The Years in Review – Untilsuburbia’s 10 Year Anniversary

In November 2015, a new blog was conceived: untilsuburbia.com.

The idea: What can you do in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco? It turns out a lot!

Here are a few numbers from the last 10 years:

Over the last 10 years, I posted

• 487 blog posts
• 9 collections about 50 things to do in Bay Area cities

With an average of 240 words, each blog post isn’t extensive, but it presents you with an appetizer version of what you will find. 

A huge thank you to Sharon, who reads every blog and makes the best suggestions! Many thanks go to the people who join me on my exploration adventures – you know who you are! And last but not least, thank you for reading this blog. Please like and subscribe!

For 10 years, this has been my hobby. A way to keep me writing and committed to an (almost) weekly blog post. I haven’t gotten any compensation for it. In fact, the frugal sightseeing category is part of the concept. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. The most expensive experience was the oyster shucking at Tomales Bay, a birthday gift for my husband. 

Over the years, I wrote about 90+ cities. In addition to the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma, I recently added Yolo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey County.

My favorite find

My personal favorite find was Victor Arnautoff’s murals on the former Palo Alto health clinic. Arnautoff was a disciple of Diego Rivera. His depiction of medical procedures caused a traffic jam in the 1930s, mainly because of the topless woman in one mural.

I only posted twice about the same place. Both are special finds! The first is the Arizona Cactus Garden on the grounds of Stanford University. A fascinating, if not magical, place with a myriad of cactuses and succulents. The second place also has magical qualities. The redwood grove in Los Altos is a truly hidden gem. Not many people frequent this grove, and it is a quick, meditative, and calming place.

Do you have a favorite post?

Did you ever get inspired to explore after reading one of my posts? Let me know in the comments!