Away for the Weekend: Northern California: Great Getaways for Every Season of the Year - Softcover

Berman, Eleanor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0517885190 ISBN 13: 9780517885192

Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Eleanor Berman has guided thousands to rewarding travel adventures with her popular Away for the Weekend® series, which also includes books on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Southeast, and the Midwest. When she is not off researching weekend getaways, Ms. Berman can be found at home in Manhattan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Three Rivers Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0517885190
• ISBN 13: 9780517885192
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 195