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Sacramento group finds a worthwhile journey in Spanish pilgrimage

By Jan Ferris Heenan - Updated: 11:35 pm

Modern technology may have triggered the desire by a group of Sacramentans to trek across northern Spain, but inspiration has always come in many forms to pilgrims who have walked the Way of St. James.

Sattui's castle awaits Napa Valley visitors

By Allen Pierleoni - Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 8:19 am

Somehow, a winery in a medieval-style Tuscan castle doesn't seem out of place in this world- renowned Napa Valley, where the baronial vintners are better known for their deliberate caution and reverence for tradition than their sense of spectacle or willingness to throw the dice for huge stakes.

Castle and winery in Calistoga: Castello di Amorosa

Discoveries: U-pick strawberries as a family destination

By Sam McManis - Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 8:19 am

Dogged by self- consciousness and suburban angst, I've always shied away from partaking in the whole U-pick produce craze that took hold a couple decades ago.

Travel Troubleshooter: Hoping to get a refund on her ticket

By Christopher Elliott - Published: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 12:00 am

I'm trying to help my sister get a refund on her daughter's nonrefundable airline ticket. Her daughter went to Spain in January as an exchange student. Her return was scheduled for May 29.

Escapes: Union Street Festival

Published: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 12:00 am

Union Street, in the center of San Francisco's Cow Hollow, comes alive with more than 150 boutique artists and craftsmen who will show their pottery, paintings, photography and more at the street's 37th annual festival June 1-2. Two stages will feature continuous live smooth jazz or original music by Bay Area bands.

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Travel Troubleshooter

Travel Troubleshooter: Hoping to get a refund on her ticket

I'm trying to help my sister get a refund on her daughter's nonrefundable airline ticket. Her daughter went to Spain in January as an exchange student. Her return was scheduled for May 29.

Discoveries

Discoveries: U-pick strawberries as a family destination

By Sam McManis - Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 8:19 am

Dogged by self- consciousness and suburban angst, I've always shied away from partaking in the whole U-pick produce craze that took hold a couple decades ago.

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Politics and humor mix when D.L Hughey takes the mic

Actor and stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley, who appears Saturday at Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, sums up his recent "Dancing With the Stars" experience like this: "I danced and now I know why I never danced before.

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Odd winter brings mixed bag of – splash! – whitewater runs

Frosty the Snowman went on a crash diet this year. Despite growing fat on big storms in early winter, the white giant of the California snowpack had slimmed down quite a bit by spring.