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Sunday, September 14th, 2008

GIARDIA LAMBLIA: "TRAVELERS DIARRHEA"



I was talking to a friend in Foster City, CA, who just spent a weekend in California's High Sierras and now claims to have diarrhea; feels bloated; has, on and off, chills; and has, since he's been back, vomited more than three time in the last twenty-four hours.

He said that the beauty of his trip was the swimming in ...

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

CHARGES, CHARGES, CHARGES



When you travel, be aware of taxes, landscaping, housekeeping, tipping, bar-restocking, resort-fees, delivery services, energy-charge, destination and marketing-fees. These, can be some of the hidden fees that will increase your hotel/motel bill from a reasonable bill a night by fifty percent or more. Is this fare to the traveler? Many people who travel on vacations, during the summer, go on a specific amount and can't ...

Monday, July 21st, 2008

FOSTER CITY, CA: KITEBOARDING OFF THIRD AVE



I was on my way from Foster City, CA, to San Francisco, when I decided to stop on Third Ave. where kiteboarding--you ride a surf-board and fly a kite, the kite pulls you across the water--takes place.

After making a right turn off Third Ave., another right, I came across the parking lot, which was full. A car came out: I ...

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

CARVING FOOD: A SKILL TO LEARN



The other day in a restaurant, in Foster City, CA, I was watching a chef using his knife to carve different kinds of food: tomatoes, carrots, celery, meats, etc. He was using his knife very carefully; that is, not to damage it and not to cut himself.

I saw that he was slicing a tomato and each slice was like the ...

Monday, June 16th, 2008

IT'S VACATION TIME



So, where are you and the family going to spend your summer vacation?

There are many places to go to in Northern California: the beach, the mountains, or the city. From Foster City, you can take a short ride to the beach, forty-five minutes; to the Sierras, about two and half-hours; or a city, thirty minutes.

Because ...

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

FOSTER CITY, CA.--THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN



The weekend of May 30th, to the 1st of June, is a good time, if you can, to visit Foster City, CA. Every year around this time Foster City celebrates it Annual Arts and Wine Festival.

Several days earlier a carnival comes into town and sets up its rides, so the local safety-agencies can make sure everything is safe. Discount ...

Monday, May 12th, 2008

DOGS HAVE A PLACE TO PLAY



Foster City, CA, Dog-Run is very popular. Driving along Foster City Blvd., going south, before you come to Marlon Cove shopping area, and on the north side of the canal, which runs throughout the city--all the canals run through the city--you will find a fenced-in area: it's the Foster City Dog-Run.

It's free for the residents of Foster City, as ...

Monday, April 28th, 2008

"DO YOU SMELL THAT?"



"Do you smell that?" "Yes, I do!" " We have a skunk in the area!"

It's the second time in three days "The Flower Of The Woods" have let us known that they are in Foster City, CA.

When the weather gets warm and animals roam for food, when an eye-bothering oder strikes your eyes--you can almost ...

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

FOSTER CITY: 50 MINUTES TO AND FROM THE OLYMPIC TORCH



"The mayor of San Francisco should be kicked out of office for what he's done! " An irritated McDonald's customer said, in a group of people waiting for their food, who just came back to Foster City from going to see the Olympic Torch. "People came from throughout the state," he continued," and other states just to see the torch, and then he changes the ...

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

SAFER FROM AGGRESSIVE LITTLE ANIMALS



In Foster City, California, throughout the years, the wild animal population was getting out of control: skunks, squirrels, raccoons, roof-rats, etc,--had a free rein in the city.

In the 1980s', roof-rats ran wild until they were cracked down on. Today, squirrels are running wild and they are being cracked down on: Foster City hired pest controllers to put blue, poison ...