Comfort Inn Calistoga, Hot Springs of the West

Travel Blogs from Calistoga

October 27th

A travel blog entry by sphilp

... and our rooms in attic with sloping ceilings,great welcome "Cocktail" at 5pm, wine and cheese. Unpacked and walked down to beach. Very like Scillies, with white granite sand. Walked into town. Had supper in Pine's hotel. Good fun. Walked back in dark as no street lights. Good night. November 1st. Thursday. Up early and had breakfast in coffee bar. Then drove to Monterey. Great difficulty in ...

Wine Tasting In Napa

A travel blog entry by jaredandjen

... know people, haha. Then we continued up the road and stopped at chimney rock, on the advice of our Philly friend. We didn’t have a coupon and the tastings were quite pricey so we decided to keep going.

Then our last stop was at Steltzner, another coupon site. They had some pretty good wines and it was pretty cool to talk to the people working there, again becoming friends with the “bartender” has its perks (extra tastings). ...

The roundabout route home

A travel blog entry by casey_matt

... if you can climb Mt. St. Helena and cover 180 miles in four days, what can't you do? Just before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, I asked Matt what surprised him the most about our first bike tour. Without hesitation, he said, "That I liked it!"

Still, it is difficult to really imagine ourselves doing this day after day for two months, much less comprehending the fortitude of people who embark on year or multi-year long bicycle ...

Blending in (in?) Wine Country: One Fabulous Day!

A travel blog entry by lindaandchris

... on their brown bag challenge – guess the grape and the region and you get it for a penny. I didn’t win. However, I came close… I guessed a Californian Petite Syrah and it was a Texan blend with Petite Syrah in it. Who even knew they made wine in Texas?

It was time to go home. Napa was certainly getting rowdy and we were ready for bed. We caught a cab out to the Skyline and crawled into our tent for a very good night’s ...

Turkey in the woods

A travel blog entry by giz_and_hammers

... swing a late booking at �The French Laundry�, voted in the top 5 restaurants of the world the last few years, with a waiting list 3 months long.. but hey, my mate Ryan Squires worked there for a few years and had some contacts. Despite our best efforts to get a table... they were closed for Thanksgiving weekend! What a shame. Nevertheless, Ryan steered us to another super restaurant and a fine lunch was enjoyed by all.

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