Frommer's Califorinia From $60 A Day: (Frommer's $ A Day)

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Table of Contents:
List of Maps. 1. The Best of California for the Frugal Traveler (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole, Stephanie Avnet Yates). 2. Planning an Affordable Trip to California (Stephanie Avnet Yates). 3. For Foreign Visitors (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 4. San Francisco (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 5. Side Trips from San Francisco (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 6. The Wine Country (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 7. The Northern Coast (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 8. The Far North: Lake Tahoe, the Shasta Cascades & Lassen Volcanic National Park (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 9. The High Sierra: Yosemite, Mammoth Lakes & Sequoia/Kings Canyon (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 10. Sacramento, the Gold Country & the Central Valley (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 11. The Monterey Peninsula & the Big Sur Coast (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 12. The Central Coast (Erika Lenkert, Matthew R. Poole). 13. Los Angeles (Stephanie Avnet Yates). 14. Side Trips from Los Angeles (Stephanie Avnet Yates). 15. The Southern California Desert (Stephanie Avnet Yates). 16. San Diego & Environs (Stephanie Avnet Yates). Appendix: Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Web Sites. Index.

About the Author :
About the Authors Combining the only three things he's good at—eating, sleeping, and criticizing—Matthew R. Poole has found a surprisingly prosperous career as a freelance travel writer. He has written and coauthored more than 20 travel guides to California and Hawaii, including Frommer's San Francisco from $60 a Day and Frommer's Portable California Wine Country. A native northern Californian, he currently lives in San Francisco but spends most of his time on the road. A native San Franciscan, Erika Lenkert spends half her time in Los Angeles and the other half traveling to San Francisco and throughout the state. She's currently a contributing writer for Los Angeles magazine, coauthor of dozens of guides to California, the restaurant editor for California Homes magazine, and has contributed to Brides, Cosmopolitan, and Time Out. Erika is pleased that she actually gets paid to force her opinions onto others—something she'd done pro bono for years. Her next challenge? To convince San Franciscans that L.A.'s actually kind of cool. A native of Los Angeles and an avid traveler, antiques hound, and pop-history enthusiast, Stephanie Avnet Yates believes that California is best seen from behind the wheel of a little red convertible. Prior to becoming a travel writer, she worked in the music business, but now prefers to hit the road exploring the Golden State. Stephanie also writes Frommer's Los Angeles, Frommer's San Diego, and the getaway guide Wonderful Weekends from Los Angeles (Macmillan Travel). About the Authors Combining the only three things he's good at—eating, sleeping, and criticizing—Matthew R. Poole has found a surprisingly prosperous career as a freelance travel writer. He has written and coauthored more than 20 travel guides to California and Hawaii, including Frommer's San Francisco from $60 a Day and Frommer's Portable California Wine Country. A native northern Californian, he currently lives in San Francisco but spends most of his time on the road. A native San Franciscan, Erika Lenkert spends half her time in Los Angeles and the other half traveling to San Francisco and throughout the state. She's currently a contributing writer for Los Angeles magazine, coauthor of dozens of guides to California, the restaurant editor for California Homes magazine, and has contributed to Brides, Cosmopolitan, and Time Out. Erika is pleased that she actually gets paid to force her opinions onto others—something she'd done pro bono for years. Her next challenge? To convince San Franciscans that L.A.'s actually kind of cool. A native of Los Angeles and an avid traveler, antiques hound, and pop-history enthusiast, Stephanie Avnet Yates believes that California is best seen from behind the wheel of a little red convertible. Prior to becoming a travel writer, she worked in the music business, but now prefers to hit the road exploring the Golden State. Stephanie also writes Frommer's Los Angeles, Frommer's San Diego, and the getaway guide Wonderful Weekends from Los Angeles (Macmillan Travel).