HAT WE HOPE TO DO here is bring you stories, shopping tips and recommendations on local restaurants or lodging to use or discard on your antique trips through Northern California. But most of all we want to convey a bit of the flavor of our never ending search for that perfect treasure. Some of the places we visit regularly are listed here, as well as some of the recent trips we've taken around the country looking for antiques.

		East Bay	.	Berkeley and Oakland provide great starting points for exploring the East Bay.
.		Gilroy/Salinas		Great shops beckon from the southern boundary of the Bay Area.
		North Bay		Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Sebastapol are just a few of the great stops here.
		Peninsula		A hotbed of antique shops from Palo Alto to Burlingame.
		Sacramento		A couple of the largest collectives in Northern California make this a worthwhile trip.
		San Francisco		What needs to be said about the Queen City of the West? A plethora of options for the serious shopper.
		San Jose		Our homebase includes Los Gatos, Campbell, Willow Glen and the rest of the Southbay.
		New Stuff & Links		Check in for the latest trip out of the area and for some great links.

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