OT: travel SFO/LAX suggestions

[Doug Eastick]

So, here's my usual email to the list about "I'm travelling somewhere and would like to hear suggestions".

 

So my wife and I, and another couple, are planning a trip to San Fran, wineries, drive down PCH, LA area, and then fly back home.   trip length is likely 7-10 days.   Likely this September 2015.

 

While I have done the LA area on my own in the last ten years (work trips, Coachella x3) and fit in some studio tours, Santa Monica, LLS, sitcom taping, Kimmel, etc..... I haven't been north of Burbank :).

 

any tips/suggestions appreciated.  thanks all.

 

 

[Steve Timko]

What kind of wine do you like?

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[Doug Eastick]

Hahaha.  Here's my simple answer : red more than white.    I  Usually drink Cabernet sauvignon, shiraz,  merlot ("I'm not drinking fucking merlot! " - Sideways movie).    I'm not a wine snob. 

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[David Bruggeman]

I did the reverse trip (LA-SF via the PCH) back in October 2011.  Left LA on a Sunday and arrived in SF on a Wednesday, and felt I should have taken more time.  Spent the night in Morro Bay, Big Sur, and Santa Cruz on the way north.  The northern half of the PCH has more to see and do than the southern half.  But I don't drink, so the wine map may have something else to say.

There's a butterfly sanctuary at Natural Bridge State Beach in Santa Cruz.  You'll be a bit early for the migration, so I'd check beforehand to see if the butterflies will be there in force.  The beachside amusement park is arguably better than Santa Monica's, but it will be open only on the weekends after Labor Day.

The 17-mile drive in Monterey is worth the toll ($10 when I drove it).  It will take you through the various Pebble Beach courses, and has to be cheaper than their greens fees.  Any Steinbeck fans in the group may wish to at least cruise Cannery Row (which ends at the Aquarium).

The Big Sur section is amazing, and you'll need to take your time due to the twists, turns, and hills.  It may be worthwhile to pack stuff for this section rather than depending on roadside eats.

You'll be a month early for peak elephant seal viewing near San Simeon, but there will probably be some out and about.  It's also near Hearst Castle.  I didn't venture to the Castle proper, but the Visitor Center is full of Hearst excess.

I just cruised through Santa Barbara, but I have to think there would be things there of interest to your group.  Sunday afternoon was just too crowded for me to find a place to park and explore further.

I didn't go through Pismo Beach (though unlike Bugs Bunny, I wasn't trying to) or San Luis Obispo.  

David

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Subject: [TV orNotTV] OT: travel SFO/LAX suggestions

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[Kevin M.]

Solvang is a good touristy town to visit, along with the neighboring ostrich farm... because then you can say you've been to an ostrich farm, and we all know that's on everybody's bucket list

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[David Bruggeman]

You can also look up Milhouse's uncle Norbert.

David

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Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: travel SFO/LAX suggestions

[PGage]

I think you will love this trip (I am biased of course, having lived in Napa Valley for 25 years, and grown up in LA, and lived in SF for a couple of years after getting married). I think Big Sur is one of the 2 or 3 most beautiful places in the world - if you guys are camping types I might try to spend a night there. There is a really great Aquarium in Monterrey if you are into that. Alcatraz is one of the major tourist attractions in a big city that does not disappoint. And since it looks like you will not be going to Yosemite or Sequoia, you might want to check out Muir Woods. I have never taken a visitor on a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge who did not enjoy it.

SF of course is all about food, so I would research a couple of restaurants. Napa also has a number of really good places to eat, in addition to drinking. If you are in need of winery recommendations I would be happy to get a few from my wife, who used to work in the industry.

September really is the hottest month of the year for San Francisco, so be prepared for that (though it can be cool and even wet, in other parts of California, especially up in the Valley).

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[Doug Eastick]

I will not complain of heat since my February has been a high of minus twenty Celsius during the day and minus 35 of night.