Just when it seemed that San Francisco had a lock on the market for urban skating, tiny but tony Yountville rolls out the ice. The foodie mecca this weekend freezes a rink into its illuminated “WinterScape” of twinkling lights. And as part of the expected Wine Country amenities, the snack [...]
Do you feel a bit like Auntie Mame, that you "need a little Christmas" but you just don't have the time and energy for all that endless baking, cooking and decorating? The Madrona Manor in Healdsburg is happy to do all your Christmas chores for you. Owners Bill and Trudi [...]
Have you been to Napa lately? Even if it hasn't been on your radar, punch it into your GPS and pull up your socks. It just might knock them off. The once avoidable pit stop on your way upvalley keeps getting better and better. In fact, it's sidling close to [...]
It's a tiny wedge of the London Ritz in the middle of Lakeport. At the Victorian English Inn you'll be served High Tea with all the British courtesies. This in a town that on a sizzling day when the mercury clears the century mark, you can hear the [...]
If you like to include your best four-footed friend in your breakaways, The Four Sisters Inns are offering a nice deal for travelers with canine companions. You don't have to settle for a stark motel that accepts pets. The Four Sisters, which has some of the nicest and [...]
It's not a tip sheet for great travel deals. What Conde Nast Traveler does is cream out the best; price be damned. So if you're in the mood for a little world class indulgence close to home, follow their discriminating readers. Save the airfare and book a glamorous getaway in [...]
TripAdvisor is, if anything, entertaining. But when anyone can pretty much say anything -- from establishment owners posting their own praises through confederates to snotty retaliants and hoaxsters spinning elaborate tales that might make you lose your lunch -- it's not always easy to sift out the truth. So you've [...]
If Scott Keneally has his way, Healdsburg's hip new h2hotel will not only be the hot spot for cocktails but the town's literary salon. Keneally, who does social media for the new "green" hotel with a living roof and a water theme, is a writer himself and is [...]
It's not hard to find a getaway cottage with kitchen facilities. But few also provide free pick-it-yourself fixings for the table and eggs so fresh they're still warm from the hen. The adorable Mar Vista Cottages in Anchor Bay let guests grab a basket and shop a 5,000 [...]
Pauline Zamboni quietly carries on the legacy of her late husband Luciano, a physician who practiced his love of honest Italian cooking at their Victorian Garden in on the Mendocino Coast near Manchester.