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Southern California ski resorts may open with the first snow
Jumping into freezing water may not seem like a great idea, but in many cases, your discomfort brings great comfort.
The post-holiday sale might be the best time to plan your next national park trip
Watch hot air balloons drift over the desert and see Santa surf on SoCal shores. How are you gonna keep them down on the farm? Take them to Pomona. All for the weekend near L.A.
Graphic shows how to get around LAX, Hollywood Burbank Airport, John Wayne, Long Beach and Ontario airports.
In California, kid-friendly wineries mean your offspring can play while you swirl and sip.
The airline’s birthday sale continues Tuesday for flights from San Francisco
The Australian airline is marking the start of its 100th year in service.
Star Wars Miniland will disappear Jan. 6 from the Carlsbad, Calif., Legoland.
Holiday travel
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Yes, you can carry a turkey in your suitcase, assuming it fits in the overhead compartment (the bag, not the turkey) and isn’t accompanied by more than 3.4 ounces of gravy and cranberry sauce. -
How to ensure you get a wheelchair at LAX and how to navigate the new LAX-it ride-hailing system
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For the Thanksgiving holiday, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner requires reservations. You could take a bus, with help from a new site, or even rent a Tesla.
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Now that curbside pickups have been banned, arriving passengers have new choices to make, and understanding LAX-it will be crucial.
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What are the worst times for Southern Californians to hit the road for the Thanksgiving weekend? These pre-trip tips can keep you out of trouble.
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The thought of driving through LAX looking for parking can sour your holiday travel plans at its inception. Here is the lowdown on where to park at LAX.
WEEKEND ESCAPES
As my friend Takayo and I drove the 208 miles north to Paso Robles, my imagination went into overdrive in anticipation of the 58,000 fiber-optic flowers that create Bruce Munro’s “Field of Light at Sensorio.”
A look at Santa Fe’s hippest neighborhood, the Railyard District, which has been repurposed and expanded into an invigorating mix of art galleries, restaurants, brew pubs, movie theater and more.
We love the vegan food, but the idyllic setting and chill New Age vibe at Stanford Inn by the Sea lure us back to wander in the organic gardens and mingle with the horses, donkeys and llamas.
Jamestown, in the Sierra foothills, is more than just a historic Gold Rush town. It’s home to the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, which hosts festive Polar Express train rides in November and December.
A long time ago, with a waistline far, far forgotten, I skied and skied and skied at Mt. Bachelor in Bend. Fast-forward three-plus decades and Bend is again my go-to getaway spot, with a new twist.
In eerie Ione, a haunted hotel and a creepy castle — once a reform school that was home to Merle Haggard — will send shivers down your spine.
Weekend trip to Santa Cruz Mountains includes a stay in storybook- sounding Ben Lomond, wine tasting and a walk among the redwoods.
Page, Ariz., and Lake Powell, once primarily summer destinations, are seeing growing numbers of visitors during the spring and fall.
Family-friendly Bowen Island, a short ferry ride from West Vancouver, offers great hiking and paddling as well as a charming village with shops and restaurants.
A short trip to the once secret city Los Alamos, N.M., where scientists toiled to create the atomic bomb.
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A lantern festival, a street fair and — surprise! — winter wonderlands to fill your pre-holiday weekend.
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At this Vegas cannabis lounge, you can try before you buy despite state law because it’s on sovereign land.
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