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Locals Guide to San Diego
For decades, visitors came to San Diego for its always fair weather, sparkling beaches, and SeaWorld. If you wanted a cool urban playground, though, you went to San Francisco or L.A. But that’s no longer the case. Both border town and edgy Pacific Rim city of the future, San Diego has an immigr
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Locals Guide to Los Angeles
Sure, downtown L.A. is hot, but no one neighborhood in this sprawling, sunny, complex city can claim to have a lock on great food, or culture, or shopping. So start downtown, and work your way west to the beach, or vice versa. You really can’t go wrong.
WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK
Sambar. Chef Aka
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Locals Guide to Sonoma County
It can be hard to pin down the real Sonoma County. Is it almost-too-cute villages like Glen Ellen or Geyserville? The wine-country hubs of Sonoma and Healdsburg? Santa Rosa, city of business and brewpubs? The hot, golden hills inland or the moody, foggy coastland of Bodega Bay or the redwood-sh
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Locals Guide to Seattle
Sure, Seattle loves its coffee, but you can’t attribute the buzz on the streets to an excess of caffeine. (Though it doesn’t hurt.) From the restaurants in Pioneer Square to the hipster boutiques in Ballard, this city has an energy that no amount of drizzle can quench.
WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK
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Bisbee, AZ Guide
Start with killer chilaquiles. Before touring the nearby Queen Mine, pick up a spot of grub and a shaft of sunlight. Both can be found at Poco, a Mexican no-animal-protein zone set in a charming alleylike patio just off Main Street. The avocado tacos are no joke, but if youre craving something
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Channel Islands Lodging
RATES:$ inexpensive under $100$$ moderate $100-$175$$$ expensive $175-$250$$$$ splurge--$250 and up
The only lodging on the islands will be your own tent and sleeping bag. Hotels near Ventura and Channel Islands harbors, departure points for boat trips to the islands, include:
Channel Island
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Channel Islands, California Itineraries
YOUR BEST DAY IN THE PARK
Pick one easy-to-reach island—Anacapa or Santa Cruz—and take one of Island Packer’s day boat trips. Or, if you’re with a group, fly out for the day to Santa Rosa Island. Or, opt for one of the day tours that will take you kayaking or snorkeling in Anacapa’s or Santa
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Channel Islands: Things to Do
ANACAPA ISLAND
Hiking. The island is made up of three smaller islands, of which only East Anacapa is open to hiking. Here, ranger-led hikes begin 30 minutes after Island Packers boats arrive on the island. Or you can explore on your own. A 2-mile trail system takes you up the rugged cliffs to
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Channel Islands Info
One of the big pleasures of a visit to Channel Islands is what isn’t there—people. With a mere 30,000 visitors a year (not counting visits to the mainland visitor center), the park is one of the least crowded in the national park system, even though the densely populated Southern California is
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Portland: Locals Guide
After decades of being a somewhat Midwestern-mild lumber town, Portland has reinvented itself, becoming the center of the maker movement as well as a destination for countless millennials searching for their artisanal bliss. Which often, we’re happy to say, revolves around food.
WHERE TO EAT &
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Denver City Guide
The Mile High City is more than a gateway to the mountains. A flourishing cultural district, amazing dining, and a booming beer scene make it a city you’ll want to spend time exploring.
WHERE TO EAT
Boxcar Coffee Roasters. Start your morning off right at a café whose masterminds came up with
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Local’s guide to Cambria
Rising from a rocky shoreline into hills covered by Monterey pines, Cambria has a spirit shaped equally by ocean and forest. Midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, this Central Coast beach town boasts several miles of coastline and, especially in spring, is bordered by rolling hills gree
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Locals guide to Coronado
Coronados 14.3-mile peninsula sprouts technicolor cottages, white sand beaches, and plenty of luxurious hotels. Just a 15 minute ferry ride from downtown San Diego, this sparkling beach town is fitting for day-trippers and weekend travelers alike.
WHERE TO EAT
Stake Chophouse & Bar. At t
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
What are the most popular national parks in the West? Yosemite, you might say. Yellowstone. The Grand Canyon. You probably wouldn’t even think of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, but 13 million visitors a year prove otherwise. Many of the Bay Area’s best-known attractions are actually
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Things to do in San Franciscos GGNRA
If you have just 1 day…
Pick up doughnuts (spiced chocolate or maple-glazed bacon apple) and Ritual Roasters coffee at the Dynamo Donuts kiosk on the Marina Green .
Take an early boat to Alcatraz and spend a couple of hours exploring. If you couldn’t get tickets to Alcatraz, drive to Muir Woo
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On the Tequila Trail
Day Two on the Tequila Trail was off to a rocky start, and we had Day One to thank for that. Mexicos native spirit had welcomed us in a big way. First on the plane, then in the hotel lounge. Everywhere we went, tequila. It was served in crystal flutes and large earthen bowls. It was mixed with
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Vegas hits the jackpot
Dining in Las Vegas has been moving from buffet to gourmet for at least a decade, but with the latest round of restaurants, its vying to become the countrys culinary capital.Westerners can attribute much of this to their own good taste: The hottest new restaurants are led by chefs from Hollywoo
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Things to do in Steamboat Springs, CO
Why go in summer: People are catching on to this cow town turned ski resort and its summer charms—fewer crowds, bargain digs, and riverfront adventures.Say it like a local: The ’BoatElevation: 6,695 feetThe scene: Spurs-and-chaps-clad cowboys (there are more than 400 working ranches in the area
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Capitol Reef to Bluff, Utah
Its strange how in a place where the Earths processes are most evident, I look toward outer space for a point of comparison. Such is the case with the Waterpocket Fold, the 100-mile-long gash that runs through Capitol Reef National Park. Viewing it from the Strike Valley Overlook, I cant shake
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Summer safari
A tawny-maned African lion pads up to the watering hole, glances around, then bends over the pool to drink just inches away from you. It sounds like a scene from an African safari, but its something you can do on a one-day getaway to Denvers City Park, starting at the Denver Zoos new Predator R
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