The Bay & beyond

Bay Area travel guides

The spots I actually send friends to — honest local guides, road trips, and weekend escapes from someone who lives here.

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Lake Tahoe shoreline with pine trees
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Lake Tahoe: Our Yearly Family Ritual (A Local's Guide)

Lake Tahoe has become our yearly ritual -- the same drive up, the same lakefront coffee stop, and either a lake day or a snow day depending on the season. Here's how we do the trip.

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Open coastal highway winding along the California coast
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Weekend Road Trips from San Jose

Three of my favorite drives you can do in a weekend — Big Sur, Tahoe, and the wine country back roads — with where to stop, what to skip, and how to do it with a little one.