California Travel Stories

Jan 22, 2016 • 5 min read

It’s easy to sum up Los Angeles in three words: Disneyland, Hollywood, beaches. But the City of Angels is much more diverse – and stranger – than those…

Jan 13, 2016 • 5 min read

Hooray for Hollywood! America’s movie industry is synonymous with this neighbourhood of Los Angeles, and the area is dotted with film-related attractions:…

Mar 27, 2015 • 6 min read

Think of Los Angeles and you probably think of Hollywood, Santa Monica, Venice and Beverly Hills, with Downtown barely registering on the where-to-go…

Feb 6, 2015 • 5 min read

If you’re going to San Francisco, you don’t actually need to wear flowers in your hair – that’s so 1967 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENrmULWKbeM) – just come…

Jan 20, 2015 • 4 min read

It seems like nearly every traveller has Ansel-Adams-fueled dreams of visiting Yosemite National Park (and the ones that don't should), and with those…

Jan 15, 2015 • 5 min read

If the great bars of Los Angeles could talk, they’d tell stories as intriguing and colorful as any collection of movie shoots on the city’s packed studio…

Nov 26, 2014 • 6 min read

Although it’s nicknamed ‘Brooklyn by the Bay,’ Oakland is an incomparable California original – diverse, cultured and always inventive. Too often…

Nov 26, 2014 • 4 min read

Famous for its sand and surf, California also has lofty mountains that become blanketed by snow in winter. Swoosh down Olympic-worthy ski trails around…

Aug 28, 2014 • 6 min read

San Diego calls itself America’s Finest City, and who are we to argue? Its sunny, breezy countenance animates the pandas and koalas at its world-famous…

Aug 28, 2014 • 4 min read

Long considered the West Coast capital of art and culture, San Francisco is known for its performing arts scene. The city is home to a world-famous…

Aug 22, 2014 • 7 min read

People think they know Los Angeles, even, sometimes especially, if they’ve never been: a land of starstruck dreamers, Tinseltown magic, traffic-numbed…

Aug 4, 2014 • 4 min read

The Golden State is an all-seasons outdoor playground. Here you can go hiking among desert wildflowers in spring, swimming in the Pacific kissed by the…

Jul 30, 2014 • 5 min read

Celebrity-caliber destination names flash all over California's map. Everyone knows Los Angeles, San Francisco, Yosemite, the Napa Valley and so on, and…

Jul 14, 2014 • 5 min read

Home to a galaxy of movie stars, many of the USA’s most famously wealthy zip codes and over 300 days of sunshine every year, Southern California is the…

Jul 1, 2014 • 6 min read

Vineyards never feel very far away in California, where world-beating wines await. With a broad variety of heirloom and imported varietals that are true…

Jul 1, 2014 • 5 min read

California is blessed with an abundance of geothermic activity and its mineral waters have been appreciated by those who have lived here for thousands of…

Jun 30, 2014 • 4 min read

Much more than a resort town with a supermodel-tall 11,000-foot mountain, Mammoth Lakes is the crème de la crème of California summer playgrounds and the…

Jun 4, 2014 • 7 min read

Southern California’s theme parks rank high among family favorites nationwide. If visiting Disney’s ‘Happiest Place on Earth,’ getting a thrill from…

May 7, 2014 • 4 min read

Drive up into the lofty Sierra Nevada, which conservationist John Muir called ‘The Range of Light.’ Here you can witness earth-shaking waterfalls, hug…

Apr 10, 2014 • 5 min read

Whether you loved Disneyland as a kid or always dreamed of going, now that you're all grown up (though still young at heart, of course) the Disneyland…

Apr 2, 2014 • 6 min read

Everyone knows a road trip is the classic way to see the grand ol' USA. But what if you've already cruised the Pacific Coast Highway, rolled along the…

Feb 4, 2014 • 5 min read

Ready for coastal California's top wildlife spotting adventures? Here you'll find the USA's mini version of the Galápagos Islands, as well as an…