California

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.

Cruising down the PCH from L.A. to Laguna Beach is just like out of a movie. Read on for the Globetrottergirls top 5 stops along this stretch of the PCH.

With over a month to spend in California and plans to travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco, there was no question that we would take the Pacific Coast Highway for a true California Dreamin’ road trip.

Southern California is an epicenter of culture. The entertainment industry seeps out of Los Angeles and becomes a radius for pop culture, style, and physical appearance. There are actors and …

While you’re at Alamo Square, go to the bathroom. Not because the facilities are so clean (which, for public restrooms, they are). Right outside the bathroom, well hidden from the sound of buses squeezing through the hilly San Franciscan streets, there is a creative and quirky collection of plants, potted in discarded shoes found by city gardner David Clifton.

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.

If San Diego is known for one thing, it’s the beaches. The weather in the city is ideal for great beach days and nights sitting in the sand after a …

If you live in San Diego, L.A, or pretty much anywhere in southern California, then you have your choice of many gorgeous destinations that are less than an 8-hour drive …

San Diego isn’t nicknamed “America’s Finest City” for nothing. It earns that title in spades with its amazing climate, and its sublime seascapes always serve up camera-worthy views.  Furthermore, San …