I used to go to San Francisco quite a bit back in the day for work. But about a year and a half ago, I changed roles in my company (and just recently had another role change). Upshot is that I hadn’t made the trek to the city by the bay (woah-ooh-ohh-ohhh-ohhh – the Journey song is now stuck in my head and if you’re of a certain age or enjoy what the kids call ancient rock, it might be stuck in yours too – sorry) in awhile. So, I’m really looking forward to this weekend because I’m heading out that way again.
I’m spending a few nights in the city itself and then a few more nights up in Napa. Let’s be honest, I love urban environments. I mean, I live in the middle of downtown Austin in a high rise, for god’s sake… And SF has so many areas to explore (although we all know my well-established dislike of some of the hills because of my “flat-lander” lung capacity). But I think I’m looking forward to Napa maybe a little bit more. Which is hilarious because while I’m all, “oh it’ll be so beautiful and nature-pretty and less hectic” – seriously, Wine Country can be a big old touristy crowded mess when the weather is beautiful. Heck, it might feel more crowded than the city.
But after a fairly drama-filled first quarter of 2019 followed by some “nose to the grindstone to prove that my new boss made the right decision to save me from the chopping block“, I’m planning on stepping away from work for a few days and instead guzzling some fine wine while hopefully gazing on some beautiful scenery. I haven’t had a travel update here at all yet this year (the horror!), so we’ll see if my cabernet-soaked jaunt serves up anything interesting to write about when I get back.