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Article #197Re: California dining advice needed.
From: catwoman
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 21:16
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 21:16
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Simon Belmont wrote: > "Allan Schaffer" wrote in message > >>Your first option for a good restaurant stop will be Santa Barbara, >>about 1.5 hours from LA. >>Next good stop is San Luis Obispo (SLO), 1.5 hours later. I'd >>recommend SLO over Santa Barbara if you only stop for one meal >>during this part of the day. If you drink wine, stop along the way for >>wine tasting at any of the bajillion wineries...I'd also recommend (& >>wish I could remember the name of) the european-style bistro next to >>Mother's bar, on Higuera in SLO. Next stop - silicon valley. Direct >>shot on 101 from SLO takes about 3 hours. San Jose & the silicon >>valley are the general center of ba.food & have dozens of amazing >>places to eat. Plan B - if you want to get _really_ scenic, you could >>take Hwy 1 from SLO all the way up to San Francisco. This will take >>all day plus. I'd suggest it if you have time & the sun is out. It's a >>beautiful drive. Plan stops in San Simeon/Hearst Castle, Carmel >>(take the 17-mile drive), Half Moon Bay. > > > Wow. Thanks Allan, you've just made some serious considerations for > me to..uhm..consider. The insight has complicated decisions (good thing). > A few miles north of Hearst Castle you can stop and watch the elephant seals, it's birthing season, there are many thousand on the beaches right now.
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