Wisetrips Travel Blog

For the past 25 years, I have been a big fan of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ( a swing band), and I thought that Inna and I would enjoy seeing them play their set at the Uptown Theatre  in Napa, CA. The show was scheduled to start at 20:00 but was delayed until 20:45. The band was in fine form and played very well until 22:30. I liked the band's energy and how well they stayed on time. My favorite song was S…

For Inna's Birthday, I took her to Bouchon , a Michelin 1-star restaurant in Yountville, CA. I made dinner reservations in advance for 15:15 using OpenTable.com. When we arrived on Saturday at 15:15, our table was ready, and we sat down quickly. We ordered the following items from the Bouchon menu: Appetizer Liver Mousse (Patte) Salads & Soups Salade Maraîchère au …

My son has always talked about the beautiful powder conditions at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort , but I never had the opportunity to go there. However, with his high school ski week vacation from February 17-22, I decided to see if it would be possible to visit Mammoth Mountain. At first, I considered driving there, but the 6.5-hour trip from San Jose would be tedious and undesirable. The drive would be much farther than Kirkw…

I decided to try the  Bellagio restaurant in downtown Campbell for Valentine's Day dinner with my wife. It had excellent reviews on Yelp and Google and was nearby. The Valentine's Day Menu was $75/person and included the following items: San Valentino, February 14, 2019 Antipasti Crab cakes, fresh crab, lemon, garlic, aioli Insalata Organic …