Wisetrips Travel Blog

For Inna's birthday, I had planned a two-day getaway retreat at Calistoga,  featuring rest & relaxation at the  Indian Springs Resort & Spa . Friday, February 27, 2026 After Inna and I finished work, we started our drive to  Indian Springs Resort & Spa  in Calistoga. There was some traffic on the way, and we arrived later than expected. After checking in at reception, we picked up our room keys for #22. We parked ou…

For Inna's Birthday dinner, I made reservations at  Evvia  - one of our favorite Palo Alto restaurants.  Evvia  serves authentic Greek entrees, and we really like the high-quality dishes.  I was really tired from work and came home around 18:30. We even contemplated cancelling going to Evvia, but I decided it was worth the effort to revisit this local gem. We arrived at 19:30 and were quickly seated indoors, at a table …

For Valentine's Day, Inna decided to treat me to a fun evening of guitar music at International Guitar Night at the Villa Montalvo . International Guitar Night (IGN) is a celebrated touring acoustic guitar festival that showcases some of the world’s most inventive and expressive guitarists. Founded in 1995 by Brian Gore, IGN brings together a rotating lineup of virtuosos from diverse countries and mus…

Since  Super Bowl LX between the Seahawks and Patriots  was being played  at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, I decided to arrange a place to watch it locally. I looked around at Double D's , but it was too expensive ($150/person). Many other places were already all booked. However, I found that Water Tower Kitchen in Campbell had reservations available (with a $50 per-person minimum). I made reservations for 3:00 p.m. and …

I had decided to try using my iGPSPORT BiNavi GPS Bike compute r to mountain bike from my house to Lexington Reservoir and back. This is a popular, highly rated trail also available on Komoot . My GPX directions can be downloaded here . It was a very difficult, 20-mile climb with 2,835 feet of elevation gain. It has some spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. It took me 3 hours to complete the ride, and I had to walk my bike…

Since our tee time was not available (booked for 09:30), we decided to practice driving at the Pruneridge Golf Club. When we arrived at 09:00, the parking lot was already getting quite full. I had a lot of difficulty getting sufficient depth and consistency. Perhaps I should be looking to purchase some Golf Clubs? Callaway Edge Regular Flex 10-piece Golf Club Set, Right Handed Golf Bag with Multiple Pocket…