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	Berkeley and Beyond


		WELCOME TO . . .

	BERKELEY and Beyond


	. . . A savvy local provides you with the reliable expert travel information you need to plan great adventures in Berkeley San Francisco Northern California and destinations beyond . . .


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	. . . BERKELEY . . .




	Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement Cafe


				ANNUAL EVENTS ATTRACTIONS RESTAURANTS COFFEEHOUSES VEGGIE PLACES HOTELS

			Best SOLO DINING in Berkeley Bette’s Oceanview Diner Great China Homemade Cafe Le Mediterranee Picante Tacubaya

	Been to TELEGRAPH AVENUE lately?

		NEW! HIKE THE BERKELEY PATHS


	. . . SAN FRANCISCO . . .




	BORED? And also low on TIME and MONEY? Take a STAYCATION in San Francisco: HOTEL FIRST DAY ATTRACTION FIRST DAY DINNER SECOND DAY BREAKFAST SECOND DAY ATTRACTION SECOND DAY SECOND ATTRACTION + DINNER CHRISTMAS STAYCATION

San Francisco Neighborhoods/Shopping
CASTRO DISTRICT
CHINATOWN
CLEMENT STREET
DOGPATCH
THE EMBARCADERO
     Embarcadero Center
     Ferry Building Marketplace
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
FISHERMAN’S WHARF
     Ghirardelli Square
     Pier 39
HAIGHT-ASHBURY
HAYES VALLEY
JAPANTOWN
MARINA DISTRICT
     Chestnut Street
MISSION DISTRICT
     Mission Street/24th Street
     Valencia Corridor
NOE VALLEY
NORTH BEACH
SACRAMENTO STREET
SOUTH OF MARKET (SOMA)
UNION SQUARE
     The Tenderloin
UNION STREET/COW HOLLOW
UPPER FILLMORE STREET


	. . . BEYOND . . .


	CAT fun Photo Gallery of Cats Around the World

	What’s on your BUCKET LIST? here’s some inspirational reading

	LOVE sculpture photos around the world


	a few Weekend ADVENTURES Alcatraz Island Oakland Zoo Mt. Tamalpais overnight Rosie the Riveter park Mendocino and Fort Bragg Grass Valley and Nevada City way more weekend advenures

	farther away ADVENTURES Avenue of the Giants Solvang San Diego and La Jolla Kauai NYC Iceland and China


	see the latest Weekend Adventures Update blog post see the latest Travels with Carole worldwide blog post see the latest interview with Carole--”Travel Rock Stars” (click, then scroll down) see Carole’s recent articles for orbitz.com including restaurants in former churches


	fast and yummy RECIPES Snickerdoodles World’s Best Granola


		VEGGIE places in Northern California

	just for FUN--names for groups of animals How many do you know?


	slow down and savour life’s little pleasures find out where to . . . play . . . stay . . . eat


	Read Carole’s recent interview in The Monthly, in which she talks about flying, putrid sharks, and webcams.

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