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Whether you’re in the mood for a quiet retreat or a floating party, houseboats deliver. You don’t even have to know how to drive a boat to rent one; if you can drive a car, you can captain a houseboat. Grab your inflatable unicorns and water noodles: here’s how to get out on the water on a houseboat...

This spring marks a new chapter in Silicon Valley’s ever-evolving journey toward culinary greatness.Three new bar-restaurants are now (or about to be) open for business: Strāta from the team behind downtown San Jose’s most vibey spots, Causwells Menlo from the team behind the well-loved Marina bistr...

This spring marks a new chapter in Silicon Valley's ever-evolving journey toward culinary greatness. Three new bar-restaurants are now (or about to be) open for business: Strāta from the team behind downtown San Jose's most vibey spots, Causwells Menlo from the team behind the well-loved Marina bistro, and Asia Live, an enormous new food emporium from SF chef George Chen.

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L.A. and San Francisco are different creatures. One is sprawling and sun-drenched, the other dense and ruled by fog. One is glamorous and pulsing with energy, the other free-thinking and non-conformist. Maybe that’s why every time I head south for a weekend in L.A., it feels like cheating. Exciting ...

In the redwoods just above Santa Cruz lies the legendary Chaminade Resort & Spa, a 1930s Spanish Revival-style hacienda that originally served as a boys school and monastery before being reimagined as a hotel in the mid-’80s.While the forested 300-acre estate has remained impeccably maintained since...

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This summer, trade crowded, kid-infested beaches for a little slice of heaven all your own.It’s just a short hike to get to these stunning, secluded Bay Area beaches from Santa Cruz to Sonoma.

Burma Superstar wasn’t the first place to find Burmese food in San Francisco (that honor goes to Mandalay Bay, which opened in 1984). But the restaurant, which arrived on Clement Street in 1992, was the one to turn Burmese flavors and dishes like tea leaf salad into a touchstone of the city’s culina...

I can remember the details from only a few of the long-haul international flights I’ve taken over the years.There was the 13 hours from SFO to Istanbul where I was wedged into a middle seat in a back row that didn’t adjust at all; the 13-and-a-half hours to Taipei where my personal entertainment sys...