Thursday, March 12, 2026
Saturday, March 07, 2026
Ideas for using IHG hotels free nights
Many IHG hotel nights are unavailable. Ideas to use the 5 night sign-up offer up to 60k points each.
Redwoods + Oregon Coast + Portland
- Holiday inn express, Eureka
- Holidan Inn Express, Klamath (Redwood national & state parks)
- Holiday Inn Express, Seaside, OR
- Kimpton, Portland
Yosemite + Tahoe
- Holiday Inn Express, Oakhurst
- Holiday Inn, Tahoe Ridge Resort, South Lake Tahoe
- Holiday Inn Express, South Lake Tahoe
Central Coast + Santa Barbara + San Diego
- Kimpton Mirador Pacific Row
- Holiday Inn Express, Monterey
- Holiday Inn Express, Atascadero
- Kimpton, Santa Barbara
- Intercontinental, San Diego
Other ideas
- Holiday Inn, Napa
- Hotel Indigo, Napa
- Holiday Inn, Santa Rosa
- Holiday Inn, Suisun City near Fairfield, Jelly Bean factory
- Holiday Inn, Sacramento (3 choices)
- Crowne Plaza, Ventura
- Holiday Inn, Ventura
- Holiday Inn, Paso Robles
- Holiday Inn, Carpinteria (near Santa Barbara)
- Holiday Inn, Santa Cruz
- Holiday Inn, Visalia (near Sequoia & Kings Canyon)
- Holiday Inn, Pismo Beach
- Palm Springs
- Kimpton
- Riviera
- Holiday Inn, Rancho Mirage or Palm Desert
- San Diego
- InterContinental
- Indigo
- Holiday Inn (Del Mar, Downtown, La Jolla, Oceanside)
- LA
- Indigo
- InterContinental
- Kimpton (Hollywood, Wilshire, Beverly Hills, W Hollywood)
- Holiday Inn, Bakersfield
- Holiday Inn, Fresno
College tours:
- Berkeley: Holiday Inn
- Davis: Holiday Inn
- LA:
- Kimpton Palomar Beverley Hills
- Holiday Inn Santa Monica
- San Diego
- Holiday Inn Sorento Valley
- Holiday Inn La Jolla
- Irvine
- Staybridge Suites
- Holiday Inn Newport Beach
- Riverside
- Holiday Inn Express San Bernardino – Colton
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Moreno Valley – Riverside
- Santa Cruz
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Cruz
- Merced
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Merced
- San Francisco
- Kimpton Hotel Enso
- Holiday Inn San Francisco–Golden Gateway
- InterContinental San Francisco
Friday, February 06, 2026
Bozeman Yellowstone Teton summer 2026
Tuesday, June 2:
Fly to Bozeman. Shop groceries. Drive to Idaho Park near West Yellowstone. Stay.
Wednesday, June 3:
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Beryl Spring
- Artists Paintpots
- Back Basin
- Emerald Spring
- Steamboat Geyser
- Cistern Spring
- Echinus Geyser
- Porkchop Geyser
- Pearl Geyser
- Palpitator Spring
- Monarch Geysers
- Porcelain Basin
- Crackling Lake
- Pinwheel Geyser
- Whirligig Geyser
- Hurricane Vent
- Porcelain Springs
- Museum of the National Park ranger
- Small log cabin
- movie
- Gibbon Falls
- Madison Picnic Area (bison & elk)
- Fountain paint pot
- Midway Geyser
- Grand Prismatic Spring Basin
Thursday, June 4:
- Upper Geyser Basin
- Morning Glory Pool
- Old Faithful Geyser
- Geyser Hill
- Old Faithful Visitor Education center
- Old Faithful Inn
- mezzanine
- Biscuit Basin
- Mystic falls
- Biscuit Basin overlook
- Black Sand Basin
- Yellowstone tribal heritage center
Friday, June 5:
- Lake Yellowstone
- Bridge Bay
- Natural Bridge
- Boat tour
- Lakeshore walk at storm point
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Boardwalk with backdrop of Absaroka mountains
Saturday, June 6:
- Nez Perce National Historic Trail
- Hike
- Fairy Falls
- Grand Prismatic overlook
- Firehole lake drive
- Great Fountain Geyser
- White Dome Geyser
- Firehole Lake
- Firehole Falls
Sunday, June 7:
Check out of West Yellowstone.
- Mud volcano
- Hayden valley
- Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
- Upper Falls
- Hike
- Artist Point
- Lower Falls
Stay in Emigrant near Gardiner
Monday, June 8:
- Roosevelt Arch
- Albright visitor center
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Lamar valley
- Dunraven Pass
Stay in Emigrant
Tuesday, June 9:
Check out of Emigrant.
