California

I nearly didn’t make it to the U.S., but when I finally arrived in Los Angeles, spectacular sunsets, long runs by the ocean, stunning street art and terrific food were waiting for me!

I couldn’t leave L.A. without visiting Silver Lake, which I was told is ‘the Brooklyn of Los Angeles’. I found street art, hipster coffee shops and cool little shops…

I learned so much about wine during my trip to Sonoma Wine Country – including the fact that grapevine leaves change their colors in the fall, too!

Santa Barbara was a highlight on the globetrottergirls road trip through California.

I’ve already told you that Sonoma Wine Country is one of my favorite places for a girls’ getaway in California, offering all those things that you need to make a …

The Ultimate LGBT Travel Guide To Santa Rosa and Sonoma Wine Country, including where to stay, where to eat, where to party and what to do in Sonoma County.

Visiting Los Angeles and feel like you need a break from the ‘Big Smog’? Here are five fantastic cities surrounding L.A. that are worth a visit.

We love street and urban art. We love its raw grit, city themes, fleeting nature and the sport of spotting new works by street art all-stars. So no matter where …

Though its name sounds otherwise, it is not located by the Golden Gate Bridge (although you’ll find two huge parks there too: the Golden Gate Park stretches for 47 blocks from Stanyan Street to the Pacific Ocean – it’s more than 3 miles long and half a mile wide, which makes it even bigger than New York’s Central Park and its 4.12 km2 (1.589 sq mi) makes it one of the largest urban parks on the planet. You can easily spend an entire day just exploring the broad parkways and the variety of activities the park offers.

Driving along the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco is filled with wildlife watching experiences, so it seemed natural to sign up for a whale-watching tour to see some of nature’s largest mammals further off the coast of California. Little did we expect to have to hold on for dear life out on the open sea, and one of us spending more time clenching on at the back of the boat feeding her breakfast to the birds.