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First Wine Tasting Tour - How Does It Work Exactly?
Asked by ♥.O. from Washington DC
on October 27, 2011
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My husband & I are spending a romantic weekend away for our wedding anniversary. We've booked a wine tasting tour. Neither one of us has ever been wine tasting and so...
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- Have fun! I would have described it like Lisa did. Wear smart casual, semi-dressy. Also, eat before you go, just in case you are like me and it doesn't take much ...
- I would agree with what Lisa said and at the end of the tour they have bottles that you can purchase. They did this when we were living abroad and they also provided ...
- I have only been to one, but I can tell you about that experience. First we got a tour of the winery and a little education on how they make and store for fermentatio...
Planning Wine Tasting Tour, No Idea Where to Start! Help Pls!
Asked by M.H. from San Francisco
on October 3, 2008
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Hi Mamas,
I need your help! I'm trying to plan a wine tasting tour for my 29th birthday with a group of my girlfriends (no boys allowed!) on Sunday, Oct 19th. How...
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- Have you ever been to Murphys? It's on Highway 4 just past Angels Camp (about 1 hour east of Stockton) in the Sierra foothills. They have several small wineries that...
- I actually went out to this place to hike, but was surprised to that it is a winery, too. Small, not too busy, has a picnic area along with peacocks. Picchetti Win...
- Well, We love to wine taste and have 2 favorities in Napa. Del Dotto cave tours is amazing. It's about 35 per person, but it s true barrel tasting in the oldest hand...
Local Farm That Has Tours for Children?
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on March 12, 2007
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My son really likes farm animals and I was wondering if anyone knows of a friendly farm to take children to where they can see some of the behind the scenes stuff, as ...
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- Tom's Farm Market also has a petting zoo. It's kind of fun with slides and little pedal tractors. It's in Huntley right off of Algonquin Road. Opens again April 2nd. ...
- We Love Tom's Farm!!! Right off of Algonquin Road...just past Lakewood on your right I believe!?
- Hi A. I volunteer at Randall Oaks Barnyard Petting zoo in Dundee. It is located off of Randall & Binnie. There are goats, cows, sheep, llamas, horses, deer, donke...
Planning a Trip to Sonoma
Asked by J.C. from Portland
on January 31, 2011
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My husband and I are planning a weekend getaway to celebrate our anniversary. We have always wanted to do a wine tasting tour and we want to stay a couple nights in So...
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- What is your price level? Sonoma Mission Inn is gorgeous. There are a number of B&Bs in Sonoma (one is right off Sonoma Square). Sonoma wine country is actually prett...
- I don't know about Sonoma specifically, but when you are in town, if you have time also visit Healdsburg, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol. The main thing to enjoy is driving a...
- what page said, plus drive out river road west toward the coast! it is a really nice drive and their are wineries along their too.
Looking for Info on San Francisco/Sonoma California
Asked by J.J. from Chicago
on May 27, 2011
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Hello Moms!
My daughter is in a wedding in San Francisco next June. I would LOVE to surprise my husband with a trip out there with him for the weekend while
my daugh...
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- You should go wine tasting between Sonoma and Santa Rosa on Hwy. 12, or up around Healdsburg. It's one of the most fun and romantic things to do. There are plenty o...
- Don't call it San Fran (and whatever you do, don't call it Frisco!). Then people will KNOW you're a tourist. ;) You want to stay on Union Square, without a doubt. Stay...
- My husband and I just did this exact same thing in Oct for my brother-in-laws wedding in SF. We didn't have time to do the winery (although we would have liked to), b...
San Francisco
Asked by S.S. from Minneapolis
on January 23, 2009
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Have any of you mommies been to San Francisco to visit? I know of Alcatraz, The golden gate bridge and the city tours. I have been trying to find some information bu...
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- I'm from that area, and there are a few other things I can recommend with kids: the beach! (go to the ocean side of town by Golden Gate park), the aquarium in Golden...
- We went for our 1-year wedding anniversary and loved it! Your kids may be old enough to bike across the golden gate. My husband and I did that, and it was a lot of f...
- I've been there once for a short visit & loved it!! It's a short drive to Napa Valley & I highly recommend it, even if you don't drink wine. The vineyards are absolutl...
San Diego or San Francisco in April?
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2011
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Hi everyone,
My best friend and I are looking for someplace for a girls weekend, probably in early-mid April. My husband has encouraged me to take a weekend away a...
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- My experience of San Diego is that it is a great place to visit with kids (Sea World, Lego Land, the Zoo). I'm not sure if it's as great a place for adults as San Fra...
- Mark Twain Quipped: "The coldest winter I ever saw was the summer I spent in San Francisco." If you're looking for warmth (having lived in both places), head sou...
- I took a weekend cruise with some friends out of San Diego last year. It was a ton of fun and really close to the airport (within walking distance from the boat). Th...
Anyone Been to Vienna, Austria--Need Travel Advice
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on March 24, 2010
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In July my husband and I are taking our daughter who will be 16 months, with us to Vienna. From just some online research I've done, It looks like we can take a train...
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- you'll probably be using plenty of taxis (cheaper than here). email hotel and ask about their shuttle. most hotels have airport shuttles so you shouldn't have to take ...
- Hi V., You can do a lot on foot on Vienna and I'm not sure if carrying a car seat around will be easy. Once you get to your destination you will be carrying it and ...
- We lived in Germany for 2 years and loved it. From my experience we were able to get around by train, metro, taxi, walking, subway. I dont remember vienna specifical...
Italy Recommendations
Asked by E.B. from Washington DC
on November 20, 2011
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We are starting to look into a anniversary vacation to Italy in about 18months and just searching online has me a little overwhelmed. We want to stay at a villa and se...
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- I would PM Jo W - that's where she and Troy went on their honeymoon. I didn't live there - I was in Belgium and Germany and traveled to Northern Italy and LOVED IT!...
- Sounds wonderful! We have been to Italy and LOVED Florence and Sienna. Another great spot was Portifino, a wonderful coastal town and I would definitely go there aga...
- Its been awhile since I have been there, but Rome was pretty awesome! (It's dirty though, be prepared for that and EVERYONE smokes and just throws the butts on the fl...
Anyone Ever Feel like This ?
Asked by B. from Augusta
on June 9, 2007
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My husband is frequantly not home , here for a couple of weeks, gone for 2-3 weeks at a time, were a military family moved 6 times in the first 5 yrs of marrage done 2...
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- you know funny thing is I have been on both ends of this little frustration you are feeling. I have been the soldier that had to go away and I have been the spouse th...
- I am so sorry that you are feeling like this. I completely understand though. We were military (active now guard) until Jan of this year. I know what you mean about ...
- I'm not sure about FT Stewart-we are moving there soon, but FT Hood had a program that if your spouse was deployed you could put your kids into the CDC on a scheduled ...
