February 2012 “Fun Things To Do” in the San Francisco Bay Area… and beyond

Gum Lung Golden Dragon brings luck, longevity and prosperity, Chinatown, San Francisco

Did you know… February 2012 is a Leap Year? According to timeanddate.com,  Leap Years are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242199 days (a tropical year) to circle once around the Sun. If we didn’t add a day on February 29 nearly every 4 years, we would lose almost six hours every year. After only 100 years, our calendar would be off by approximately 24 days!

Check out these February Events & “Fun Things To Do” in the San Francisco Bay Area… and beyond in our Love to Eat and Travel February Calendar of Events. Be sure to check our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Love to Eat and Travel website each month for updates throughout the year. Enjoy!

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World’s Best Cities – Top 10 Overall, Europe’s Top 10 and U.S. & Canada’s Top 10 Cities

Bangkok, Thailand

Every year we look forward to Travel & Leisure’s “World’s Best Awards.” We love it when our “City by the Bay” makes the list – and our hometowns too (London and New York)! And of course we always like to see if our favorite destinations are mentioned :)

Looks like one of our cities made the “Overall Best Cities” list – can you guess which one? Two made it into the Top 10 U.S Cities (way to go, San Francisco!)… and one of our all-time favorite destinations (Florence) ranked highly in two categories. Continue reading

Top 10+ Valentine’s Day Gifts & Date Night Tips

 Valentine’s Day – Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Have you ever wondered what gifts people give on Valentine’s Day? This year, Google sent us a pie chart showing the top “Gifts Consumers Plan to Give on Valentine’s Day” – very interesting…

Check out the Gifts Graph and our Top 10+ Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas – the most romantic day of the year is only a few weeks away. Continue reading

Indianapolis – The Midwest Star

Located in the central part of the United States is one of the shining stars of hospitality in “where to stay, what to eat and what to see.” It is the big, little city that makes you feel at home.  It’s Hoosier friendly people creating an atmosphere of comfort and entertainment to those on vacations, work assignments or just traveling through the nation’s twelfth largest state.

Indianapolis is second to Washington D.C. in the amount of monuments and memorials. Visitors can take a walking tour of all of the monuments or go up in Monument Circle’s Soldier and Sailors Monument for one of the best views of the city.

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January 2012 – “Fun Things To Do” in the San Francisco Bay Area… and beyond

Happy New Year!

We wish you all a very Happy, Healthy & Joyous 2012. Check out these January Events & “Fun Things To Do” in the San Francisco Bay Area… and beyond in our Love to Eat and Travel January Calendar of Events. Be sure to check our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Love to Eat and Travel website each month for updates throughout the year. Enjoy!

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Thailand Vacation – Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Koh Phi Phi Islands, Chiang Mai

Thailand

“The world, indeed, is like a dream” – Buddha

Thailand is one of the most popular travel destinations in the Far East. And this month (January) is the most popular month to visit the country, so expect crowds (day and night) wherever you go. Enjoy sunny days and low humidity during peak tourist season (January thru’ March). November is another good time to visit – during Thailand’s traditional and romantic Loy Krathong Festival, also referred to as the “Festival of Lights.”

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