GrassRoutes Northern California Wine Country: Green Road Trips (GrassRoutes Travel)

GrassRoutes Northern California Wine Country: Green Road Trips (GrassRoutes Travel) Review

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GrassRoutes Travel aims to show you a whole new way to explore and enjoy Northern California Wine Country. Divided up into 5 distinct regions: Undiscovered Coast (From Pt. Reyes Station to Westport along the coast), Cow Country (Cloverdale to Guerneville and environs), Santa Sonoma (Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Petaluma), New Napa (Yountville to American Canyon including Suisun Valley), Suburban Cowboys (Livermore and Pleasanton to Niles). The book is organized around and between these regions with access info for driving (w/ biodiesel fuel sources, of course), biking, and public transportation. Each region is then given the usual GrassRoutes treatment with pointers to the most interesting and inspiring local shops, activities, grub, scenes, etc. The travel guidebook category has gotten into a rut with cookie-cutter series galore. GrassRoutes guides do not recycle the same old tired info. The foundation of each guide is the actual experience of the writers—starting with series founder Serena Bartlett. What other guide to a city offers up an annotated listing of places to volunteer, encourages you to take the bus, and directs you to places to find inspiration

Lonely Planet New Zealand (Country Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet New Zealand (Country Travel Guide) Review

Lonely Planet’s team of authors has island hopped the Bay of Islands, immersed themselves in Rotorua’s proud Maori culture, kayaked Abel Tasman’s pristine bays and cruised the magnificent Milford Sound – as well as exploring everything in between. With all that research and more, Lonely Planet New Zealand is your key to the best possible Kiwi experience.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

Full Coverage - hidden secrets plus all the don’t-miss attractions
Activities of every kind – from abseiling to zorbing
Unique Green Index to help make your travels ecofriendly

Wanderlust Wining California Northern Central Coast: A Wine Country Activities Guide and Travel Companion

Wanderlust Wining California Northern Central Coast: A Wine Country Activities Guide and Travel Companion Review

Wanderlust Wining California Northern Central Coast is a fun, delicious journey through many of California's northern central coast's finest wine countries; exploring their outdoor activities and wine tasting specialties. It's a one-stop-read to crafting active wine tasting trips in unique (and familiar) wine countries all over California's northern central coast.

Discover how to kick off mornings with action-packed activities and spend the remainder of the day sniffing, swirling and sipping through local wineries. Learn how to taste wine like a pro and be in the local know about the best hiking and mountain biking trails or places to paddle, surf and sail. Visit creameries, galleries or savor a sustainable wine dinner served in the middle of a vineyard.

Each fast-paced, easy-to-understand chapter offers light-handed wine education and historic facts about the area's wines, local parks and sports outfitter, must-go restaurants, art galleries, markets, vineyards, and more.

Fodor's San Francisco 2012: with the Wine Country (Full-color Travel Guide)

Fodor's San Francisco 2012: with the Wine Country (Full-color Travel Guide) Review

Full-color guide • Make your trip to San Francisco unforgettable with illustrated features, 44 maps, and 240 color photos.

Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences and attractions • Lodging comparison charts • Easy-to-read color maps

Explore the Haight, the Castro, the Mission District, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Chinatown, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Park • Best market shopping, cable-car hopping, and hilltop strolls • Side trips to Napa and Sonoma wineries
 
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s San Francisco-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the latest information

Added bonus: At the end of each Fodor’s hotel review, we’ve included snippets from TripAdvisor reviews. Plan your trip with the extra peace of mind that comes from knowing each of Fodor’s expert selections is reinforced by consumer experience and feedback.

Citizen's Guide to Pacific Northwest Wine Country: Oregon (Wineopolis)

Citizen's Guide to Pacific Northwest Wine Country: Oregon (Wineopolis) Review

Oregon is a wine lover's paradise.

Wineopolis Citizen's Guide is your passport to exploration and discovery of some of the best wine regions in the world. In the past few years, Oregon wines have become known for their quality and distinction. With its diverse appellations, Oregon is a top producer of the eccentric Pinot Noir grape, as well as many other European varietals. You haven't lived until you've tasted a Pinot Noir from Oregon! Travelers to Oregon Wine Country are sure to find new wine discoveries suited for many tastes. Whether it's the down-home country hospitality of the Umpqua, Rogue and Applegate Valleys, the prestige of the Pinot Noir vineyards in the lush Willamette Valley, or the rugged beauty of the Columbia Gorge ... Oregon's many wineries await! A travel guide written from a wine-lover's perspective Inside you'll find practical information about how to make the most of your time in Wine Country: Highlights of Oregon’s winemaking heritage A complete guide to the Applegate, Umpqua, Rogue and Willamette Valleys A guide to the Columbia Gorge region in Oregon Tips on wine-tasting, food pairing and 'wine lingo' glossary Straightforward area maps and descriptions on featured wineries Suggested wineries, activities, dining & lodging establishments throughout Oregon So much more... Wineopolis is more than a travel guidebook. It is also a growing interactive online community, uniting aspiring and life-long wine lovers at Wineopolis.com

The Wine Country Deck: 50 Best Northern California Wineries

The Wine Country Deck: 50 Best Northern California Wineries Review

Featuring 50 of the best wineries in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties, this deck showcases the wide variety and celebrated tradition of Northern California wines. Each card is illustrated with a color photograph and includes insightful notes and history about the winery, driving directions, tasting tips, and tour information. Easy to stash in your glove compartment, The Wine Country Deck lets you hop in the car, choose a card or two, and embark on a wine-tasting adventure of your design. Salut!