Visiting Los Angeles? City too hot? Kids cranky and over tired? Looking for something with a slower pace? With the constant ocean breeze keeping things cool and the beach atmosphere relaxing everyone, the Santa Monica Pier is just the ticket.
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Over 400 animals live at the Oakland Zoo in Knowland Park on Golf Link Road in Oakland California. Our group of five adults, two toddlers and two seniors set off to explore the zoo this past weekend, and we all had more fun than we’d expected.
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Instead of the regular cookie cutter-style hotel, try a friendly bed and breakfast inn! Usually you rent a room in someone’s home and are allowed to enjoy the house as though it were your own. Each of the bed and breakfast inns are as unique as the personality of the owner.
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Balboa Park in San Diego, California is not just your ordinary park. Balboa Park is a museum and art lover’s heaven on earth. Adjacent to the San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park is home to beautiful gardens, an art village filled with artist studios, theaters, grand architecture, restaurants, and dozens of museums.
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San Francisco, home to trolley cars and the famous Lombard Street, offers a variety of accommodations, and Hotel Nikko is one of the finest. Located on O’Farrell Street just steps from Union Square, Hotel Nikko has several room options, from the basic-with-perks to the Imperial Suite, a monstrous 2,635 square foot room featuring two bedrooms, a kitchenette, and city and bay views.
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Let's play word association. If I say Palm Springs, what pops into your head? Is it the Rat Pack and retro decor? Or maybe scantily clad septuagenarians sun bathing in the dry desert heat?
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