Travels w/ Kids: California
Finally starting to put something together for friends planning to travel up and down the Golden Coast, including: San Francisco, San Jose, Morgan Hill, Cupertino, Castro Valley, Los Gatos...so far.
Taking some notes closer to home for when friends visit, and we would like to show them around.
Languages we use: English among parents, Mandarin & Cantonese with kids.
Transportation: Muni in SF, CalTrain and BART around the Bay. Rent a car if venturing south. If you have time for a slow train that spans a huge majority of CA over 35 hours, we’ve heard great things about the Coast Starlight Train.
Hot destinations that we know of (North to South): Napa, San Rafael, San Francisco, San Mateo, San Jose, Fremont, Monterey/Carmel, Solvang/Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, Thousand Oaks, Beverly Hills, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, La Jolla, San Diego.
Some visual aids:
Accommodations in Castro Valley and San Jose: Friends’ and family’s home.
Getting around: We rented a hybrid vehicle that gave us more mileage without spending exorbitantly on gas.
Itinerary: See video description for specific locations.
Places we would’ve gone to if we had more time: Fisherman’s Warf in Monterey and in SF, BART into Berkeley for a day trip, Napa for wine tasting, watch a Giants game.
Accommodations in SF: Marriott Marquis per MLA conference.
Getting around: SF Muni and MTA (subway).
Itinerary: Video description lists specific locations.
Places we wish we had more time to visit in SF: Chinatown, Sunset District, Giants Stadium.
Southern California
LA and SD videos in the works… Frequently visited over the years, scattered photos/videos waiting to be organized.