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  • The return of Fairyland for Grownups

    It’s been a while since there was a 21 and over night at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, but Fairyland for Grownups returned on July 29th, 2022. Obviously I had to go. Aside from a vaccine check on the way in it felt very similar to the last such event three years ago. The big change…

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  • Fairyland for Grownups

    Children’s Fairyland is a small theme park attraction at Oakland’s Lake Merritt, and is normally only open to children accompanied by an adult. However once a year there’s a fundraiser organized by Oaklandish as a benefit for the park: Fairyland for Grownups. On Friday I visited Fairyland for my first time ever — I’d never…

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  • Lakefest at Lake Merritt

    Today was Lakefest at Lake Merritt in Oakland. I’d never been to this festival before and decided to go take a look. Lakefest is a free street festival outside the boat house at the north side of the lake. There’s your typical street food vendors, artists, and local businesses with booths. Walking over from the…

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  • A visit to the Oakland Museum of California

    With so many museums in the Bay Area to choose from, I’d never gotten around to visiting the Oakland Museum of California until yesterday. It’s not that it wasn’t on my radar, I just wasn’t sure what it was aside from a funny looking building I occasionally pass by while walking from the Lake Merritt…

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  • I took that crazy cheap flight to Barcelona

    Recently a new airline called Level introduced a crazy cheap nonstop flight from Oakland to Barcelona. I immediately decided to take the plunge and book a trip. If that sounds insane, keep in mind Level is from the same company as British Airways and Iberia, so it’s not just some random startup with an airplane…

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  • On a boat

    At the Rammstein show in Oakland last night, the keyboardist showed us a new way to crowdsurf: on an inflatable boat. Squint at more of my grainy photos of the show here.

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