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A visit to Sonoma Coast State Park, California

Shreeyeh Rajan — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:30:04 +0000

Sonoma Coast State Park in northern California is a beautiful stretch of craggy coastline with a range of small beaches and activities for visitors.

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Favorite ghost towns in California

Rachel Heller — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:30:32 +0000

There are lots of Gold Rush ghost towns, but some are more "real" than others. Read here about my four favorite ghost towns in California.

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Coit Tower and Telegraph Hill: Best view in San Francisco

Rachel Heller — Tue, 17 May 2022 08:35:00 +0000

In San Francisco, make sure to take this walk up and down Telegraph Hill to see Coit Tower, its Depression-era murals, and the best view in San Francisco!

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Marina Del Rey: LA’s playground

Rachel Heller — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:15:07 +0000

Los Angeles is one of those places that everyone wants to visit someday, to glimpse some stars on Rodeo Drive, visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame, or enjoy the original Disneyland. The city is very spread out, though, and the Los Angeles area includes some great beach communities, including Marina Del Rey, called “LA’s coastal...

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Watersports in Marina del Rey, California

Rachel Heller — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:25:15 +0000

If you’ve read my blog at all, you know I tend to go for the more off-the-beaten-path, lesser-known destinations when I travel. Even when I go to a relatively popular place, like, for example, Romania, I seek out sights that the tourists don’t visit, like the painted churches of Moldavia. Or, visiting South Korea, I...

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Two pearls of the California mission system: Carmel Mission and Mission Dolores

Rachel Heller — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:21:38 +0000

We often forget that California history goes further back than the “49-ers,” the gold prospectors who hurried to California once gold was discovered in 1848. Carmel Mission and Mission Delores in Northern California are two pearls of the California mission system that arrived long before the Gold Rush. Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If...

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A weekend trip from San Francisco into the Sierra

Rachel Heller — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:10:11 +0000

Here’s an idea for a weekend trip from San Francisco that my daughter and I enjoyed very much. We really skimmed the surface of each place where we stopped; you could easily make it a week-long trip. Nevertheless, it felt like a real San Francisco getaway road-trip: the freedom to travel where we wanted, stopping...

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