Intrepid travelers have their favorite “natural wonders,” and it’s not always the best known places that capture one’s sense of awe.
Explore San Francisco with the Hyatt Passport
April 3, 2012 By
Hyatt’s new “Explore San Francisco” package, features four hotels and unlimited use on all of cable cars, historic streetcars, busses and those famous trolleys.
Huntington gardens or art are reasons to visit Pasadena area
January 6, 2012 By
The botanic gardens, art collections and library of The Huntington just south of Pasadena in San Marino, Cal. are worth a visit year round.
Hotel Los Gatos & Spa – Silicon Valley’s Mediterranean retreat
November 24, 2011 By
Hotel Los Gatos is an ideal base for a visit to the Santa Cruz Mountains, to the Silicon Valley or to Central California. The hotel’s spacious rooms and suites, elegant courtyards with outdoor pool and excellent service will make Los Gatos feel like home for a weekend or for a multi-week business stay.
Explorer’s Guide to Yosemite and the Southern Sierra Nevada region
November 4, 2011 By
The second edition of David T. Page’s Explorer’s Guide to Yosemite and the Southern Sierra Nevada (Countryman Press) is an encyclopedic collection of information about the entire Southern Sierra Nevada (Snowy Range) and adjacent desert valleys. If you like to know history and culture of places to which you travel, this book needs to be in your backpack.
Unusual museums start from private collections
September 28, 2011 By
Many collections originate from personal passions. But what happens when they outgrow those simple beginnings? Some morph into public museums that continue to reflect the owner’s love for specific, often quirky, items.
