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? Go off the beaten path to discover 33 weekend getaways in the San Francisco Bay Area; the ultimate insider's getaway guide The epic beauty and romance of northern California has long been a beacon to the most interesting and adventurous pleasure seekers. Follow in their footsteps and blaze a few of your own trails with this guide to the region's best kept secrets. Within two hours of San Francisco a variety of carefree, invigorating, spiritual, pampering, culinary, and exotic experiences await you. Saunter through Sonoma's Serengeti, experiencing giraffes, zebras, and wildebeests in wine country. Get buried alive in mud, enzymes, or minerals and emerge renewed. Shuck your own oysters right at the source, in one of the country's few farms that encourages champagne consumption. Find your inner shaman in a breathtaking land that has been the home to warriors, poets, and healers from time immemorial. Delight your inner child with wine tasting and kite flying, while your child delights in an amusement park devoted to the "choo-choo." Pack your tote, fill up your tank, switch off your mobile, and get ready to get lost in the wilds and wonders of the greater Bay Area. With 33 off-the-beaten-path getaways from San Francisco to choose from, there's something to sate even the quirkiest yens. AUTHOR: Marissa Guggiana is a fifth-generation native of Sonoma County and the celebrated author of two culinary books - Primal Cuts and Off the Menu. Growing up in northern California has nurtured her passion for exploring and she is thrilled to share some of her favourite discoveries. A freelance food journalist and co-founder of The Butcher's Guild, Marissa is an ardent advocate for home cooking and sustainability in the food system. In a tiny town (that you just might find in these pages) she owns a yoga studio, where you can find her teaching most days when she isn't writing. SELLING POINTS: ? Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides ? Over 16 million people visit San Francisco every year 200 colour photographs
