Northern California, from the San Francisco Bay area, through Sacramento, and north, includes coastal towns, verdant valleys, redwood forests, and mountains.
Tucked within the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley, Hotel Valencia Santana Row is a mixture of high-end luxury and Old World charm in San Jose. Over the years, this California hotel has earned many prestigious awards, including Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice...
California is a beautiful state with plenty to see and do. Check out some of the best things to do during your next visit to Northern California. California is a beautiful state with plenty to see and do. While the lower half of the state boasts some of the nation's...
Pacifica, on the California coast, has a little brown church, an old train car, and restaurants where locals foxtrot and drink Manhattans. San Francisco is just 15 minutes away from the Bay Area’s past and my own. Pacifica, which means peace, has a little brown...
This article originally ran on Wander With Wonder in 2017. All dates and information have been updated for Holiday Season 2018. San Franciscans are known for being different and the holidays are no exception. Instead of riding on a one-horse open sleigh they sing...
As you head south from San Francisco, San Mateo County with its famed Silicon Valley stretches across the peninsula offering magnificent Bay views on one side and the rugged beauty of the Pacific Coast and Highway 1 on the other. In between the coasts, you can check...
Don’t tell anyone but I have the seven-year-itch. I don’t want a divorce, but I do have the urge to sleep in another bed and suitors are wooing me like foghorns embracing the City by the Bay. There is plenty of temptation in San Francisco with a hotel in the forest, a...
Think of the Grape Leaf Inn, in Healdsburg, California, as an ideal place to plan a wine country getaway for adults. Quiet, clean and full of natural light, the low-key property offers a perfect balance between hotel privacy and the intimacy of a B&B. Early...
I love this hotel and resort. I love the vibe, the lack of pretension, the ease of living and its history. The low-slung, understated original Flamingo Hotel wraps around its amazing huge, glamorous swimming pool, the undisputed focus of this historic mid-century...
It's not too late for skiing! Lake Tahoe offers a ski season until June. Here are 3 ski resorts to ski this spring in Lake Tahoe. When most ski resorts are packing up the winter operations, Lake Tahoe offers a solid spring ski season until June. Located in the Sierra...
The San Francisco Zoo, tucked along the western edge of San Francisco on Ocean Beach, is a place to enjoy for everyone from toddlers to grandmas... and everyone in between. It is interesting to revisit a place that held a special meaning for your child when she was...