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Summer Fun Along the Southern California Coastline Road Trip

Last time, we cruised along the Northern California Coastline; now it’s time to rev up your Road Trip Planner and zip along the southern coastline to complete your own California Cruisin’ Dream Trip.

We left off in one of my favorite areas, Big Sur. Simply put — and the main reason to include this in your road trip planning — Big Sur offers stunning views. It’s that stretch of highway where land meets sea in a jaw-dropping way because the Santa Lucia Mountains rise like colossal sentries from the Pacific Ocean.

I recommend staying on Highway 1 for an unforgettable coastal road trip. This way, your Road Trip Planner will include highlights like hiking at Limekiln State Park, and treasure hunting at Jade Beach, one of the few places in the world where you can find quality Jade strewn about like pebbles.

Settle into your road trip with a scenic drive along the Cabrillo Highway till it turns into the San Luis Obispo North Coast Highway. Soon you’ll find San Simeon, home of the opulent Hearst Castle. Hearst Castle is the palatial estate built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It’s one of the largest of historic house museums in the U.S. and well worth the ticket price for the informative tour.

From here, suggested places to add to your road trip planner are Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and Pismo Beach (a popular ATV camping spot because of all the sand dunes).

Now here’s where I’ll recommend cutting over to Highway 101 to discover a California city with a decidedly Danish twist, Solvang. I found it utterly charming, with stores offering delicate lace and handmade quilts, Danish cuisine in quaint restaurants, and a European flavor to the buildings lining the main streets. Of course, you’ll see the ocean again once you head into Santa Barbara, a quintessential California coastal city.

Below Oxnard, you’ll find the sexy city of Malibu, full of opulent homes on the lolling hills and beautiful bodies on the beaches. Be sure to enjoy the Santa Monica Pier as you continue south. It’s a fun place to spend the evening. But you’ll definitely daylight to people-watch the myriad of characters found at Venice Beach.

By now, you’re in the thick of Southern California, a region where sunglasses, shorts, and flip-flops are the main attire. Another well-to-do city is Newport Beach, worthy of inclusion in your road trip planner. A delightful surprise on my last trip south was the Dana Point Harbor, one of the prettiest harbors I’ve come across in my journeys. Nearby, you’ll find San Juan Capistrano, another great cultural stop, this time with a Spanish twist, as you stroll the grounds of the California icon, Mission San Juan Capistrano.

If you want to taste the salt air & be completely surrounded by water, then add to your road trip planner a stop near Newport Beach and hop a ferry to Santa Catalina Island & explore the appealing city of Avalon. This is a popular cruise stop destination so you can enjoy glass-bottom boat rides, take a trolley car up to some lush gardens, or enjoy snorkeling to the left of the pier (on the pier, facing land).

Now it’s San Diego time, the biggest southern city before you hit the Mexican border! There you’ll find a thriving city with distinct areas like Little Italy, the Gaslamp Quarter, and Balboa Park. Include in your road trip plans a fun side trip by driving to an island, compliments of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. You’ll easily spot the famous Hotel Del Coronado, a sprawling white and red-roofed resort, which housed Presidents, movie stars & tycoons in its illustrious past. From there, scoot along the Silver Stand Highway just for the sheer enjoyment of cruising a highway flanked by water on both sides. For even more fun, enjoy a sunset gondola ride and pretend you’re in Venice, Italy! From there, you’re less than 5 miles from the Mexico border with San Ysidro being the southernmost community.

So there you have it. Between this blog and Cruisin’ The California Coastline Road Trip – Part I, you’ve now hugged the California coastline from stern to bow, complete with side-trips only the locals know about. To do this road trip justice, I’d recommend at least two weeks. But however you fill your Road Trip Planner, you’re guaranteed awesome photos, spectacular sunsets, and a lot of cool cruisin!

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Lake Geneva Hotels Provides Accommodation to Tourist Along With the Travel Guidance

Lake Geneva, the second largest fresh water lake, is found in Central Europe under the jurisdiction of France and Switzerland. The shore of the lake depicts the view of whole of the Switzerland in its snowy mountain, sound of cow bells in pastureland, nightlife, and cerulean blue lake. The lake has attracted many wealthy people across the world. A stroll along the lakeside offers you a taste of unspoilt beauty, which drew the attention of romantic poets towards itself. Well renowned place of Lake Geneva is known by different names like Lacus Lemanus, Lac de Lausanne, Lac de Geneve, Lac Leman, and Genfersee and is turning out to be top most tourist destination that has given a foothold to increasing number of Lake Geneva Hotels. Geneva, the second largest city of Switzerland has many adventurous places along with top class Geneva hotels, museum and many other tourist attractions. Switzerland, the beauty paradise on earth attracts visitors from the different corners of the world and offers them accommodation as per their taste and budget. Hotels in Switzerland ranges form luxury hotels to budget hotels. No doubt luxury hotels are well known for their warm services and generous hospitality; even budget hotels serve their guest in their best ways by providing them various room’ facilities. Switzerland has many places of tourist interest, whose exploration augment their knowledge; apart from adding fun and excitement in such a beautiful ambience of the country. Some of the places that attract myriad of tourist are:-

Zurich- a priceless place in Switzerland is enveloped by rivers, hills and peaceful woods. Two main churches are the major landmark in the city.

