33 Getaways from San Francisco That You Must Not Miss (Extension to 111 Places/111 Shops) Paperback – June 15, 2016 by Marissa Guggiana (Emons Verlag / Emons Publishers)

Jack Kerouac wrote, many years ago, “There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars” I want to go to every getaway in this utterly smart, gorgeous, informative book by Marissa Guggiana recommending trips outside of San Francisco, and published by emons, the publisher of the incredible 111places travel series.

All the getaways in Marissa’s utterly fabulous book are within three hours of San Francisco. There are weekends for you and children, you and lovers, you and friends. Hikes you never knew were there, cabins in the wilderness where you wake up to the pounding of the surf or flamingos calling.

There are so many surprises. Have you been to Sonoma’s Serengeti (one of the magical african animal preserves in the us)? Did you know you could sleep in a lighthouse? Or that you could go to Silicon Valley and print in 3-D? There are weekends that invite you to submerge in hot mud and minerals, that entice you to shuck your own oysters, that take you surfing and kite flying, invite you to sip one-of-a-kind cabernets, or have a Texas barbecue in Calistoga.

Marissa, author of two award winning food books, never forgets the food, the wine, the beer, or the cheese that the Bay area has to offer. She doesn’t miss a great bar or a great restaurant or a great place to sleep, for that matter (whether a tree house, a haunted Victorian hotel or a rustic seaside cabin.

With more than 300 photographs, maps, estimated times of travel and tons of insider information, I implore you — if you live in the Bay area or if you visiting, there is something here for you.

• Go off the beaten path to discover 33 weekend getaways in the San Francisco Bay Area; the ultimate insider's getaway guide
• Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides
• An extension of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 150 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide
• Appeals to both the local market (nearly 7 million call the Bay Area home) and the tourist market (over 16 million people visit San Francisco every year)
• Fully illustrated with 200 color photographs

The epic beauty and romance of northern California has long been a beacon to the most interesting and adventurous pleasure seekers.

Follow in their footsteps and blaze a few of your own trails with this guide to the region's best kept secrets. Within two hours of San Francisco a variety of carefree, invigorating, spiritual, pampering, culinary, and exotic experiences await you. Saunter through Sonoma's Serengeti, experiencing giraffes, zebras, and wildebeests in wine country. Get buried alive in mud, enzymes, or minerals and emerge renewed. Shuck your own oysters right at the source, in one of the country's few farms that encourages champagne consumption. Find your inner shaman in a breathtaking land that has been the home to warriors, poets, and healers from time immemorial. Delight your inner child with wine tasting and kite flying, while your child delights in an amusement park devoted to the "choo-choo."

Pack your tote, fill up your tank, power down your cell, and get ready to get lost in the wilds and wonders of the greater Bay Area. With 33 off-the-beaten-path getaways from San Francisco to choose from, there's something to sate even the quirkiest yens