29th June 2008

Enjoy relaxing train ride to Santa Barbara

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It’s hard to give up your car — especially in Southern California - but Santa Barbara will make it well worth your while to do so.

In fact, just put aside the benefits to the environment and look at the benefits to our own family: We saved on gas, vehicle wear and tear and on the frustration that always comes with a never-know-what-you’re-gonna-get drive through the L.A. freeway system. We got to try a new adventure, introduce our 8-year-old to rail travel and we packed a lot of sightseeing into a short two-day period.

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29th June 2008

Mendocino: California’s New England fishing village

by Cary Ordway

When the producers of TV’s Murder She Wrote were looking for the perfect stand-in for the fictional New England coastal village of Cabot Cove, they found it about 3,000 miles this side of the East Coast in the Northern California community of Mendocino. So it’s no mystery that, with all of the TV exposure, Mendocino has become one of the most popular getaways on the California coast.

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29th June 2008

Climbing the Great Wall of China

Author: Lola
So much has been written and published about the Great Wall of China but one thing is certain, if you travel to China without visiting this world renowned landmark, then your trip is incomplete.

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28th June 2008

Belle Island Village To Open Fall 2008 In Pigeon Forge

by Darryl Payne

An island? In Pigeon Forge? Absolutely! And in fall 2008, all the world will be welcomed to the latest entertainment development in the Smokies: Belle Island Village.

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28th June 2008

Sequoia National Park

By: Mark Merissa

America’s second oldest national park, the Sequoia National Park is a unique and unspoiled ecosystem having some of the most amazing views in the world. Towering sequoia trees, lofty mountain peaks, magnificent meadows and tumbling water falls make this park one of nature’s most brilliant artworks.

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