 

Locarno- this place is also quite popular among visitors for its vibrant nightlife in the echo of discos, museums, and beach parties.

 

Lugano- it is a perfect example of business and beauty. The place is Italian dominated and famous for its parks.

 

Lucerne- it lies in the foothills of Alps and is famous for museum, churches, chapels and ancient guildhalls.

 

Lausanne- it is called the sexiest city of Switzerland. It is located with Lake Geneva surrounded by vineyards. All these wonderful places studded with snow capped mountains, lakes parks and natural spot makes it lover’s paradise. The mountainous region of Switzerland is a perfect place for several fun loving activities like skiing and hiking freaks. Stunning sceneries with amazing beauties make it a fabulous land. The best feature about the place is that there is variety of option before the traveler with regard to their accommodations. Cheap Lake Geneva Hotels serve the budget constraints guests and provide them services that are affordable by them

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Upgrades planned along Brea Boulevard and in City Hall Park

Upgrades planned along Brea Boulevard and in City Hall Park
BREA – The city will receive bids in January for a streetscape improvement project called The Edges, which will include several upgrades along South Brea Boulevard, including the perimeter of City Hall Park and between Date and Elm streets….

Read more on Brea & La Habra Star Progress

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Title: Travel Along the West Coast, Phuket – Pearl of the South

Phuket is largest island located southern of Thailand, connected by bridges to the Andaman Sea coast in the Indian Ocean, lying between 7?45? and 8?15? north latitude, and from 98?15? to 98?40? west longitude on the map. This tropical island is mostly mountainous, forming 440 km mountain range from north to south. The highest elevation of the island is at 529 m above sea level. 70% of geographical area is covered by forest. The western coast is filled with tourists because of its geographical sandy beaches while the east coast beaches are more often muddy. Phuket is Thailand’s largest islands and surrounded by 32 smaller islands that form part of the same administration, with a total area of 570 square kilometers. Measured at its widest point, Phuket is 21.3 kilometers; at its longest, 48.7 kilometers.

 

In the past Phuket was known as Bukit, Junk Ceylon, or Muang Talang for variety of reasons. Bukit has its definition from the Tamil manikram which means Crystal Mountain. Junk Ceylon was named according to the Ptolemy’s Geographical written by the Alexandrian geographer in the Third Century A.D. and found on the old maps. Muang Talang was named as a change from Monton Phuket in Rama V’s reign. The trading business had long been major economic income especially with the Europeans. The trading consisted of shipping and dealing with sailors. By the 16th century, the island made itself known to the Europeans, first Portuguese and Dutch, then English and French sailed to its fabled shore. 

 

Tourism industry has become the major economic income for Phuket since early 1980. Hotels, restaurants, tour agencies and souvenir shops have become booming business all over the west coast.  However, not only tourism is the economic income for this island. Majority of locals rely on agriculture products such as crops, coconuts, cashews, and pineapples. The most colorful and noisiest beach is Patong, also best for experiences in nightlife. Other beaches are much more quieter and well suited for conservative tourisms.

 

All kinds of entertainment can be found on the west coast. The tourists can experience a trip with submarine to discover the colorful marine lives while sailing, diving and snorkeling are typical entertainment ashore. Every beach offers excellence conditions for swimming and bathing. Only during the monsoon season that the red flags are hoisted to warn of the strong currents that the beach isn’t safe for swimming. The life guards should warn tourists off the danger zone to a safer one along the beach.  However, in the beginning of December 2006, the first U.S.-made tsunami-detection buoys have been positioned around the Indian Ocean to detect against giant waves caused by earthquakes under the sea. The satellite-linked buoy will float on sea surface 1,000 km offshore, positioned between Thailand and Sri Lanka.

 

Asides from dining restaurants, pubs and bars, there is plenty of accommodations available ranging from standard bungalow resorts to five star hotels, so it won’t be hard to find place to stay in. Whether you are on back-packing tour or a short vacation away from the busy office, the friendly people and relaxing atmosphere will treasure you with delightful experience.

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Relive America’s history along Route 66, starting in L.A.

Relive America’s history along Route 66, starting in L.A.
(ARA) – Nat King Cole sang about Americans getting their kicks on the best highway in the United States – Route 66. In some places the highway no longer is labeled on maps, but song and movie mentions keep Route 66 “from Chicago to L.A.” alive in American minds.

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where are some good beach resorts along the northern coast of the meditterean sea?

no farther east than barcelona, spain and no farther west than livorno, italy
no farther west than barcelona, spain and no farther east than livorno,italy