Hot air balloon over Napa Valley
Price: approx $200 per person
- http://napavalleyballoons.com/prices.html
- http://www.balloonrides.com/
- http://www.calistogaballoons.com/itinerary_pricing.htm
Attractions
Avofest
October 7, 8 & 9, 2011
Carpinteria, CA 93013, USA
6 hour drive (350 miles)
Sausalito
15 mins (7.6 miles)
California State Railroad Museum
1 hour 46 mins (90 miles)
Yosemite National Park
Driving time from home: 4 hours (193 miles)
Point Reyes National Seashore
Driving time from home: 1 hours (35 miles)
Lake Tahoe
Driving time from home: 4 hours (200 miles)
Big Sur
Driving time from home: 3 hours (145 miles)
Apartments (from $125/night) http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/california/central-coast/big-sur
Small towns
St Helena
Driving time from home: 1.5 hours (68 miles)
Mendocino
Driving time from home: 3 hours (153 miles)
Nevada City
Driving time from home: 2 hours 47 mins (150 miles)
Pacific Grove
2 hours 17 min (117 miles)
New York
Per person: $280 with Virgin America, Flight time: 4 hours 40
San Diego
Return from $118 each with Virgin America, 50 mins
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Benbow Inn:
- http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g32419-d115966-Reviews-Benbow_Hotel-Garberville_California.html
- http://www.benbowinn.com/rooms.htm
- $125/night Deluxe King
Carmel, CA
- 118 miles, 2hr16mins
- http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/california/central-coast/carmel-by-the-sea
- April recommended staying in Sand City or Seaside (not sure which)
San Simeon, CA
- 208 mils, 4 hours 8 mins from SF
- architecture
Salinas, California via Amtrak
- Coast Starlight - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Starlight
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Salinas
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinas,_California
- Depart Home at 07:20
- Arrive Oakland at 08:20
- Depart Oakland at 08:50
- Arrive Salians at 11:48
- Depart Salians at 18:36
- Arrive Oakland at 21:32
- Arrive Home at 22:30
Yellowstone
- Fly United: SFO to BZN Bozeman: Gallatin Field Airport, non-stop $315, 2h20
- Outbound: 7:49 AM -> 11:06 AM
- Return: 11:47 AM -> 1:13 PM
- Example: Sat, Jan 14 -> Mon, Jan 16 is $315
- Canadair CRJ-700 Vers. 1
Santa Cruz
- Accommodation around $100 per night
- http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/travel/02hours-santacruz.html
- 90 minute drive from home
Santa Fe
- Fly from SFO to albuquerque (ABQ) with United airlines direct for $313 each
- 70 minute drive from ABQ to Santa Fe
Mendocino
- Airbnb recommends Mendocino