The USA's most populous state is practically a country unto itself, divided between green north and arid south. Highlights: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, Napa/Sonoma wine country, Disneyland, redwood country, skiing, driving the Pacific Coast Highway, and lots more.
The Beverly Hills sign is among Google´s top most-searched spots in the USA - but not the one you think
David Vives/Pexels Coming in ninth on the top ten list is a Los Angeles sign - but not the famous one that spells HOLLYWOOD. This landmark identifies Beverly Hills (above), the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood that’s associated with lavish estates owned by celebrities; the 40-foot emblem we see today in the linear Beverly Gardens Park is actually a replica of one built in 1907. During spring and summer, a beautiful pond in front of the letters comes alive with blooming lilies, making for the…
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Today at The World on Wheels - From the largest living things on earth to small goats on a dairy farm...baseball players hoping to be in the World Series lineup to firemen packing heat. It's all here in California's 5th largest city, Fresno: http://tinyurl.com/clnwnom
What's going wrong with wine tourism today? We explore that theme, and more, at The World on Wheels today in our new report: http://tinyurl.com/arexf8j
New trail added today...now we're up to ten so we can call it the Top Ten Southern California Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Trails at The World on Wheels. Come by and see our collection today: http://tinyurl.com/3ydq7fv
Win a Vacation in Carmel
How does four free nights in Carmel sound? Authentic Luxury Travel is offering two nights at Carmel’s landmark (and pet-friendly) Cypress Inn, plus daily breakfast for two and cocktails and dinner for two at the hotel’s renown Terry’s Restaurant + Lounge.
Then, after a walk on Carmel’s beautiful beach and a look through the galleries, the winner will make the short move to Carmel Valley and stay two nights at luxurious Bernardus Lodge with daily breakfast for two and one dinner for two in either Wickets Bistro or award-winning Marinus.
Both properties are offering additional nights at a substantial reduction.
This package also includes complimentary wine flights for two at Bernardus Lodge, as well as VIP tasting passes to Bernardus Tasting Room and two other tasting rooms in Carmel Valley Village. In addition, winners will receive two passes to the renown Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Enter before December 18. Travel must be completed before April 30, 2013. All the details are on Authentic Luxury Travel.
It's time to wrap up our week in Riverside, California at The World on Wheels with some light mountain climbing and a concert but will the zombies let us leave with our brains intact? Find out here: http://tinyurl.com/csv7555
We're ending our weeklong salute at The World on Wheels to the "10th City" (so called because an editor cut it out of a "10 Best..." article I wrote), Sacramento, by going where the locals go when they want to get away. One of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Lake Tahoe: http://tinyurl.com/2elswxg
Today on The World on Wheels...this is Tim. This is Tim the day he figured out that this "wine tasting" stuff mom and dad like to do doesn't really suck. No, in fact it's pretty cool. See the whole story here: http://tinyurl.com/3jqfqx4
Well, they certainly have as good a shot as anybody.
Hi Darryl,
One of the reasons I came home to San Francisco is to see my Giants make another World Series run. I hope that we San Franciscans can relive the magic of October 2010.
Now that baseball season is winding down, and we've run out of stadiums to review anyway, our new midweek feature for fall will be updating our transit reports. Since we're focusing on Sacramento this week, we'll start by updating them where they've built a new light rail line. Today at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/cejxbuf