Travel: Marin Headlands adventures offer a walk on the wild side

Problem viewing email? View in Web Browser or Visit our website Monday, August 24, 2015 Travel  Marin Headlands adventures offer a walk on the wild side Marin Headlands adventures offer a walk on the wild side Head for the Marin Headlands for wilderness hikes, history and more. Wish You Were Here: Vacation tips from fellow travelers Bay Area News Group readers share their vacation photos and travel tips. An SF Bay cruise, presidential-style aboard the USS Potomac Free harbor excursions on FDR's 'floating White House' are offered by the Port of Oakland through October. Whales at the Golden Gate A five-hour sail through the Golden Gate finds a glorious humpback putting on a splashy show just off the coast. Tahoe Food & Wine Festival a feast for the senses This Northstar food and wine fest celebrates the harvest with outdoor feasts, a progressive picnic, Blazing Pans cook-off and a grand tasting that showcases the talents of more than 30 chefs from Tahoe and Reno. New agreement allows Oakland airport passengers to use Uber Passengers will now have more transportation options coming and going from the Oakland International Airport, airport officials announced last week. Last Roar: Six Flags' wooden roller-coaster has its last riders on Sunday Josh Taugner's first ride on Roar at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was with his mom on his eighth birthday weekend in 1999 -- which also just happened to be the coaster's first weekend in operation. On Sunday, Taugner was part of a group of Six Flags employees who became the last-ever official riders on Roar. Vallejo: Beloved wooden Roar roller coaster to go silent on Sunday Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is about to shut down the Roar, a popular wooden roller coaster that's only been around 16 years, and fans say they're going to miss the iconic, classic ride, one of many wooden coasters to give way to the more modern steel variety. Wish You Were Here: Vacation tips from fellow travelers Bay Area News Group readers share their vacation photos and travel tips. Travel Top 10: Best urban bike paths From Honolulu's King Street to Sacramento's Jedidiah Smith trail, these 10 urban bike paths offer more than just flat tarmac. Travel app: Cameo creates travel video collages Create a quick, slick travel video collage with your smartphone videos. Airfare: Expect cheaper flights this fall Drops in fuel costs -- and bumps in luggage, food and seat upgrade fees -- will help keep airfare costs low this fall. Marin town bans short-term rentals, including AirBNB and VRBO Vacationers wishing to visit Richardson Bay will soon find a gap in short-term rental offerings now that Tiburon has joined Sausalito in banning rentals fewer than 30 days. Travel Top 10: Good airplane food??? All jokes aside, turns out some airlines actually serve great food, particularly if you're traveling first class or business. These are the top 10 airlines, ranked by cuisine. Travel app: The Airbnb of boats Set sail with the GetMyBoat app, which helps you rent a boat anywhere in the world. RETURN TO TOP Copyright 2015 San Jose Mercury News, All rights reserved.     ABOUT THIS E-MAIL - This email newsletter is brought to you by the San Jose Mercury News, 4 N. Second St., Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95113. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the program. - If you do NOT want to receive this email in the future, please click to UNSUBSCRIBE. - To advertise in this newsletter, click to CONTACT A SALES AGENT. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) InfoLinks InfoLinks Copyright to the source newsletters, this is just the FYI links to news . Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.