Shop for handcrafted ceramic pieces, go to an artichoke festival, or see the mummies in San Jose--Northern California abounds with off-the-beaten path places for travelers and natives to discover.
Mark R. Williams is a freelance writer living near San Francisco. He has also worked as a contributing writer for the International Herald Tribune (Paris) and senior staff writer for Lookout Magazine (Spain). Williams has a Masters degree in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
I used to love guide books as a kids. now they give me anxiety because of the shear amount of things to do on this planet and the little time we have to do it.