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Family Summer Vacations with Little Ones

May 14, 2012 09:26AM ● By Brian O

A few Tips for Planning Summer Getaways with FamilyWarm weather has finally arrived, and parents everywhere are starting to plan family vacations. But traveling with a little one can be challenging an

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Crocs of Costa Rica

May 01, 2011 09:45PM ● By Brian O

Is that your phone or mine? No need for startled looks and pocket fumblings on the Tarcoles River, because there is no reception. Driving through a lush countryside just an hour away from coastal Puntarenas, the turn-off road might have been easy to miss

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Ocean Image Photography Local Artist for Hire

Feb 01, 2011 09:51PM ● By Brian O

While attending the 15th anniversary celebration for the San Clemente Journal, my husband and I were fortunate enough to bump into Kevin Panizza, owner of Ocean Image Photography.

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The Lodge at Torrey Pines: A five diamond resort nurturing body, mind and spirit

Jan 01, 2011 11:12PM ● By Brian O

Two years ago, as newlyweds on our honeymoon, my husband and I discovered a place a mere 45 miles south of our quaint town that has become a favorite of ours. Nestled on the coastal bluffs of La Jolla, among hundreds of the rarest pine trees in the United States, the Lodge at Torrey Pines is a hotel unlike any other.

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The California Coast - Gems Along the California Coast

Aug 01, 2010 09:48PM ● By Brian O

Our state parks encompass one of the most diversified and historically and biologically blessed systems in the world. The system’s healthy but not wealthy and needs a financial shot in the arm.

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Cape Cod

Aug 01, 2010 08:52PM ● By Brian O

All I knew about Cape Cod, before I went there myself, I had learned from the movie Splash. I had always imagined going to that deserted white sandy beach where Darryl Hannah’s flowing blonde waves and the beach grass were both blowing in the breeze.

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A Trip to Remember - Visiting Greece and its Isles

May 01, 2010 09:03PM ● By Brian O

Any trip to Europe is special, but the one I took this year with my daughter-in-law, Jenny, was extra special. Upon making what was a - “just us girl’s”- trip to Greece and its islands to view the sights and learn about ancient Grecian history, we found ourselves in the midst of modern Grecian history in the making.

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California Travel Where the Sierras Meet the Cascades

Feb 01, 2010 10:21PM ● By Greg Niemann

Across the lake, Lassen Peak’s eastern flank shimmered with a saffron embrace from the rising sun. We sped over the surface of Lake Almanor where ospreys, grebes, ducks and geese bobbed like watermelon seeds out on a watery veneer of rosy pink.

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Nick Karnazes hits 108 courses in 48 states in 96 days... Teed Off in America!

Feb 01, 2010 10:13PM ● By Don Kindred

Dreams do come true, even for golfers. Retired from the wholesale food business, Nick Karnazes had one; he fulfilled it. He wanted to make a golfing trek across the United States, from the west coast and back, playing two golf courses in 48 states in 96 days.

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South of the Border - A Puerto Vallarta Holiday

Nov 01, 2009 11:26AM ● By Greg Niemann

We try to make our regular visit to the Mexican Riviera town of Puerto Vallarta early in the year, when the wintry chill comes to Southern California. Another over-riding reason is to attend the Wednesday night Art Walk in Old Town Vallarta.

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