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RE: New York

by johnsang 12 May 2012

Despite what some people's fears are about www.airbnb.com my wife and I have used them several times now with great success. You do have…
RE: California for return visitors....

by nutraxfornerves 01 May 2011

Have you been to: The Lake Tahoe area The Gold Rush area--Columbia, Sutter Creek, Auburn, Placerville, Grass Valley, Nevada City Ol…
RE: West coast by train - how easy will excursions out of cities be?

by nutraxfornerves 01 February 2011

There is one [_hostel in Sacramento_|http://norcalhostels.org/sac]. It is within walking distance of the train station, or you can take…
RE: visiting wild west history in America

by socalman 11 July 2010

Tombstone is touristy but the town is a treasure trove of Old West buildings and architecture. Arizona is awash with Old West towns of…
Re: Free or cheap Music Festivals in West US

by luvntravel 13 February 2010

Here is my list of festivals (mostly in CA, some elsewhere) from 2009. Dates in 2010 will be different. You will have to research them…
RE: Places to see in Bay Area

by nutraxfornerves 10 February 2010

Have you spent time in the Gold Country? Grass Valley, Nevada City, Auburn, Placerville? Have you done a winery tour in the foothills,…
RE: Reno, NV: some suggestions

by Badger1492 27 August 2009

Socalman, I was planning exactly that! Visit Grass Valley, Nevada City on the way to Reno and take Hwy 50 on the way back. We might…
RE: Reno, NV: some suggestions

by socalman 27 August 2009

For an Old West experience for your cousin take a drive to Virginia City from reno. On the drive from the Bay Area to Reno ther are some…
Re: Traveling the west coast of the USA

by yaguri 06 July 2009

There are a couple of problems I see in getting "off the beaten track". In general, public transportation serves places that lots of…
RE: suggestions summer trip fly Seattle to Reno take amtrak to Sacramento and

by BubbaK 26 March 2009

Why are you going to Reno? Just to take the Zephyr? I'd suggest renting a car in Reno and driving to Virginia City and up to Lake Tahoe.…
RE: Davis, CA

by windy 16 November 2008

If UCD is recruiting you, get them to turn on the charm. Some years back, I was accepted for graduate school at UCD and my department…
3 days round trip with hire car from berkeley October

by BubbaK 12 September 2007

All good suggestions. When is your trip? If by a long weekend you mean a holiday weekend, then that complicates things, in terms of…
Tell me about Foresthill, near Auburn, CA

by BubbaK 18 April 2007

Auburn is a gold rush-era town. Scenic. Other historic and picturesque towns nearby worth visiting include Georgetown, Grass Valley…
Tell me about Foresthill, near Auburn, CA

by nicksun 18 April 2007

In the Sierra Nevada foothills you can visit the wineries. Go to Lake Tahoe, skiing if there is snow on the mountains (doesn't snow often…
3 days in Sacramento, what to do?

by BubbaK 27 February 2007

Sacramento River delta area, especially the town of Locke, built in 1915 by and for Chinese agricultural workers. Known in its heyday…
City Names

by shantidude 24 January 2007

There actually aren't that many here in California that are named for other places, at least that I can think of.

Most were named…