Silicon Valley, the tech sector south of San Francisco in the Santa Clara Valley, is a draw for visitors for the natural beauty of the rolling California hills, quaint small towns with upscale shopping and dining.
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...
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...
Palo Alto, California, is renowned for two key connections—as the home of Stanford University and as home of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. When I received an invitation from the Garden Court Hotel, I was eager to return to check out the Palo Alto art scene. I took...