by Lisa Crovo Dion The magical Presidio of San Francisco is my favorite corner of the city. On a recent, very chilly Thursday evening I had the pleasure of spending a night at the Inn at the Presidio, the only hotel accommodations in the entire 1,500-acre national park. The Inn inhabits the elegant Georgian Revival-style […]
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by Lisa Crovo Dion When I was in the Gold Country town of Nevada City last summer doing research for Insight Guides California, there was one place that seemed to be on everyone’s lips. “That new glamping place.” “The campground opened by Erin and Dan Thiem, the couple that own the Outside Inn.” “You should
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This post was contributed by Lisa Crovo Dion. Of the 1.4 million visitors that arrive annually to the shores of Alcatraz, most are looking to peek into the stark interior of one of the world’s most legendary correctional facilities, and be regaled by tales of gangsters and prison breaks. But, there are some who are
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Post contributed by Lisa Crovo Dion My cousin and I are extremely close, in every way except geographically. I live in San Francisco and she lives 3,000 miles away in the town we grew up, outside of Boston. We were born a year apart in November, and this year we decided to meet halfway between
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This post was contributed by Lisa Crovo Dion I drive the stretch of Arnold Drive in Sonoma often, taking my kids to visit their grandparents in the Wine Country. Above the constant bickering over what music we jam to and who has the iPad, I always point out certain landmarks—the raceway, horse farms, magnificent roses
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This post was contributed by Lisa Crovo Dion. Photos courtesy of DK Eyewitness Travel. Debuting the first titles of their newly revamped Top 10 Pocket Guide, last month DK Eyewitness released guides to London, Barcelona, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., New York City, Iceland, San Francisco, Rome and Berlin. The books are compact
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