Los Gatos, CA
Dr Mary Travelbest Guide to
Independent Travel: Los Gatos, CA
In this episode: The FAQ is how
to you do find your way to your hostel or accommodations? The destination is
Los Gatos, CA. My mistake is a dead car
battery. The travel tip is creating a defining trip in your life if you can.
Where will yours be?
FAQ: This comes from Raina. She asks: if you have traveled a few months or more (or less it
doesn’t matter) to different places taking trains and buses and planes, how do
you begin to know where to go when you find your way to your hostel or room? Do
you just set out and start walking and exploring?
Answer: This can be a challenge when you are on your own, if
you are not an experienced traveler, especially if you are staying in a new
city. The first thing is to have a map, directions and a contact phone number.
Use your smart phone map to guide you. Ask if you need help, even if you
are in a foreign country, you can show them the map and they can assist you. I
agree that this can be one of the most difficult parts of travel. Once you can
handle this, though, you can pretty much handle anything! Keep listening to
this podcast and soon my next book will guide you through this step by step.
Today’s Independent Destination- Los Gatos, CA
Just outside of the San Jose area is a sleepy little town called Los
Gatos, or the cats, in Spanish. If you walk down the streets of the town, you
will see life-size statues of cats all over downtown, and so the city has embraced
this.
The wineries nearby are also worth visiting, if you have some time.
You’ll find nearby wine tasting
rooms from local and Santa Cruz mountains wineries. Testarosa is located inside the cave. Others are: Rootstock, Left
Bend, and Perrucci Family Vineyard. Check to see the availability for tastings.
Saratoga, Campbell, Villa Montalvo.
Music Venue, artist in residence, poets.
You can go to Santa Cruz. Monterrey
is about an hour from
Halfway between Monterrey and San
Francisco
If you are looking for a NorCal getaway, Los Gatos can be your destination.
Today’s Mistake-A dead car battery
My mistake was not driving my car and killing my battery. When I was
travelling, my car was not. When I got back, my car battery was dead, but my
car told me that it was the brakes that failed. This was not a good time for
me. After spending $1500 on a new braking system at the dealership, my car ran
ok. Until I was gone for a week. Then the same thing happened. I now realized that
not driving my car was killing my battery. It never got re-charged. The car was
a hybrid, and six years old. So, really all I needed was a new battery, which I
got. So, lesson learned and shared here. Don’t let your battery die. Or if you
do, it’s not your brakes, it’s only the battery.
Today’s Travel Advice
I spent nearly a month exploring Africa
and the Seychelles
It was one of the defining trips
in my life, because I was so totally away from any comfort zone and did not
speak to anyone from my home country during the month-long trip. Being so
isolated was a lesson in surviving. You can do that too. Give yourself a chance
to learn, step by step.
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