to Annecy for…
On being attacked by dogs in France (is the bureaucracy worse than the bite?)
There is a particular French way of resigned sighing when a situation is terrible and awful and there's nothing to be done about it. You pucker…