California Travel Stories Articles

Mellow Monterey Bay...Where Solitude Can Carry You Away - Monterey Bay, California
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Going Greyhound - Somewhere on Interstate 80, United States
While traveling on a Greyhound bus somewhere along the expanse of Interstate 80, Nick Klenske wakes up realizing he needs a change, and a shower.

Exploring Japan in San Francisco - San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Bridget Goodman had planned to go to San Francisco's most famous neighborhood, Chinatown. A funny thing happened on the way, though.

Southern California is not the East Coast - Carlsbad, California, USA
In spite of their differences, Nancy Bevilaqua and her mother managed to get their fixes while navigating the treacherous mountain passes of family relationships.

Be - in San Francisco - San Francisco, California, USA
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A Quick Overnight in August - Northern California, USA
Joe Ehrlich embarks on a last minute summer adventure - woman and dog in tow.

To Live and Die in L.A. - Los Angeles, California
Barukh Shalev heads to L.A. with bricks of marijuana and a friend and ends up on the wrong side of town on New Year's Eve.

Well, It's Frying Time Again - Santa Cruz, California
Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco. Lee Hammerschmidt left his epidermis in Santa Cruz.

California Dreamin' - Marina del Rey, California
In Southern California, you can jam to music, drive a chrome motorcycle, dress your poodle in all purple and lounge around the rich and the famous, all without someone batting an eye.

Riverside, California - Who Said You Can't Come Home Again? - Riverside,California,United States
Carmen Matthews discovers that although you can't go home again...sometimes, it's even better than it was before.

Hotel Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, California, USA
Laurel Miller returns to warm and sunny Santa Barbara - this time, as a guest in a hotel she's always admired.

Being At Big Sur - Northern California, United States
Eric D. Lehman and his friends try to match the ma

Adventure Love Fest - San Mateo, California

Spring Into Old Palm Springs - Palm Springs, California, USA
Charlie Barrett reviews two of the top hotels in P

Petting Chipmunks - Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
The desert, a testing hike, and wonderful companio

Cycling through California (April 2004) - California
Disappointed with LA, Al continued north to San Francisco and another icon of his journey, the Golden Gate Bridge.

Phoenix to LA (March 2004) - Arizona and California
In most of the world Al is riding a heavily-laden bicycle and therefore he is very rich. In the USA he is riding a heavily-laden bicycle and therefore he is very poor.

Sand or Surf or the Central Coast Wine Country? - La Quinta, La Jolla and Paso Robles, California
Charlie Barrett spoils himself rotten in three sma

Yes, We Have No Burritos - Santa Barbara California, USA
The real way to the heart of Santa Barbara, Meagha

Spring Signals the Return of the Swallows - San Juan Capistrano, California
Chris Millikan returns to San Juan Capistrano not