When you think San Diego, there are many things that come to mind before wine. There is the historic Gaslamp Quarter, beautiful Balboa Park, and scenic drives up and down the coast. However, there’s wine to be drank too. Located only an hour from San Diego is southern California wine country, the Temecula Valley. While […]
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If you’ve ever fantasized about taking an photo safari to the wilds of Africa, but were hesitant due to the time, cost, and planning, Safari West, a 400-acre wildlife game park in the rolling hills of Sonoma County, California offers a real taste of a safari without ever leaving the continent. The word Safari means
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Half Moon Bay, California might very well be just about the most unassuming place in the world. Or at least in California, or let’s say definitely in northern California. The laid back, cool factor is high and it’s only 20 minutes from San Francisco. You’ll be hard pressed to find relaxation, wine, outdoor activities and a
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At last the mighty task is done; Resplendent in the western sun The Bridge looms mountain high; Its titan piers grip ocean floor, Its great steel arms link shore with shore, Its towers pierce the sky. Written by Joseph P. Strauss, Chief Engineer, Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, 1937 With it’s orangy red coat
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Known as “Nihonmachi,” or JapanTown in English. this area of San Francisco has been around since the early 1900s, so it’s certainly not new to the map of the city. In fact, at first glance, it even looks a little rough around the edges. But if the idea of some Japanese style shopping, eating, and
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The Pacific Coast Highway, also known as the PCH and CA-1, is a 600+ mile tour of the best beaches that California has to offer. It starts in Southern California at Dana Point, weaving in and out of cities and towns until it ends in Northern California when it hits Highway 101 in Leggett. Because
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In the middle of San Francisco’s Walter S. Johnson Park, sits the Palace of Fine Arts, an easily recognizable piece of San Francisco architecture. The Palace was designed as part of the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition which celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal. It was also a chance for San Francisco to shake off
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Is there any prison as famous as Alcatraz? Maybe it’s the lonely location of the former jail, set on an island over a mile from shore in the San Francisco Bay. Maybe it’s the memorable name, the famed stories of prison breaks, or the presence of Alcatraz in Hollywood films. For all of these reasons
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The kitchen was tiny. It was hot. There were black streaks down the walls. And it was the best Kumamoto ramen I have ever had put in front of me. Asia is one of those places in the world where you can still buy food that’s apparently not fit for eating by modern Western health
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If you are looking to get out of the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, head just 90 minutes northwest to the town of Ojai. Ojai is a community popular with artists, musicians, and health enthusiasts, making it the ideal place to “get away from it all.” Just 12 miles inland from the coast and
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