Drive.
Stay in Victor, ID near Jackson.
Wednesday, June 10:
- Lewis Falls
- Grand Teton
- Jackson Lake
- Colter Bay
- Hike
- Heron Pond
- Swan Lake
- Kayak or Canoe
- Snake river overlook
- Mormon row
- Oxbow Bend
- Signal mountain
Stay in Victor.
Thursday, June 11:
- Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
- Jenny lake
- Discovery trail
- Hike
- Hidden falls
- Inspiration Point
- Teton Park road
- Mount Moran
- Teton Glacier
- Hike
- Bradley Lake
- Teton Lake
Friday, June 12:
Check out of Victor.
Drive to Bozeman.
Stay in Bozeman.
Saturday, June 13:
Check out of Bozeman.
Museum of the Rockies: large dinosaur collection.
Return rental car. Fly out.
Hotel summary:
June 2-7: West Yellowstone
June 7-10: Gardiner
June 10-12: Jackson (or within Teton if we can get it)
June 12-13: Bozeman
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Seattle Yellowstone summer 2026
Proposal 1: Yellowstone+Glacier+Washington
June 3: Start road trip. Drive to near Craters of the Moon. Stay.
June 4: Craters of the Moon. Drive to near Grand Teton. Stay.
June 5: Grand Teton. Drive to near Yellowstone. Stay.
June 6: Yellowstone.
June 7: Yellowstone.
June 8: Drive to near Glacier
June 9: Glacier
June 10: Drive to near Mt. Rainier
June 11: Mt. Rainier. Drive to near Olympic.
June 12: Olympic. Drive to near Cascades.
June 13: Cascades. Drive to Seattle.
June 14: Fly back
Proposal 2: Yellowstone+Washington:
June 3: Start road trip. Drive to near Craters of the Moon. Stay.
June 4: Craters of the Moon. Drive to near Grand Teton. Stay.
June 5: Grand Teton.
June 6: Grand Teton. Drive to near Yellowstone. Stay.
June 7: Yellowstone.
June 8: Yellowstone.
June 9: Yellowstone.
June 10: Drive to near Mt. Rainier
June 11: Mt. Rainier. Drive to near Olympic.
June 12: Olympic. Drive to near Cascades.
June 13: Cascades. Drive to Seattle.
June 14: Fly back
Proposal 3: Yellowstone extended
June 3: Start road trip. Drive to West Yellowstone. Stops at Snoqualmie Pass / Keechelus Lake Viewpoint, picnic tables at Lake Easton State Park, Spokane Riverfront Park, Coeur d’Alene Lake Boardwalk, Higgins Avenue / Downtown Missoula. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 4: Yellowstone. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 5: Yellowstone. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 6: Yellowstone. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 7: Yellowstone. Drive to near Grand Teton. Stay in Jackson.
June 8: Grand Teton. Stay in Jackson.
June 9: Grand Teton. Drive to near Craters of the moon.
June 10: Craters of the moon. Stay nearby.
June 11: Drive to near Mt.Rainier. En-route Hagerman Fossil Beds NM, Minidoka NHS.
June 12: Mt.Rainier
June 13: Drive to Seattle.
June 14: Fly back
Proposal 4: Yellowstone + daily stops
June 3: Start road trip. Drive to Coeur D'Alene. Stops at Lake Roosevelt NRA, Snoqualmie Pass / Keechelus Lake Viewpoint, picnic tables at Lake Easton State Park, Spokane Riverfront Park, Coeur d’Alene Lake.
June 4: Drive to Yellowstone via West Yellowstone. Stop Boardwalk, Higgins Avenue / Downtown Missoula. En-route stop at Grant Kohrs Ranch NHS or Big Hole NB. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 5: Yellowstone. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 6: Yellowstone. Stay in West Yellowstone.
June 7: Yellowstone. Drive to near Grand Teton. Stay in Jackson.
June 8: Grand Teton. Stay in Jackson.
June 9: Grand Teton. Drive to near Craters of the moon.
June 10: Craters of the moon. Stay nearby.
June 11: Drive to near Pendleton. En-route Hagerman Fossil Beds NM, Minidoka NHS.
June 12: Drive to near Mt.Rainier. En-route Whitman mission NHS, Manhattan Project NHP-Hanford.
June 13: Mt. Rainier. Drive to Seattle.
