One Day in Belmont

Right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the Bay Area, Belmont--with its small city feel--offers a great place to spend a day. There are lots of good reasons to visit the South Bay; unique and quirky museums, great restaurants and even great nature activities. That's right, I said nature! San Bruno Mountain State Park is glorious in the spring. The hiking is relaxed and easy and offers views of the Bay Area in all directions. Belmont is only 1/2 hour for San Francisco. In my book, that's an easy getaway.

This newly renovated Holiday Inn is reasonably priced, quiet, clean and serves a free breakfast. They have high speed internet, laundry services and a whirlpool jacuzzi hot tub. Only 12 minutes walking distance to Belmont town center. Good deal!
Don't let the ordinary exterior of this restaurant fool you; there is nothing ordinary about the food here. I can't say that I've eaten a lot of Cajun food but if this is what it is like then I'm sold. The crayfish hush puppies are simply delectable.
The crayfish hush puppies are simply delectable.
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Many people describe this restaurant as the best that Belmont has to offer. Not being a local, I couldn't swear to that one, but this authentic Italian style restaurant gets good ratings from me. I thought both the food and the service was good. It's a little on the noisy side so this may not be the best choice for a romantic dinner.
Remember getting Pez dispensers as a kid? This is a quirky, cool place to visit, both for little kids and big kids like me. Check out both the vintage Pez exhibits as well as what's new in Pez dispenser technology
The Coyote Point Museum has changed its name to CuriOdyssey and you can find out more at http://www.curiodyssey.org/ There are live animal exhibits (over 100) and interactive science exhibits for big kids and small. This is a fun way to spend an afternoon.
This newly renovated Holiday Inn is reasonably priced, quiet, clean and serves a free breakfast.
of the hectic south bay? As you walk around the trails here you can see the entire the bay area: Pacific Ocean, bay bridges and even the Marin Headlands. Spring is the best time to hike, when the hills are crazy green and wildflowers are in bloom. More
of the hectic south bay? As you walk around the trails here you can see the entire the bay area: Pacific Ocean, bay bridges and even the Marin Headlands. Spring is the best time to hike, when the hills are crazy green and wildflowers are in bloom.
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Jana Lane
I am the Vice President of an international, non-profit conservation organization, Save the Turtles, Inc. My eight years as a hands-on VP has provided me with plenty of experience writing web content, proposals, ad copy, brochures, fliers, promotional material, letters of inquiry (the list could go on and on.) Writing for Save the Turtle's website has provided me with great exposure to the concepts and practices of SEO. It seems that we have done rather well as our Google ranking is most often number one on the page. Although, I am still on the board of Save the Turtles and every bit as passionate about saving endangered species as ever, I am currently also enjoying another incarnation as a freelance writer. I love, love, love writing travel blogs! Lately, I have been writing for Uptake.com. and Mynatour, an eco-travel site based in London. I have also written an number of articles for other sites covering such wide-ranging topics as health, food, real estate, and science. My goal, with each writing assignment, is to match each clients individual needs by writing with an appropriate "voice" and level of readability for each unique, target audience. Please feel free to scroll and read!

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