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Wine Tasting in Napa Valley California

Oct 15

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That was such a blast! There aren’t many activities you can go to where you enjoy drinking fine wine throughout the entire day. Our bus picked us up at our hotel at around 10:00am, and off we went to visit the amazing wineries of Napa and Sonoma, California.

Sonoma County Wine Tour

Sonoma County Wine Tour

Did you know that when wine grapes are grown, they are forced to fight for their lives? They are given little support, which in turn makes them grow concentrated with sugar.

Wine Grapes growing in Napa

Wine Grapes growing in Napa

Our tour lasted about 6 hours. We were served lunch at our second winery and provided with water bottles all along. At each stop we tasted anywhere from 5 to 10 different types of wine. White wines, red wines, dry wines, sweet wines, etc. It really takes your pallet to new levels!

We have several Southern California wine tasting tours on our website, but we will be adding Napa Valley tours very soon!

Check them out:

Wine Country Tasting Tour – Pickup as Indicated

Tour the beautiful wineries of Temecula Valley, the “Napa Valley” of Southern California. Visit 3+ wineries and enjoy 12+ wine tastings where you will sample some of the finest wines made in the region. We pick up at most Orange County quality Hotels & Inns.

Temecula Wine Country Tour: Sunday – Friday
Temecula Wine Country Tour: Saturday

Temecula is considered to be “The Napa Valley of Southern California” with over 20 wineries to choose from. Gather your friends (21 and over, of course), hop on the bus and take a Temecula Valley Wine Tasting Tour today! Available Sunday thru Friday, year round. Choose either 5, 7 or 9 hour tour.

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New Activities – Harley-Davidson Rentals and Whitewater Rafting

Aug 12

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As time goes on, we continue to add new exciting activities for everyone to enjoy. We currently have over 45 different activity categories for fun things to do in California. We recently added a couple of new categories which are sure to provide an amazing time in the great outdoors.

First, Whitewater Rafting. This adventure will provide an exciting and thrilling outdoor time for your family and friends. All skill levels and abilities will enjoy a fun river trip. The rivers are magical. They provide a spiritual, environmental and economic boon to the communities they run through. The magic is shared daily and the results are magnificent – lives enriched and spirits lifted. Here are some of our unique whitewater rafting trips:

South Fork Whitewater Rafting – Two Day Trip (Coloma)
Red Wine Whitewater Rafting – Two Day Trip (Coloma)
South Fork & Middle Fork Whitewater Rafting – Two Day Trip (Coloma)

Second, we added motorcycle rentals. We now carry Harley-Davidson, BMW, and Honda motorcycles in multiple locations such as Glendale, Fresno, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Ontario. Take a look at some of the motorcycles we have recently added:

Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Motorcycle Rental
Harley-Davidson Road King Motorcycle Rental
Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic Motorcycle Rental
Harley-Davidson Low Rider Motorcycle Rental
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Motorcycle Rental
Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 Motorcycle Rental

Honda

Honda Goldwing 1800 Motorcycle Rental

BMW

BMW K1200 LT Motorcycle Rental
BMW R1200 GS Motorcycle Rental

We hope you enjoy the new activities. If there is a specific category or activity you would to see, please let us know.

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Go San Diego Card – Getting Ready for a Fun Filled Day!

Apr 29

Posted by Mr K in Blabber, Scenic Tours, Themeparks, Wine Tasting | Comments off

Last Friday we received a visit from our friends and makers of the fantastic Go San Diego Card (click the link to order your very own card). Actually, they make Go Cards for many different destinations, such as Los Angeles, Boston, Orlando, Miami, Chicago and many others. It’s such an amazing idea, really. You purchase a card that comes with a free guide. The guide has tons of ideas for things to do locally and will get you in at no additional cost to about 50 different attractions.

The representative that paid us a visit was nice enough to leave us a couple of Go San Diego Cards to try out. At some point in the next couple of weeks two of us will be going to San Diego to enjoy the benefits of the card. Looking at the guide, there are so many different things to do, it will be tough.

Here are my initial thoughts:

Breakfast at the Cheese Shop Restaurant and Delicatessen. I LOVE CHEESE AND BREAKFAST. We get 20% off our breakfast and a Free Frisby! We need one of those down in Laguna Beach – Orange County!

Tour PETCO Park. I am a big baseball fan, and going to take a tour of the San Diego Padres home park sounds like a perfect thing to do. How could I miss this?!

Wine Tasting! Why would we not go drink some free wine?

You will have to wait to find out what we actually end up doing :)

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You Have Another Day In Paradise…Enjoy It!

Apr 25

Posted by julie in Flying Lessons, Helicopter tours, Paragliding, Skiing, Snorkeling, Themeparks, Wine Tasting | 2 Comments

Sometimes fear stops us from doing some of the most exciting and adrenaline packed things in life. Ever since my friend passed along her copy of “One Month To Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life,” I treat everyday as the most important!

News or friends inform us about such stories that relate to life, and often make us wonder why things happen the way they do. For example, this morning there was a rare and freak shark attack in Solana Beach, San Diego. A 66 yr. old man in great shape was training for his next triathlon and was freakishly bitten by a shark and didn’t survive. And then I stumble upon a more uplifting story where a 96 yr. old former US Navy pilot took a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm so he could take in some excitement and ride the fastest rides there, regardless of being in a wheelchair.

His daughter mentioned that “He doesn’t get out at all, so sometimes I plan a day where we go out,” she said. “That morning, I told him, ‘If you get out of bed, I’ll buy you breakfast, and maybe we could take a ride up to Knott’s.’ He liked that idea.”

How I look at…we’re dealt with a deck of cards each day – you can play or pass. I’d rather play!

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A Taste of Napa

Feb 12

Posted by julie in Uncategorized, Wine Tasting | 1 Comment

Inevitably, each year we have the pleasure of turning another year older. Lucky me, I turned 30 last Friday. While I’ve always yearned for a weekend of wine tasting, I haven’t been fortunate enough until last weekend. For a birthday surprise, my boyfriend spoiled me with a week of wine tasting in Napa Valley and a private limo to tour us around (may I add, the best way to go!).

The Napa region tends to grow some of the greatest grapes that produce the finest wines. How nice to have the option of visiting wineries in this renowned winegrowing region. My favorites are Cakebread Cellars, Robert Mondavi and Mumm Napa (great for the bubbly connoisseurs). At each winery “the pourer” led a little 101 training about how to wine taste starting with the basics – look, smell and taste. Expand from their and you’ll be tasting like the pros in no time. With wine tasting comes wine pairing. Choosing a wine, pulling the cork and exercising arm to mouth with full glass in hand comes quite easy to me, but knowing how to pair wine with foods, well….not so much. I’ve been told from the “wine experts” (a.k.a my sisters) that white wine should be paired with fish, red with beef and the sweet wines are to be enjoyed with dessert. If I shall fall out of bounds from any of those categories, the wine police may track me down. My Napa wine tasting 101 taught me the best rule of thumb is to go for flavors that complement each other. My advice…stay open minded and taste frequently! It will make for a fabulous day.

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