I'm returning to the Bay Area this week, for the first time in a while. In fact, I'm going to Walnut Creek, where I spent a lot of time in '94-'96. Haven't been back much since then. Lots of good memories there, including friends, interesting work (mostly), great wine and food. Skates stands out as a great place to gnosh and check out the SF skyline.
From Glenn: Looks like Wales could be a model for the well-documented digital access problems of my own Appalachia. It seems to me that connecting rural communities via broadband is a likely way to stop the one-way outbound migration of people, particularly young people.