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Seasons Greetings! There's much to celebrate, places to go this winter
 In the movie, Christmas Story, a family makes the best of a Christmas that goes awry among other gaffs during their holiday. It’s a charmer of a flick that makes the season merry, and if you never saw the movie, you will find it playing right now at the San Jose Rep. See our handy dandy calendar for details.
And as you plan your holiday show calendar, be sure to check out my review of the newest Cirque du Soleil show called "OVO" which has just flown into San Francisco and runs until the end of January. In February it picks up again in San Jose through March, so you'll have plenty of time to see this FANTASTIC performance with your kids.
Oh our holiday memories in the South Bay… BBQs in December, electronic reindeer on front lawns, tree-cutting farms overlooking the Monterey Bay. And since we live in Silicon Valley, why not embrace our high-tech genius and enjoy the holiday treats that make us truly unique?
Here’s what you can do to enjoy this season’s techie treasures: First, go to the Intel Museum and sign up to make a free musical Christmas card using a sound chip; second, visit The Tech Museum in downtown San Jose and check out the Star Trek exhibit where you can “beam” yourself up to another galaxy as you see yourself on screen; third, while you are downtown, walk through “Christmas in the Park,” to see the animated characters and skate amid the urban palm trees; fourth, head over to our local brain trust a.k.a. Stanford University and take a hike around the “Dish”, a hike that surrounds cow pastures and a giant satellite dish.
Last year’s catch phrase for travel was “going green,” but this year, not surprisingly, it’s “saving green.” We have been bombarded with overseas and local bargains, specifically for this season. Do investigate the big deals available this winter. See this issue’s Consumer Lookout for details on luxury bargains in Central and Southern California. There are also bargains in the Park City story hot off the e-presses.
Mom and Dads, youneed a break today. Parent Getaways details a few price drops in the luxury Silverado Resort in Napa. And in Seattle, we deliver you a spa/hotel package you won’t be able to resist in Washington States.
In this issue, I invite you to be an armchair traveler and come with me on my latest adventure along the Rogue River in Medford, Oregon where I went with Rogue Wilderness Adventures on an amazing lodge-to-lodge hike along 44 miles of river and forest. See this story on Oregon States.
 While on the trail, I realize the most important things in life aren’t found in the big fancy events or accomplishments at all… they are hidden in the teeniest moments, slivers of time, actually. Unorchestrated moments like noticing a dragonflies or suddenly breaking into song, can, if we allow them, bring us intense joy.And when we savor those tiny moments and stack them up, one on top of each other, we can each lead quite extraordinary lives.
Find out where my contributors have trekked to this season. They span the globe this quarter from Asia to Europe to Egypt.
* Three Weeks of Feasting with Shopping in Asia by Tiffany Wu – Asia
*Spanning the Centuries in Egypt by Barbara Barton Sloane – Foreign Other
*Be a Wild Child in Wales by Mary Alice - Europe
*Central California Snow Specials by Kathy Chin Leong – Central California
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, everyone!
Kathy Chin Leong
Executive Editor
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