From this area, flying to Paris is not that much longer of a flight than going to San Francisco...and although, I love both cities, I would choose Paris! You can walk around, look at art, eat crepes, sit in a beautiful park, eat at a cafe, go to Notre Dame, take the train to Versailles, look at the beautiful stained glass at Sainte Chapelle, etc. In fact, four days alone in Paris sounds AMAZING!

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, everyone. I was hoping to stay on the east coast so as not to spend so much time in the air.

Agree Montreal may fit the bill. Walkable, lovely city with plenty of things to do and I don't recall we had a car at all when we were there. The other option would be to stay at a nice hotel in Bar Harbor Maine or someplace like that were you can still walk around. I agree that for 4 days I wouldn't fly to west coast or Europe as you really only get 2 days on the ground. I also love NYC, but in July it can be very hot and sticky!

Napa/Sonoma bike trip
Paris
Rancho La Puerta, Mexico
Tulum, Mexico
Also love the Golden Door spa idea