3 months in Cali....Where should i go? ..Suggestions? - General Tiki

CL Coco Loco Member Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 820	CL Coco Loco Posted posted on Thu, Jun 21, 2007 5:21 PM It's a 6 hour drive from Southern CA to Northern CA on HWY 5. It's about 8+ hours on the more scenic highway 101/1 which runs on the coast. Northern CA: Driving from Southern CA going North in somewhat sequential order. Big Sur, 17 Mile Drive, Monterey and Hulas tiki restaurant, Carmel, Santa Cruz (nice surf town)another Hulas tiki restaurant. Martini Monkey in the San Jose airport Palo Alto - Trader Vics - (can miss if you're in a time crunch) The Stanford Tiki Gardens (See the 2006 Tiki Central Crawl thread) San Francisco - Trader Vics, Tonga Room, Tonga Hut, etc. East of SF (15-20 minute drive) Trader Vics Emeryville, Kona Club in Oakland w/Trader Vis resting place down the block in Mt. View cemetary, Conga Lounge in Oakland, and Forbidden Island in Alameda. There's a great Rockabilly crowd hangout in Alameda called The Lost Weekend. They sometimes have live bands as well. If you're into thrifting, there's a great antiques fair on the old navy base in Alameda every 1st Friday of the month. It's huge. There's also a large classic car show in Alameda around September or October as well. It has a heavy rockabilly interest. Heading North, Sacramento is the 1/2 way point between SF and Tahoe. It's about an hour and a half drive from SF. Tahoe, the giant redwoods, and Mendocino are all great if you're an outdoors type. Just a few ideas. :)

It's a 6 hour drive from Southern CA to Northern CA on HWY 5. It's about 8+ hours on the more scenic highway 101/1 which runs on the coast.

Northern CA: Driving from Southern CA going North in somewhat sequential order.

Big Sur, 17 Mile Drive, Monterey and Hulas tiki restaurant, Carmel, Santa Cruz (nice surf town)another Hulas tiki restaurant.

Martini Monkey in the San Jose airport
Palo Alto - Trader Vics - (can miss if you're in a time crunch)
The Stanford Tiki Gardens (See the 2006 Tiki Central Crawl thread)

San Francisco - Trader Vics, Tonga Room, Tonga Hut, etc.
East of SF (15-20 minute drive) Trader Vics Emeryville, Kona Club in Oakland w/Trader Vis resting place down the block in Mt. View cemetary, Conga Lounge in Oakland, and Forbidden Island in Alameda. There's a great Rockabilly crowd hangout in Alameda called The Lost Weekend. They sometimes have live bands as well.

If you're into thrifting, there's a great antiques fair on the old navy base in Alameda every 1st Friday of the month. It's huge.

There's also a large classic car show in Alameda around September or October as well. It has a heavy rockabilly interest.

Heading North, Sacramento is the 1/2 way point between SF and Tahoe. It's about an hour and a half drive from SF. Tahoe, the giant redwoods, and Mendocino are all great if you're an outdoors type.

Just a few ideas. :)

Post #314165 by Coco Loco on Thu, Jun 21, 2007 5:21 PM