My wife and I just returnedf from a wonderful vacation with Collette Vacations to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe where Derrick Moscarelli was our Tour Manager.
When we left San Francisco on our way to Lake Tahoe I discovered I had lost my money clip with some of my spending money. I asked Derrick if he could [...]
I’ve made no secret about how much I enjoyed my first escorted tour. Yet, deep down I’m a loner. It’s not in my nature to seek out travel in groups (or groups of any kind).
My impressions of this kind of trip before hand was that we’d all be jammed together, herded around, fed and put [...]
Let’s rundown five great American cities that Collette visits on its escorted tours.
San Fransisco, CA – Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach… my favorite city to visit.
Boston, MA – Can’t wait for the Red Sox season to start.
New Orleans – Birth place of a Jazz.
Washington D.C. – The perfect fit for a family looking for a [...]
With our city tour complete, Chad and I took some time to gather some images and video of this wonderful city. We started with a cable car ride down to Union Square. Some of the other passengers did the same, some stayed in Sausalito to enjoy the shopping and fine restaurants.
Chad and I work right [...]
It’s time for our San Francisco city tour. The passengers are starting to fill the motorcoach. They look like a good group, upbeat and ready to start the day.
David, the Tour Manager, is milling about. He’s making sure everyone is aboard and introduces us all to Jane, our step-on guide.
What an opportunity. Jane is [...]
This is Chad’s first time on the West Coast. He’s anxious to put his feet in the Pacific. So, early in the morning of day 2 we head down to the waterfront. The sun has just come up and now I know I am in San Francisco because fog covers the bay, obscuring the towers [...]
On this night, Chad and I had dinner with Dave Mitchell, the Tour Manager. I wanted to head up to North Beach, San Francisco’s “Little Italy.” After a long day in the air, I was looking for some real pasta and a chance to dine outside. This is one of my favorite places in the [...]
It is not down in any map; true places never are.
- Herman Melville
I can’t help but feel literary in San Francisco. Many of my heroes have come through here – Jack Kerouac and Mark Twain especially. It’s a great American city. The end of the line (railroad allusion intended). We are on the fringe – [...]
Welcome to Traveling Well’s second Reality Tour. This post comes to you almost live from 34,000 feet. I am drafting this just as our Airbus A320 has reached its cruising altitude. Sitting next to me is Chad Litchfield, a graphic designer at Collette. Together we are riding the Historic Trains of California tour.
Chad and I [...]
Many of these “things to do” are included in Collette’s tours that feature San Francisco. Others are the perfect way to spend your leisure time in one of America’s great cities.
Ride the famous cable cars – You can’t visit the “City by the Bay” and not ride the iconic cable cars, the only transportation system [...]
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