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Eat tacos and Japanese food, watch film premieres and concerts, or get active with hiking and boogie boarding at Southern California events.
Discount cruises to Mexico with AdventureSmith Explorations
The Rhone River city in the Provence region snagged the top honor in Cruise Critic’s annual destination popularity contest.
Massive snow seemed destined to keep the Sierra resort open into deepest summer, but it will miss the record for longest season.
More vegetable entrees and fruit desserts are showing up on cruise menus in main dining rooms, buffet lines and specialty restaurants at sea.
New outdoor Picnic in the Alley stars women in every lead role, from chefs to bartenders, musicians, organizers, volunteers and publicists.
The Majestic Yosemite can be called the Ahwahnee Hotel again.
Fancy home alarm systems are great, but there are many ways to add layers of security that won’t cost much--and some are free.
When you talk about the joys of travel, be sure to count all the humiliations you encounter too. After all, nothing worthwhile is ever easy, right?
WEEKEND ESCAPES
As I was looking for some self-care in the Sierra Nevada after a knee injury, I heard about a long-established hot springs at a little outpost called Benton, Calif., near the Nevada border.
With the release of the Netflix film “Wine Country,” a romp through the vineyards might never be the same.
Hope springs eternal, and I was hoping for some relief for my aching back in Pagosa Springs.
I had college alumni work to do this spring in Tehachapi (Yes, you’ve heard of it, but where is it exactly?)
There’s an enduring myth that Lake Crescent in Washington state’s Olympic National Park is bottomless.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, which means it’s the ideal time to visit the quiet, uncrowded North Rim.
It’s almost go time. Go where? Do we have some ideas for you!
Groveland, a historic Gold Rush town about 25 miles outside Yosemite National Park’s westernmost entrance, is an ideal layover when visiting the park.
I’ve stopped in the Sierra town of Bishop for fuel, groceries and supplies since the late ’60s when Dad would pause here on the way to Mammoth.
This year Amador County celebrates the 150th year since the planting of the Original Grandpere Zinfandel vineyard in the Sierra foothills southeast of Sacramento.
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Once a slum, the Sassi, as the prehistoric caves are called, have become smart shops, restaurants and swank hotels, befitting Matera’s place in the EU spotlight.
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This national recreation trail in Utah is an oasis of sweeping vistas and blessed solitude.
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Nearly 4 million people visited Yosemite last year. Leave the madding crowds behind at some of these spectacular national parks in the Golden State.
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Vegas is adding thousands of metal traffic barriers to protect the Strip’s sidewalks from careening cars and new pedestrian bridges to keep crowds off the street.
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A free shuttle bus will take riders between the Green Line’s Crenshaw and Redondo Beach stations, including the LAX stop, on weekends through October.
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What are some of the best gear go-tos from the recent Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show in Denver?
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We focused on the great memories we would make — eating pizza and gelato, pedaling through the Borghese gardens, strolling the ancient Forum — and learned an important lesson: Never leave home without a sense of humor.
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Massive snow seemed destined to keep the Sierra resort open into deepest summer, but it will miss the record for longest season.
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Disneyland’s opening day, July 17, 1955, was a nightmare. Rides broke down.
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The Rhone River city in the Provence region snagged the top honor in Cruise Critic’s annual destination popularity contest.
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Ever dream about stargazing by train?
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More vegetable entrees and fruit desserts are showing up on cruise menus in main dining rooms, buffet lines and specialty restaurants at sea.
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Hardly humble and rarely home, there’s no place like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House in East Hollywood, which on Sunday was added, along with seven other Wright creations, to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Three popular Southern California restaurants are poised to make the leap to the Las Vegas Strip.
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Spend your weekend outdoors exploring plants, cleaning up the beach and rooting for athletes at these close-to-home events.
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There was a battle in France over how best to restore the roof of Notre Dame cathedral after a fire consumed sections of the church in April.
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Amtrak is selling 2-for-1 tickets this summer for train travel between destinations in the Northeast from Boston to Virginia.
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Attention, Real ID license holders: Have you received a letter from the California Department of Motor Vehicles informing you that the DMV wants more documentation?