The Polite Traveler

One Winery Worth a Visit Updated 4/2021 Since I, along with my husband, own a small home-based business , we tend to work most days with very few breaks.   It can be exhausting.  As one of our most busy seasons, we are beginning to feel stressed.  So, what’s a Californian to do??  Go cheese and wine tasting!  No Matter Where You Are, a Winery is Nearby In our part of the Golden State, Davis is surrounded by vineyards.  We are 40 minutes from Napa and an hour from Sonoma.  Here, some of the finest wines in the world are made.  Typically, we would focus only on tasting these lovely wines.  However, with our limited time (only two days) we decided to alter our focus onto enjoying the lush countryside, taste grand cheeses and perhaps sneak in a wine tasting.   (Please  read  my review of these creameries and their cheeses) We Visit Another World Staying at an accommodating DoubleTree ( review ) in Rohnert Park, we were perfectly positioned to explore the fertile farmlands that

  Updated 4/2021 As a small business owner, I typically work long days rarely taking a day off.  Luckily, I love my work.  Nevertheless, after a few months of non-stop work, I need a break.  So, even though this is a busy time of year for us, I decided to take a mid-week retreat in California style.  The Journey Begins California is flush with fertile farmlands yielding some of the best of...just about everything.  Because of this fertile land, the cows and goats of the Petaluma/Point Reyes region offers some of the absolute best cheese.  For this trip, our focus is on California’s delectable and varied cheese.  Since we only had a measly one day to taste, we began on the Point Reyes Petaluma road which travels from Petaluma to Point Reyes.  This scenic, hilly highway displays neat working farms nestled in among the greenery.  Cows and goats dot the lush green meadows.  The Missing Creamery We could find only one of the two creameries that appeared to be open to the public

Updated 4/2021 Our Stay in the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country in California As over-worked small business owners, we decided to play hooky traveling through Sonoma County for a couple of days.  Since we recently experience excellent service on our last stay in a DoubleTree, we booked a room at their Sonoma Wine Country property in Rohnert Park. Our Journey Through Sonoma County Our drive from our home in Davis pleasant with light traffic.  We chose a slightly longer route through Sonoma so we could take in the beauty of the Glen Ellen area vineyards.  The vineyards here are quite beautiful with green rolling hills as a backdrop.  Arriving at the DoubleTree As we arrived, I mentioned to my husband that since this trip would focus on cheese tasting, it would be perfect if we were given a free upgrade to a room with a refrigerator.  The hotel appeared fully booked, so I assumed that was impossible.   Astonishingly, when we asked about an upgrade, the polite rec