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El Encanto hotel in Santa Barbara takes a big step up
Here are three tweets I would have sent from my recent stay at Santa Barbara's just-reopened El Encanto hotel if I hadn't been busy behaving...
Cruises: The Grand Princess finds a home in San Francisco
Princess Cruises is taking the plunge and basing one of its ships...
OpenTable diners choose top spots, including 10 in SoCal
California, Florida and New York dominated the top 100...
California: Carlsbad's Flower Fields opens, but flowers lag
The Flower Fields of Carlsbad, Calif., opened to visitors last week but...
Inside the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was looking for a place to build a Buddhist monastery that would be reminiscent of temple locales in the...
California: Spring food events worth a nibble
Food and wine are ideal ingredients for an easy California getaway. Here are five foodie events and festivals that offer a chance to try...
Weekend Escape: Big Sur coast
From land or sea, the Big Sur coastline dazzles. This 90-mile stretch of rugged Central California landscape draws millions of visitors...
Weekend Escape: Surfin' Santa Cruz like a local
A family getaway to Santa Cruz proved this eccentric beach town along California's Central Coast is fun enough for a 5-year-old yet cool...
The best piers in California
Let's call these MVPs—Must Visit Piers. Here are my choices from south to north:
Monterey Peninsula's bargain hotels, food and activities
Clint Eastwood knows how to set a scene on screen or at Mission Ranch, his strikingly handsome hotel and restaurant in Carmel.
Highway 1's golden opportunities
Last year, in the middle of the recession, my husband, Paco, and I pondered our fall vacation, weighing an ever-growing travel wish list...
Santa Cruz's affordable luxuries
Three-hundred and forty-five driving miles north of Los Angeles, 72 miles south of San Francisco and many leagues to the left of Middle...
Behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Dawn is coming soon. The lights are off, the sound system silent and the beasts of the Monterey Bay Aquarium have the place mostly to...
Terranea Resort: inviting and invigorating
The Rancho Palos Verdes hotel is Los Angeles County's first and only luxury waterfront destination resort.
San Francisco Ferry Building a waterfront foodie heaven
Once a hub for busy commuters, the city's Ferry Building is now a haven for foodies. On a busy Saturday, the place is packed with goodies,...
Following Robinson Jeffers' poetic path in Big Sur
He was taken with Big Sur's natural beauty and ruggedness. We let his writings be our tour guide.
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Golden Gate? Your money's no good here
It’s a milestone week at one of California’s most famous landmarks: Cash is no longer accepted at the Golden Gate Bridge.
Virgin America to begin daily L.A.-Las Vegas flights in April
Virgin America Airways announced Wednesday...