June 14: Fly back
Sunday, November 09, 2025
Ideas for a 16th girl birthday winter celebration in San Jose, California
- Backyard decoration: risk of winter storm
- Indoor at home: space may not be enough
- Prestige venue, downtown San Jose
- Indoor venue with decorations: Need to come up with group activities ideas
- Paintball in Hollister: Outdoors, risk of winter storm. Girls prefer dressy rather than getting dirty.
- Top Golf: Can be in different pods, may not interact as much.
- Escape rooms: Could be too short. Could book two.
- Immersive Gamebox: Interactive Escape room
- OmEscape
- The Escape Game
- PanIq
- Beat the Lock
- Breakout
- etc
- Ice skating: Higher risk of injuries.
- Sharks SJ
- Archery: Outdoors, risk of winter storm.
- Splunking/Caving: Physically strenuous, in a suit, suit gets dirty. Further away, harder for people to make it, needs planning.
- Flying trapeze: Outdoors, risk of winter storm.
- Zipline: risk of winter storm
- Group hike: risk of winter storm
- Bowling
- Bowlero: Bowling+Arcade
- Round 1 Eastridge: Bowling, Arcade, Karaoke
- Karaoke
- Music Tunnel KTV
- Genting Karaoke
- Arcade
- Dave & Busters
- Softball Cage
- Mini Golf
- Golfland, San Jose
- Indoor Mini Golf
- Urban Putt
- Golf
- Go Karting
- K1 Speed
- Laser Tag
- LaserMaxx
- VR Games
- Immersive Gamebox, Valley Fair Mall
- Sandbox VR: Group VR games
- Climbing
- The Studio, downton San Jose
- Day Cruise in the Bay
- Limousine drive around
- Snow activities: ski, snowboard, tubing, sledding, sleigh: Long drive, more planning
- Trampolines
- Sky Zone, San Jose
- Cooking
- Taste buds kitches, Willow Glen. Eg; Pizza party
- Cucina Bambini
- Taste Buds Kitchen
- Painting canvas, ceramics
- Color me mine
- Pixels: Glow in the dark party
- Indoor axe throwing
- Axe Ventures
- Outdoor axe throwing
- Mobile Spa party
- Signature Mobile Spa
- Party Bus Rental
- Cali Party Bus
- Multi-activity
- The Plex: Arcade games, rock climbing, bocce, darts, Cornhole, Skate
- Whale watching
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Hot air balloon
- Skydiving
Saturday, November 01, 2025
important kovils near Thirvadikai, Thiruvarur, Thirukkaravasal
Near Thirukkaravasal
Kannayiramudayar Kannayira Nathar Temple (Thirukkarayil Thirukkaravasal)Veerataneswarar Temple (Thiruvirkudi)
Keezhvelur Temple
Srivanchiyam Vanchinathaswamy Temple
Near Thiruvarur
Thyagarajaswamy Temple, Thiruvarur
Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple
Thirukkannamangai Temple
Vilamar Patanjali Manoharar Temple
Thirupugalur Agnipureeswarar Temple
Near Thiruvadigai
Veerateeswarar Temple (Thiruvathigai)
Saranarayana Perumal Temple
Sri Balasubramanya Swamy Temple (Murugan Temple) & Pavavimochana Peruman Temple
One suggested itinerary
Thyagarajaswamy Temple, Thiruvarur
Kannayiramudayar Temple (Thirukkarayil Thirukkaravasal)
Kaichineswarar Temple, Kachanam
Adhi Narayana Perumal Temple, Engan (Vishnu on Garudan)
Engan Murugan Temple (Engan)
Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Thirukkuvalai (Thirukkuvalai)
Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple (Tirumeeyachur)
Thirukollikadu Agneeswarar Temple (Thirukollikadu)
Venni Karumbeswarar Temple (Koilvenni / Vennī)
Tuesday, September 02, 2025
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Documents for dropbox b1 b2 US visa renewal appointment in India
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html#documentation
https://in.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/en/nonimmigrant-visa
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/en/general-information#faqs
Required:
- Valid passport
- Appointment confirmation letter
- DS-160 application confirmation page
- Application fee payment receipt
- Photo
May be required:
- The purpose of your trip
- Your intent to depart the United States after your trip
- Your ability to pay all costs of the trip.
Not required but take just in case:
- Take all prior passports with US visas
- Entire DS-160 application
- Invitation letter
Hyderabad Drop-off location:
Mon-Fri
10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Lower Concourse , Hitec City Metro
Station,
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited -
HITEC City,
Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500081
Friday, April 18, 2025
Santa Clara County Parks
Santa Clara county parks
Parking: $6 (exception)
74 Results
Martial Cottle Park: farming park
3.72 mi.
Mockingbird Hill entrance: Almaden Quicksilver, no fees
3.80 mi.
