Ultimate Travel Guide 2010
California
From its parks to its beaches, we bring you the Golden State in all its glory.
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Here is one visitor’s view of two very different cities.
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He has one somewhere, he’s sure. Maybe the Philo Apple Farm Cooking School will bring it out.
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The pristine natural beauty encompassing mountain, desert and sea vistas has lured the movie industry to California’s Central Coast since Cecil B. DeMille in the 1920s.
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A Walt Disney museum and a digital arts center are among the enlistees at the city’s former Army base. Visitors are noticing.
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Stay, eat and tour where hippies dropped out and turned on. Psychedelic, man.
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The Navy’s been a big part of the city for decades. Get a feel for the service at the Midway Museum and other publicly accessible naval spots.
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A proposal would allow weddings to be held at wineries in Napa Valley.
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A list with websites and phone numbers.
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The Golden State is home to nearly 3,000 wineries. Here are some starting points for sifting through them.
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Need a break? From the beach to the mountains to wine country, Southern California is rich with possibilities.
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Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is huge -- it’s the world’s largest cruise ship, after all -- and a total blast -- from casinos to spas, it’s impossible to be bored. Call it Vegas and Disneyland, rolled into one.
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This was not my first cruise, but it was my first on Royal Caribbean.
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The ship is posh and very British during a trip through the Panama Canal.
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Websites can help steer you to a voyage at an attractive price, but traditional travel agents may be able to match them -- and with service.
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Nonbelievers take a walk on the vegan side and return healthy and refreshed. No meat, no problem.
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Traveling on NCL’s Norwegian Jewel -- at bargain rates -- from its winter home in Florida to its summer base in England.
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Aqua Theater presents a challenge to an architect who has created dance clubs and carousels for ships.
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The ship has 24 dining venues, 235 cooks and five executive sous chefs who are kept very busy.
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When a trusted friend told me she loved her last cruise, my curiosity piqued.
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With more cruise lines offering niche sailings this year, it’s never been easier to book a circumnavigation tour.
