Tips & articles
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Downtime in Silicon Valley
09 August 2010
Roughly comprising the southern portion of North California’s San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley – home to Intel, Google, Yahoo!,...
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Where to go in September – if you live in the US!
02 August 2010
Planning your September vacation? We’ve hand-picked some perfect spots – and we’ll tell you where to avoid for now too!MexicoMexicans...
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The Global World Cup
24 July 2010
Featured post: Spain’s big win — as seen from a tiny Spanish village.Fans around the world are in a football...
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Favorite US & UK fairs
20 July 2010
Right up there with parades as one of the great simple timeless joys are fairs, state and county, little and...
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Chef Alice Waters' culinary tour
20 July 2010
Some revolutions start with a manifesto. But Alice Waters – chef, author and proprietor of Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse...
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The perfect California trip, pt 5: Redwood National Park
15 July 2010
In the fifth and final instalment of the perfect California trip, (tailored by Lonely Planet author and California resident John...
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The perfect California trip, pt 4: Sonoma County and Sonoma-Mendocino Coast
15 July 2010
By now you’re right in the swing of your California trip - you’ve started out in San Francisco, got into...
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Driving California’s Big Sur
15 July 2010
There are certain roads in America that mean far more to the imagination than simply stretches of tarmac or strings...
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The perfect California trip, part 3: Point Reyes
14 July 2010
So you started in San Francisco, then you tackled the grandeur of Yosemite. Now, in the third instalment of this...
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The perfect California trip, part 2: Yosemite National Park
13 July 2010
So now you’re on the road and in to your Californian trip. You started in San Francisco, now you’re motoring...
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The perfect California trip, pt 1: San Francisco
12 July 2010
Can there be any holiday as easy and as fun as a good old California road trip? Probably not. In...
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Best unknown Fourth of July celebrations
22 June 2010
Most people know the classic Fourth of July locales — the inspiring fireworks show over Washington, DC; the riverside spots...
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Top 10 weird and wonderful USA
16 June 2010
There is a sense of humor around every corner when you’re driving in America. How else to explain those wacky,...
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Top spots to watch the World Cup in the USA
02 June 2010
Contrary to some opinions, the world’s most-watched sporting event is actually watched by some Americans. In fact, many. If you’re...
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P.I.C.N.I.C. in the U.S.A.
25 May 2010
Can we officially proclaim spring as the best season? Despite the allergies buzzing along with new blooms and freshly cut...
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Cities - so misunderstood (update)
12 January 2010
Wow - the original version of this article, entitled ‘Cities You Really Hate’ and published on 9 October, certainly ruffled...
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Best places to walk your dog
14 December 2009
Paris, FranceThe City of Lights earns top marks for its motorised pooper-scooper, the moto-crotte (literally meaning ‘poop-mobile’), which revolutionised the...
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All-American Classic: Route 66
11 November 2009
For a classic American road trip, nothing beats good ol’ Route 66. Nicknamed the nation’s ‘Mother Road’ by novelist John...
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Tripping California Wine Country
07 August 2009
Hankering for biodynamic wine, farm-fresh food and miles of toasted-oat hills? Sounds like California Wine Country’s calling your name?Northern California...
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Burning Man: get your freak on
13 July 2009
Burning Man is more than a festival; it’s a Utopian society that springs up on the cracked terrain of Nevada’s...
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Top Santa Cruz beaches
09 July 2009
Los Angeles may have Baywatch, but where California’s beaches are concerned, Santa Cruz more than holds ...
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Top 10 films about California
09 July 2009
If you go to the movies, you’ve been to California. It’s no surprise that Hollywood’s dream merchants often don’t look...
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