Wood Road entrance, Almaden Quicksilver, no fees
3.84 mi.
Walter Cottle Lester Visitor Center, Martial Cottle
4.27 mi.
Vasona Lake County Park
4.28 mi.
Blossom Hill Road (main entrance), Vasona
4.36 mi.
Snell Avenue (main entrance), Martial Cottle
4.39 mi.
Dell Avenue (main entrance), Log Gatos Creek
4.40 mi.
Los Gatos Creek County Park: No shade, has water
4.40 mi.
Almaden Quicksilver County Park
5.21 mi.
Hacienda (main entrance), Almaden Quicksilver
5.21 mi.
Casa Grande - Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
5.24 mi.
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa
5.28 mi.
Rancho San Vicente entrance, Calero
5.31 mi.
Alma Bridge and Lexington Launch Ramp entrance,
5.36 mi.
Lexington Reservoir County Park
5.40 mi.
Miller Point entrance
5.44 mi.
Pueblo entrance
5.61 mi.
Cottonwood entrance
6.08 mi.
Silver Creek Valley Road entrance
6.10 mi.
Velodrome entrance
6.14 mi.
Hellyer County Park
6.18 mi.
Santa Teresa County Park
6.48 mi.
Calero Boat Launch entrance
7.09 mi.
Montalvo Road (main entrance)
7.62 mi.
Villa Montalvo
7.66 mi.
Calero County Park
8.06 mi.
McKean Road (main entrance)
8.29 mi.
Coyote Creek Parkway
8.34 mi.
Field Sports Park
8.93 mi.
Trap and Skeet Range
9.17 mi.
Rifle and Pistol Range
9.35 mi.
Sanborn County Park
9.37 mi.
Sanborn Road (main entrance)
9.37 mi.
Metcalf Motorcycle County Park
9.59 mi.
Metcalf Motorcycle Park (main entrance)
9.62 mi.
Skyline Trail and Sunnyvale Mountain lot
9.65 mi.
Penitencia Creek
10.48 mi.
Lookout Trail and Madrone Lot trailhead
10.71 mi.
Croy Road and Uvas Canyon entrance
11.20 mi.
Uvas Canyon County Park
11.24 mi.
Stevens Creek Boat Launch entrance
11.35 mi.
Stevens Creek (main entrance)
11.39 mi.
Stevens Creek County Park
11.39 mi.
Joseph D. Grant County Park
12.47 mi.
Joseph D. Grant Ranch (main entrance)
12.54 mi.
Grant Ranch House Complex
12.60 mi.
Grant Lake entrance
12.73 mi.
Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve
13.04 mi.
Chesbro (main entrance)
13.17 mi.
Chesbro Reservoir County Park
13.17 mi.
Twin Gates entrance
13.76 mi.
Anderson Lake County Park
14.13 mi.
Coyote Creek Visitor Center
14.13 mi.
Sunnyvale Baylands Park
14.23 mi.
Live Oak entrance
14.61 mi.
Alviso Marina County Park
14.68 mi.
Alviso Marina (main entrance)
14.87 mi.
Uvas Reservoir (main entrance)
15.29 mi.
Uvas Reservoir County Park
15.29 mi.
Ed R. Levin County Park
15.60 mi.
Spring Valley entrance and park office
15.61 mi.
Sandy Wool entrance
15.68 mi.
Upper Stevens Creek County Park
16.72 mi.
Mt. Madonna Visitor Center entrance
17.96 mi.
Mt. Madonna (main entrance)
18.44 mi.
Mt. Madonna County Park
18.46 mi.
Chitactac-Adams Heritage County Park
18.76 mi.
Chitactac-Adams Heritage (main entrance)
18.81 mi.
Sprig Day Use Area entrance
19.28 mi.
Harvey Bear entrance
19.59 mi.
Mendoza Ranch entrance
23.23 mi.
Coyote Lake (main entrance)
23.32 mi.
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
23.32 mi.
Details:
Calero: No shade, water
Santa Teresa:
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 11-3,4,5 on weekends
Golf Club: Start with driving range
Archery club: doesn't offer rentals
Picnic tables
Horseback riding
Horseshoe throwing
Lexington Reservoir:
Uvas
Mt Madonna: Horse rental available, archery range
Vasona: Horseshoes, volley-ball
Villa Montalvo: no fees
Chesbro Reservoir: No vehicle entrance fees, no hiking trails, walk across dam
Martial Cottle:
Metcalf Motorcycle: Needs a rental
Rancho San Antonio
Sanborn
Stevens Creek
Upper Stevens Creek
Chitactac Adams
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