Trips to California
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2008 Trip Guide to Green San Francisco
- 7 Hotels
- 13 Restaurants
- 6 Activities
San Francisco is green, clean, and organic—the architecture is high-tech and eco-friendly, and the food is excruciatingly fresh and local. Is this the world’s first true 21st-century city?In the futur
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A Book-lover's San Francisco
- 3 Restaurants
- 2 Activities
Come to San Francisco for old book collections and convivial restaurants.
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A Family Break in California's Wine Country
- 2 Hotels
- 1 Restaurant
- 4 Activities
Swanky digs, just-pressed grape juice, and gorgeous countryside—Healdsburg shows all ages a good time. There are more than 100 vineyards and pick-your-own enterprises within striking distance, plus ea
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A Food Tour of San Francisco
- 8 Restaurants
In an economic time that threatens the dining experience, we've selected the best restaurants that emphasize value, warmth, and comfort.
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An Affordable Family Trip San Francisco
- 3 Hotels
- 6 Restaurants
- 10 Activities
On Sundays, a large stretch of Golden Gate Park is closed to cars and turns into a sea of cyclists and in-line skaters. Cable cars are for tourists. Locals use the city's bus and streetcar system, Mun
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An Irreverant Guide to Disneyland
- 3 Hotels
- 1 Restaurant
- 2 Activities
There comes a time in every family's life when you have to ride the rides and don the mouse ears. Fear not: Walt's very first park is a retro fantasia—both more endearing and more intimate than its br... More
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Beach-Hopping in California
- 4 Hotels
- 4 Restaurants
- 1 Activity
La Jolla's intimate Horseshoe Beach; Big Sur's rugged, windblown Pfeiffer State Beach; the celeb-studded Butterfly Beach, in Santa Barbara; and the swim-and-sun paradise of Malibu's Zuma Beach: four... More
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California Safari
- 1 Activity
An affordable Plan-B alternative to the blockbuster East African safari More
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Christmas Surfing in Santa Cruz
- 1 Hotel
- 1 Restaurant
- 1 Activity
Santa arrives by surfboard every year in this laid-back beach town.
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Culver City's Art Scene
- 2 Hotels
- 5 Restaurants
- 11 Activities
Once a blank canvas between Beverly Hills and Venice, the industrial spaces of Culver City have been turned into an art colony rivaling Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station and L.A.’s Chinatown. Besides mo
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Diner's Trip to Los Angeles
- 23 Restaurants
- 5 Activities
Many of today’s food trends took root in L.A.: the devotion to local, seasonal ingredients, readily available from year-round farmers’ markets. The eschewing of stiff Continental formality. (Your wa... More
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Dining through Sonoma, CA
- 5 Hotels
- 4 Restaurants
- 4 Activities
T+L explores this food lover’s paradise, with its rugged coastline cliffs and rolling inland vineyards. More
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Driving North of San Francisco
- 1 Hotel
- 4 Restaurants
Just north of the city and past Muir Woods, the roads wind through deep forest and deer-, sheep-, and cow-studded farmland—and then cliffs with the Pacific spread out below. More
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Driving the Pacific Highway in California
- 2 Hotels
- 4 Restaurants
- 5 Activities
Spend three days cruising California’s most famous road and scoping out the must-see highlights and undiscovered stops.
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Driving Trip: San Francisco to Calistoga
- 1 Hotel
- 1 Restaurant
- 4 Activities
A two-hour drive from the city is Napa Valley's northernmost town, Calistoga—where a collection of of mineral-mud spas, The Silverado bike trail, and the medieval-style Castello di Amorosa winery awai
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Emerging Culture in San Diego
- 3 Hotels
- 3 Restaurants
- 1 Activity
San Diego’s 70 miles of coastline has always lured visitors, but in the past several years, the urban landscape has started to rival the natural one. Neighborhoods are developing, restaurants are open
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Foodie Tour of Marin, CA
- 1 Hotel
- 7 Restaurants
- 2 Activities
Along Highway 1 north of San Francisco, T+L explores a foodie enclave with leisurely hikes, picnics, and an enticing California vibe.
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Food-Lover's Vietnam Getaway
- 4 Hotels
- 15 Restaurants
- 4 Activities
Food is at the very heart of Vietnamese culture. Almost every aspect of social, devotional, and family life revolves around the procurement, preparation, and shared pleasure of nourishment. Even com... More
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Golfing in Palm Springs, CA
- 2 Hotels
Palm Springs used to have an off-season, when tourists shied away from the 120-degree summer temperatures, saving themselves for the perfect 70-degree days of winter. Now the resort town is a year-rou... More
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Green Travel in San Francisco
- 2 Hotels
- 1 Restaurant
- 2 Activities
LEED-certified hotels, restaurants using organic produce, and iconic (and very energy-efficient) cable cars make The City by the Bay one of America's greenest.
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Guide to California Hotels with Casual Elegance
- 9 Hotels
- 1 Restaurant
The Golden State is home to some of the most blissfully laid-back hotels in the country. Check into—and check out—these properties that deliver effortless hospitality, the intimacy of bungalows, and t... More
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Guide to San Francisco's Retro Sweets
- 4 Activities
Some news doesn’t need to be sugarcoated: retro candy stores are back in style. In San Francisco, a handful of brightly colored shops trigger a trip down memory lane. More
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Guide to the Real Los Angeles
- 3 Hotels
- 3 Restaurants
- 21 Activities
In a groundswell of appreciation for historic buildings, revitalized neighborhoods, and seasoned practitioners of modest arts, the city of forever young is flouting the old clichés.
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L.A.'s Best Mexican Restaurants
- 8 Restaurants
As more Mexican natives move north for good, the restaurant scene in L.A. is opening restaurants that satisfy their regionally-specific tastes. More
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L.A.'s Cult Foods
- 5 Restaurants
Take an eating tour of Los Angeles' restaurants that serve killer comfort food.
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