Oakland, California has more to offer than anyone would have guessed. From a vibrant underground music and art scene to the most straight ahead sustainable restaurants and businesses, it should not be missed on a vacation to the Bay Area. Oakland has a rich history marked by a welcoming spirit and the most ethnically diverse population in the United States. This ground-breaking guide is the first in Serena Bartlett's new travel series. The beauty of the natural habitats, cultural celebration and flavors of this city are brought to the written page for the first time. Come travel with her, using your GrassRoutes Travel Guide. This travel guide includes 35 maps and illustrations, and travel tips for every kind of trip. It features sustainable, local businesses so you can give back to the community. Designed both for locals and travelers alike, this guide incorporates a multiplicity of experiences for every age and economic status.

Grassroutes Travel Guide to Oakland: The Soul of the City Next Door

Bartlett, Serena

Travel

lulu.com

GrassRoutes travel guides cover a variety of local scenes at their best: from getting around sans car to getting creatively inspired, from the hottest music venues to the quietest places to open a book. GrassRoutes San Francisco offers a wealth of ways for small-footprint visitors to deepen their experience of one of America's most exciting cities. Written by locals immersed in the eco/indie/alt scene, the book covers everything from carpooling and volunteering, to potluck dinners and fair trade cafes, to attending community events and buying CDs from local musicians. Categories include Up Early, Hang Out, Pamper, Listen, Get Inspired, Stay Up Late, and many more. Black-and-white illustrations show the city highlights, while clear maps help visitors get around easily on foot, bike, and public transportation.

GrassRoutes San Francisco, Second Edition: Urban Eco Travel

Specialty Travel

Sasquatch Books

Serena Bartlett started the GrassRoutes Travel series with Oakland because it was a mystery why a vibrant energized city like that didn’t have a decent guidebook to call its own. So, to point residents, travelers, and sojourners to the best cafes, markets, music, art, contemplative places, and friendly scenes, here is the New View of the City Next Door. Turns out there is a there there, and totally cool. Whether it’s vegan organic or late-night literary, an urban bike tour or stalking fine art and architecture, this guide points the way. GrassRoutes Travel describes a new eco-urban adventure that reveals the lively metropolis always in the shadow of San Francisco. The travel guidebook category has gotten into a rut with cookie-cutter series galore. GrassRoutes guides do not recycle the same old tired info. The foundation of each guide is the actual experience of the writers—starting with series founder Serena Bartlett. What other guide to a city offers up an annotated listing of places to volunteer, encourages you to take the bus, and directs you to places to find inspiration?

GrassRoutes Oakland and Berkeley, Second Edition: Urban Eco Travel

GrassRoutes Travel aims to show you a whole new way to explore and enjoy Northern California Wine Country. Divided up into 5 distinct regions: Undiscovered Coast (From Pt. Reyes Station to Westport along the coast), Cow Country (Cloverdale to Guerneville and environs), Santa Sonoma (Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Petaluma), New Napa (Yountville to American Canyon including Suisun Valley), Suburban Cowboys (Livermore and Pleasanton to Niles). The book is organized around and between these regions with access info for driving (w/ biodiesel fuel sources, of course), biking, and public transportation. Each region is then given the usual GrassRoutes treatment with pointers to the most interesting and inspiring local shops, activities, grub, scenes, etc. The travel guidebook category has gotten into a rut with cookie-cutter series galore. GrassRoutes guides do not recycle the same old tired info. The foundation of each guide is the actual experience of the writers—starting with series founder Serena Bartlett. What other guide to a city offers up an annotated listing of places to volunteer, encourages you to take the bus, and directs you to places to find inspiration

GrassRoutes Northern California Wine Country: Green Road Trips (Grassroutes Travel)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

GrassRoutes Seattle points visitors to a new urban eco adventure, allowing them to explore Seattle beyond just a visit to the Space Needle. Emphasizing humble over haute, this new guide takes travelers deep into the local scene at its best: from indie shops to late-night eateries; from walking, biking, and hiking to finding creative inspiration; from finding cheap music venues and thrift shops to locating freebies and activist hang-outs. Clear maps and black-and-white illustrations keep readers oriented. Based on the writers' actual experiences and familiarity with the scene, this timely guide lets travelers make their trips to the Emerald City creative, fun, and meaningful.

GrassRoutes Seattle: An Urban Eco Guide