Wisetrips Travel Blog

We traveled to Whistler , British Columbia, by flying from Oakland to Seattle on Alaska Airlines 369 (departing at 10:00 a.m. and landing at noon) on Saturday, February 16. From Seattle, we rented a Dodge Journey AWD SUV (via Alamo), drove to Vancouver, British Columbia, and then to Whistler along the beautiful Sea-to-Sky Highway. When we landed in Seattle, I planned on renting an inexpensive Ford Escape SUV. …

I scheduled Valentine's Day dinner at Manresa Restaurant on February 13 - the day before Valentine's Day (as February 14 is impossible to book). Manresa is one of the few Michelin 2-star  restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chef David Kinch prepares some beautiful dishes and cocktails. We arrived at 7:00 p.m. for our pre-Valentine's Day dinner. We selec…