Wisetrips Travel Blog

Friday, August 29, 2025 About a week ago, Inna and I decided to visit North Lake Tahoe (Incline Village) during the Labor Day weekend , when we would have Monday, September 1, off as a company holiday. Inna had made hotel reservations at the Incline Lodge for 3 nights and dinner reservations at a couple of restaurants ( Soule Domain  and  Big Water Grille ). We planned to start our drive to North Lake Tahoe at around 18:00, but…

After my wing foiling session at Coyote Point, I drove to Palo Alto, where Inna had made dinner reservations for 18:00 at the highly-rated Ettan Indian Restaurant. We had eaten at Ettan last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Ettan is extremely popular and challenging to reserve on short notice. After I had parked my Toyota Sienna in a nearby parking garage, I strolled to Ettan. On the way there, I ran into the Palo …

After checking the iwindsurf.com pro forecast, I decided to wing foil at the nearby Coyote Point. Being late August, winds are less reliable and can quickly die out. On arrival at Coyote Point (a 45-minute drive from San Jose) via US-101, the wind was showing as 16 knots. I decided to rig my brand-new Duotone Slick SLS 5.5m wing (to provide additional thrust when the wind fades).      Wing Foiling Gear …

Since Alex was leaving for Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA), we decided to treat him to dinner (and to celebrate his birthday, which we missed). I found Joey Valley Fair  on Google Maps and was surprised to see so many high ratings (for a local restaurant I had never heard of). I was intrigued, and Inna and I made reservations while we were in Scotland. (Note: reservations need to be made well in advance.) After arriv…

Sunday, August 10, 2025 Start : #351, Cameron House , A82, Loch Lomond, Alexandria G83 8QZ, Scotland End : #316, Courtyard Marriott , Keflavik, Iceland Highlights : Lava Restaurant , Blue Lagoon After waking up around 08:30, I showered and dressed. When Inna was ready, we walked downstairs, into the long corridor leading to our breakfast buffet. At around 09:00, we joined the queue for the  Cameron House  breakfast buffe…

Saturday, August 9, 2025 Start : #351, Cameron House , A82, Loch Lomond, Alexandria G83 8QZ, Scotland  End : #351, Cameron House, A82, Loch Lomond, Alexandria G83 8QZ, Scotland Highlights : Cameron Spa , Bike Ride to Luss,  La Vista  Restaurant After waking up around 08:30, I showered, shaved, and dressed. When Inna was ready, we walked downstairs, into the long corridor leading to our breakfast buffet. At aroun…