Are you ready for a “heavenly” trip to the sunny climes of Southern California? If yes, we can heartily recommend making your base at Irvine, a city quite unlike any other we’ve visited. Why do we call Irvine divine? Because …
Category: California
Temecula: An All Ages Playground in the Southern California Wine Country by Carmel L. Mooney
While Temecula is long known for its vibrant history, excellent shopping and natural beauty, it has become the heart of Southern California’s wine region. With its proximity to San Diego an hour to the South and Los Angeles a little …
Whale Watching In San Diego by Bonnie and Bill Neely
San Diego is a great place to go whale-watching, as the grays and others migrate from the Bering Sea southward from December through March. We chose to go on March 12 on The Hornblower Whale Watching Tour, afraid we might …
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Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley Good for Pinots and Weddings by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Here is good advice is for those who are in the beginning stages of wedding planning. I know, good advice usually goes unappreciated, but the place I want to tell you about is too good and …
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Irvine is Orange County’s Family and Girlfriend-Friendly Getaway
When my teen daughter and my dear friend and I decide to enjoy a girlfriend getaway in Irvine, we weren’t sure exactly what to expect. We’d heard Irvine was steeped in arts, dining, nightlife, shopping and all the typical things …
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Hotel Food Reaches New Heights in Northern California: Hyatt SFO, Monterey Plaza, Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Fresh, organic, and sustainable is a well-known mantra of Northern California cuisine, but you don’t have to be a native to enjoy the culinary bounty of the Golden State. The best hotels open their doors to …
It Is Not Napa Or Sonoma by Ron Kapon
When a wine person speaks about the wine regions of Northern California, they usually mean Napa, Sonoma, and to a lesser degree Mendocino. When my cousin Colonel Lee Spechler invited me to visit him at his home in Penn Valley …
Journey Into Healing Body, Mind, Spirit At The Chopra Center by Bonnie and Bill Neely
How do I begin to tell about one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I have read many of Dr. Deepak Chopra’s books, heard many of his lectures and enjoyed many of his TV and radio programs, always …
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Fabulous Bahia and Catamaran Resort Hotels in San Diego by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Each time we have been to San Diego we have fallen in love with the entire area anew. This year we found it to be the perfect place for Spring Break. Coming from the eastern and central parts of the …
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Saratoga, California: A Jewel of a City by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov A city of Saratoga, found in the vicinity of Silicon Valley, is not your typical hi-tech hub with drafty office buildings and green organic fast food joints for lunching pros. In fact, it is not a …
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