For a memorable weekend in Northern California you can visit a six-acre hillside blanketed with 4,000 daffodils take a stagecoach ride or pan for gold in an old mining town enjoy the pie-eating contest and other entertainment at a pumpkin festival celebrate a Victorian Christmas at a cozy landmark inn. Or you can hike, sail, museum-hop, tour the wine country, go whale watching, or relax at a well-known spa. Eleanor Berman offers hundreds of ideas for year-round fun in exciting itineraries--stretching from the roller-coaster streets of San Francisco to the crashing surf of Big Sur, from the grandeur of ancient redwood forests to the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe. All itineraries are within easy reach of the Bay Area and/or Sacramento, and each includes travel directions and suggestions for accommodations and restaurants to suit every budget. You'll also find area maps, and activities especially appealing to children are noted.
New York City resident Eleanor Berman is an award-winning, widely published travel writer who frequently travels on her own. Her travel and feature articles have appeared in Caribbean Travel & Life, Ladies' Home Journal, and Modern Bride. She is also the author of Recommended Bed & Breakfasts New England and New York Neighborhoods (both published by Globe Pequot).
