Christmas is nearly upon us, and with it thoughts of fun family get-togethers. But by Boxing Day, those 24 hours spent playing charades with the in-laws will no doubt have you dreaming of family getaways instead – so here’s our hotel of the week: Oceana Santa Monica, a ray of Californian sunshine that’s

On Monday, November 14, 2011, John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California officially opened its new Terminal C, which offers travelers a new parking structure, new security screening lanes, new gates, new shops, new restaurant .. more ..

Enchanting Halloween - California Style! Having spent Halloween all over the world in many places, it's been

Newfoundland is a little smaller than California, slightly bigger than Japan and twice the size of the United Kingdom. The island covers 111,390 square kilometres (43,008 square miles) and has enough coastline to stretch back and fourth across Canada four times over, with no shortage of breathing room. I began my trip to this rugged land with a five hour flight to St. John's (two stops, one at Ottawa the other Halifax) on a swell little airline, Porter Airlines from Toronto Islan .. mor....

Michael Lewis’s latest chapter length depresso is about California and how many of the cities there are pretty royally fucked because of pension promises that will begin to come due very soon, and in some cases have already begun to cause problems. One thing I learned, the states won’t ever have to bust their budgets because they can force more and more costs on to the cities .. more ..

Amazon Product ID (ASIN):  0520258479 Abstract:  Kathleen Hull’s Pestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California, is, above all, a timely book, if not a necessary book. Timely in the sense that current relations between Yosemite Indians and park administrat .. more ..

Barely a week after Point Reyes National Seashore officials released a draft environmental analysis assessing whether an oyster company was harming the seashore's waters, allegations have been raised that the company has been dumping Abstract:  .. more ..