Harry Basch, Książki USA
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California
2007
by Harry Basch, Mark Hiss, Erika Lenkert &
Matthew Richard Poole
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Contents
List of Maps
iii
What’s New in California
1
1
The Best of California
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by Harry Basch, Mark Hiss, Erika Lenkert & Matthew Richard Poole
1
The Best of Natural California . . . . . .10
2
The Best Beaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3
The Best Golf Courses . . . . . . . . . . .12
4
The Best California Travel
Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
5
The Best of Small-Town
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
6
The Best Family Vacation
Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
7
The Best Architectural Landmarks . . .15
8
The Best Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
9
The Best Luxury Hotels & Resorts . . .16
10
The Best Affordable Small
Hotels & Inns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
11
The Best Places to Stay with
the Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
12
The Best Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . .19
13
The Best Culinary Experiences . . . . . .20
14
The Best of the Performing Arts &
Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
2
Planning Your Trip to California
22
1
Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
2
Entry Requirements & Customs . . . . .22
3
Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
4
When to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
5
Travel Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
6
Health & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
7
Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . . .35
8
Planning Your Trip Online . . . . . . . . .38
Frommers.com: The Complete
Travel Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
9
The 21st-Century Traveler . . . . . . . . .40
10
Getting There . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Getting through the Airport . . . . . . .42
11
Packages for the Independent
Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
12
Getting Around California . . . . . . . . .45
Ask Before You Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
13
Tips on Accommodations . . . . . . . . .47
14
Recommended Books . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Fast Facts: California . . . . . . . . . . . .50
3
Suggested Itineraries
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By Matthew Richard Poole, Erika Lenkert & Harry Basch
1 The Pacific Coast Highway in 1 Week
(San Francisco to Big Sur) . . . . . . . . .56
2 Lake Tahoe & Yosemite National
Park Adventure in 1 Week . . . . . . . .59
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3 The Bay Area for Food & Wine
Lovers in 1 Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
4 Driving the Southern California
Desert in 1 Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
4
San Francisco
66
by Erika Lenkert
1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . . . . .68
2 Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Fast Facts: San Francisco . . . . . . . . . .75
3 Where to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
4 Where to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Dine in the Sunshine at
Belden Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
5 The Top Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
6 Exploring the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
7 Organized Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
8 Golden Gate National Recreation
Area & the Presidio . . . . . . . . . . . .123
9 Outdoor Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
10 Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
11 San Francisco After Dark . . . . . . . . .129
5
The San Francisco Bay Area
137
by Erika Lenkert
1
Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
2
Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
3
Sausalito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
4
Angel Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
5
Muir Woods & Mount Tamalpais . . .150
6
Half Moon Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
7
San Jose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
The Winchester House: A
Monument to Paranoia . . . . . . . . .157
6
The Wine Country
160
by Erika Lenkert
1
Napa Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Shipping Wine Home . . . . . . . . . . .162
Hot-Air Ballooning over
the Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Find the New You—in Mud . . . . . .173
2
Sonoma Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Gourmet Picnics, Napa Style . . . . . .182
Gourmet Picnics, Sonoma-Style . . . .191
7
The Northern Coast
194
by Matthew Richard Poole
1
Point Reyes National Seashore . . .194
Low-Tech Life at Point Reyes
Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Johnson’s Oyster Farm . . . . . . . . . .198
Point Reyes Mountain Biking . . . . .199
Stinson Beach: The Bay Area’s
Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
2
Along the Sonoma Coast . . . . . . . .203
Renting a Home at the Beach . . . . .208
3
Mendocino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
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