This happy hour is famous for it's $1.95 cheeseburger and fries! They also have mussels and some other bar food selections. For drinks, all I've tried is the wine which was good. In San Jose, you can enjoy happy hour while listening to music in the park across the street on Thursday evenings.

Elderhostel was also known as Exploritas for a short time.

This company concentrates on tours to mainland China. They know how to get excellent deals. Our trip included Beijing, overland by train and van to Shanghai. Since we signed up at the last minute, they were very helpful in getting us our China visa.
Their main office is in San Francisco.

We traveled with Gate 1 to Turkey and thoroughly enjoyed it. This was our first experience on a 'formal' tour. Our English speaking guide was excellent and we were able to cover all the major attractions in Western Turkey. Price of the tour, including air fare from the West Coast, was very reasonable.

We are now planning another trip with Gate 1. This time we are going to Cairo, Egypt and taking a boat on the Nile River.

Los Gatos favorite. House margaritas are great!

Tuesday nights you can do wine tasting with appetizers for $10 and then apply that to a dinner entre too.

Love their chicken lettuce cups and green beans!

Great sushi, cheap drinks, lively atmosphere and you can order off the regular menu if you want.

In addition to the usual gym equipment and a pool, they have a variety of free classes daily.

The Central Asia Institute, founded by Greg Mortenson (author of "Three Cups of Tea") is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. As of 2009, CAI had established 131 schools, educating more than 58,000 students, including 44,000 girls.