In the September 2002 Print Edition

Insider’s San Francisco: San Francisco-based writer Andrew Nelson picks the best off-the-beaten-path restaurants, hotels, shops, and sights. Online: A local guide recommends great bars and clubs.

Real Culture: Associate researcher Carrie Miller recommends 24 trips for an authentic taste of place, including textile touring in Peru and Totem Pole seeking in Queen Charlotte Islands.

Seville: Jacqueline Friedrich, author of A Wine and Food Guide Loire, seeks out top tapas bars in Seville. Online: Twenty-five must-visit Spanish festivals.

Sean Connery’s Place of a Lifetime: The Scottish film star writes about his hometown of Edinburgh, the sights and sounds of his childhood in the working-class neighborhood of Fountainbridge, and current signs of the city’s renewed energy.