Petaluma, United States Travel Blogs

Friday 2 May
May 3, 2008 (3 photos)

... ? I remember back in 1992 here in the states gas was $1 - $1.20 a gallon!   We are staying tonight in a KOA camp in Petaluma. It is supposed to be one of the best in the country - well it certainly must be one of the most expensive at $60 per night. ...

Spiderman 3
May 11, 2007 (5 photos)

... a Chiropractor for her neck. She's really been in a lot of pain after backpacking through 'Golden Gate Park'. We went to downtown Petaluma and the boys and I threw the baseball in the park for a while. after that we grabbed lunch and Kelly went to her ...

KOA Fun and Calitstoga, CA!
May 12, 2007 (5 photos)

... of books and was thrilled to see his first SW movie.  We have loved our stay here! We will miss our new friends, the petting zoo, and the beautiful flowers and scenery. Keegan wants to live at the Petaluma KOA for the rest of his life!!! -Kelly

The trip begins in the morning tomorrow
Aug 31, 2009

 I am too excited to sleep !

Jazz win game 2!
May 10, 2007 (3 photos)

Today we left downtown San Francisco and headed up to 'wine country.'  We're in Petaluma, Ca. close to Napa and Sonoma. We were planning to go out and walk around the historic downtown when we got in. But, the boys were having fun riding their ...

Leaving Cali
Oct 15, 2007

... way to the San Francisco Aiport. Sad to be leaving but excited about our new adventure. We saw a rainbow in the sky over Petaluma as we were waiting for the bus to come. Hopefully that's a good sign! The bus is equipped with free internet (thanks Sonic-- ...

Final Itinerary
Apr 17, 2007 (4 photos)

Only 41 days until I get to start this adventure around the world. After some heavy thinking I have decided to make a couple of changes to the original itinerary so that we got to spend some more time in China. it just seemed like we weren't going to get ...

Sonoma and Napa...wine country in CA!
May 11, 2007 (5 photos)

... of the NBA playoffs between the Jazz and Warriors started at 6:00pm, so we listened on the radio as we drove back west to Petaluma to find a sports bar to watch.. We found a great restaurant, Beyond the Glory, with lots of tvs, great food, and packed with ...

Shey Shey
Nov 25, 2008 (3 photos)

The Hot Tub. It was our first destination, before the petting zoo, before the mongo cool play structure she wanted the hot tub. Oh yea, that's my Isabelle.  The hot tub was well populated with boisterous kids and a very laid back parent. Took about three ...

How it all began
Jan 30, 2008

On January 27th (2 days ago) I received a very succinct e-mail from Manami (a friend I made while in Russia) and it read: "come to thailand! itll be really fun... in march~" As I mentioned, very succinct and to-the-point. Needles to say, I LOVED ...

John's amazing race is over!
May 25, 2009

John's Amazing Race is over. 25 days of Americana!

John's Amazing Race begins!
May 1, 2009

As the first to arrive in Petaluma, Californiat at 1:30am, I am the first to depart at 1:30pm. There will be a slight delay. I noticed that my ATM card is breaking along the mag stripe. Quick detour to the Novato branch of my credit union to get my credit ...

Rest Day
Aug 6, 2009 (3 photos)

We drove south this morning to Petaluma just north of San Fransisco. We stopped at he KOA campground which offers all day tours of San Fransicso. We will do that tomorrow. We drove through more hills and valleys filled with vineyards, thousands of ...

Into California
Feb 7, 2009 (5 photos)

... . Last bright morning we squeeze in a quick windy 4 km walk around a local wetland araea on the outskirs of Petaluma. Wildlife abounds. We spot buffleheads, coots, redspindly legged oyster catchers, a noisy gaggle of Canada geese and a snowy ...

On to California
Feb 6, 2009 (2 photos)

On to California but not quite yet.  Not without paying a visit to Cathedral Grove - an area of old growth forest on the way to Port Alberni. Trees 800 years old - trees that were already 300 years old when Christopher Columbus came to America - are ...

Marina and San Francisco, July 6-12, 2008
Jul 12, 2008 (53 photos)

... -we just don't see those two things together in Texas. Especially not in such dramatic settings. The next morning, we left for Petaluma. This leg of the trip had worried Tom for some time, I knew. He'd been worried about the trip through Los Angeles ...

Two Rock Valley
Feb 28, 2008

Two Rock Coos

Northbound
Sep 16, 2005 (1 photos)

We drove through San Francisco north to Petaluma. It took a few hours as it was rush hour. I don't think we actually got very far. I got sick of driving and Cody was too tired so I took an exit, drove a few blocks, saw the oasis that is Sheraton before me, ...

San Francisco
Jul 11, 2008 (90 photos)

... there on, and it was a clear day so Pat was able to take some neat pictures as we crossed. The drive on into Petaluma was typical for a freeway with not too much congestion. My idea of driving through major cities during the middle of the day has not ...

We're Here!
Aug 8, 2009 (7 photos)

This hotel is AWESOME! We got the Airstream Bambi Trailer, that's right a trailer that is parked on the property! It is the most luxuries, modern trailer I have ever seen, and the hotel is so cute and so French! Pictures will be coming as soon as we get ...

Day 35 California - Through San Fran to Petaluma
Jun 12, 2008

... Francisco - Petaluma As we mentioned yesterday we were taking the Golden Gate bridge north to Muir Woods and then on to the KOA at Petaluma. No big deal one would say, That is off course unless you travel in the Castle and have Mandy as the guide. Gee it ...

starting in cali
Jun 25, 2008 (2 photos)

after moving all my stuff into the old house, i started on my journey around the world...

Wine Country
Jun 16, 2008

... ; 31 feet of RV requires you to plan out things ahead of time.  Then there's the operation of the RV.  The Petaluma KOA was a full service RV campground with all hookups.  Electricity was the easiest - just plug it in.  There was ...

Zoektocht naar een "Hondje"
Nov 24, 2005 (1 photos)

De zoektocht naar een hondje in San Francisco... Mijn nichtje Maureen heeft toen zij geboren is een knuffel gekregen. De knuffel heet "Hondje" en is gekocht in Petuluma, hier een eindje vandaan. Hij is klein, groen met wit en is een beetje plat. Na drie ...

Fulbright teaching exchange
Aug 1, 2000

A year teaching at the local high school in the "egg basket of the world".