Southern California Travel Stories Articles

Mellow Monterey Bay…Where Solitude Can Carry You Away – Monterey Bay, California

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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.

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.

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.

Spring Into Old Palm Springs – Palm Springs, California, USA

Charlie Barrett reviews two of the top hotels in P

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