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One way around these fees is to ask for cash back at grocery stores that accept ATM cards and don t charge usage fees. Of course, you ll have to purchase something first. The same is true at most U.S. Post Offices.

Calaveras County vivaaerobus Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, Angels Camp. The event is inspired by Mark Twain s story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Entrants from all over arrive with their frog participants. There s also a parade, livestock competition, rodeo, carnival, and fireworks. Call & 209/736-2561 or visit www.frog town.org. Third weekend in May.

In addition to the hotels below, I also recommend those represented by the reasonably priced and fashionable Joie de Vivre chain (& 800/SF-TRIPS; www.sftrips.com) and Personality Hotels (& 800/553-1900; www.personality hotels.com), which spiffs up older buildings in central locales. Pricier options include the Kimpton Group, which owns the Juliana Hotel (& 800/ 328-3880) and the Hotel Serrano (& 415/885-2500), and the Donatello (& 800/227-3184). The Hilton San Francisco (& 800/HILTONS) vivaaerobus and San Francisco Marriott (& 800/228-9290) both have convention-hotel ambience but are conveniently located and have enough rooms to sleep thousands. Ditto the Pan Pacific (& 800/533-6465), which despite vivaaerobus its size exudes elegance.