NAPA VALLEY: JUNE 7 - 10, 2018 •
SAN FRANCISCO: JUNE 10 - 14, 2018
Napa Valley offers a laid-back luxe in a small slice of California just 30 miles long by 5 miles wide. Gorgeous weather, incredible scenery, passionate people at the height of their craft…just find a way to fit it all in!
Grapevines were first planted in Napa Valley in 1836. Since then, its wine industry has flourished, with more than 45,000 acres of vineyards etched into the landscape. It truly arrived on the world scene when its Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon beat out French labels in a 1976 blind taste test. Join more than five million annual tourists and imbibe in one of life’s finest pleasures.
Beyond wine, Napa Valley offers a variety of delights. With easy access to seafood and a year-round growing season, you’ll be thrilled by the innovative foodie scene. Meditative rolling hills are perfect for hiking and biking and provide invigorating vantage points. And if you happen to tire out from exercise, food or drink, you’ll appreciate the luxurious spas that employ therapeutic mud infused with volcanic ash.
San Francisco has always played an outsized role in America’s history, despite its small size (less than one million people and 48 square miles). It is tenacious and cheerful with a quirky personality you just have to experience.
The California Gold Rush, in the mid-19th century, literally put San Francisco on the map, with fortune-seekers from around the globe exploding the population from 200 to 36,000 in six years. A general strike during the calamitous Great Depression ended with the union’s victory for the people, cementing the city’s reputation as a stronghold for social activism. And in the late 60s, a unique confluence of culture and characters came together in the Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood to create an entirely new philosophy of peace and love that changed the world.
Beyond its rich history, San Francisco offers a staggering range of authentic world cuisine and topnotch shopping. You’ll appreciate plenty of nature, both lush parks and gorgeous water vistas. Don’t forget the many iconic photo opportunities, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Seven Sisters and Lombard Street’s hairpin turns!
