Tons of Fun in Northern California

Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California has just been released in its 8th edition. It is the longest running independent guide to the area. Find out why Kenny Kramer, the real Kramer and director of Kramers Reality Tour, Caroles guide is to Northern California as my tour is to NYC. Almost. Not that theres anything wrong with that!" And why music video director Dave Meyers says, When Im scouting for a location in Northern California, I call Mom. Shes da bomb!"

(PRWEB) April 3, 2005 -- New Edition Of Northern California's Oldest Vacation Guide.
   
Life is a journey. Here to help you escape the bumps and enjoy the ride through Northern California is the thoroughly revised 8th edition of Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California (Carousel Press, $19.95; www.carousel-press.com).
   
Award-winning author Carole Terwilliger Meyers, who published the first edition of her book in 1977, invites you to visit the vast array of vacation wonders in Northern California. You can spend the night in a coastal lighthouse, play chess on one of the two largest chessboards in the United States, and pan for gold in an authentic Gold Rush river. Weekend Adventures has something for everyone--from weekend warriors anxious to test their mettle to world-weary slugabeds who want breakfast brought to them on a tray.
   
Weighing in at almost 1 1/2 pounds, Weekend Adventures is packed with interesting places to visit: the Santa Cruz mountains, the coast south to Morro Bay and north to Eureka, the Wine Country, the Russian River area, Sacramento and the Delta, Highway 101 north and south, the national parks, the Gold Rush Country, Lake Tahoe, and the Mt. Shasta area. San Francisco and the Bay Area--including the East Bay, Marin, and the Peninsula--are also detailed. Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown says, Ms. Meyers love for the City and her familiarity with its abundant charms are evident in each entry."
   
Each destination includes information on what to do, where to stay, and where to eat. Helpful extras include the most direct driving route and interesting stops along the way. Details on family amenities are provided with each listing, and the text is filled with intriguing historical tidbits and unusual facts. Additional chapters are devoted to ski areas, family camps, houseboats, river and pack trips, and assorted other adventures.
   
Weekend Adventures is available in bookstores. Travelers can sign up at the website (www.carousel-press.com) for a free Weekend Adventures Update e-letter and for a trade-in offer that applies to previous editions.
   
Author Carole Terwilliger Meyers is a native San Franciscan and mother of two. She resides in Berkeley. She is also the author of Miles Of Smiles: 101 Great Car Games & Activities and the editor of Dream Sleeps: Castle & Palace Hotels Of Europe.

Weekend Adventures In San Francisco & Northern California
by Carole Terwilliger Meyers
8th Edition • ISBN: 0-917120-19-1 • $19.95 • Pub date: April 2005
480 pages • 138 b&w photos • 17 maps   • 23-page index • 6" x 9" • trade paper
                        
Editors Please Note:
1. Please contact us for a review copy or to arrange an interview with Carole Terwilliger Meyers.
2. We would appreciate receiving a tearsheet of any resulting review or mention.

Contact:    
Stephanie Dillon, carous4659@aol.com,
Tel/Fax (510) 527-5849
Electronic Press Kit:    
To download this press release, a cover scan, an author photo,
and more background material, visit www.carousel-press.com/mediaroom.

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