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Fashion plus function
San Francisco-based Rickshaw Bagworks lets you custom-design your own messenger or commuter bag, tablet or computer sleeve, backpack, or zippered folio for travel documents.
All about the board
Surfing is a year-round activity in Santa Cruz; at the many town beaches, surfers amble along the sidewalks in wet suits. Every other shop, it seems, sells surfing gear, even for those who don’t surf.
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Coastal meandering
Marin County creates a balance that attracts tourists content to enjoy the seashore, hike in the hills, and eat good food.
Their little wild isle
Author Zane Grey has made Santa Catalina Island his home, free of freeways and the noisy city life.
Wines reign
Once known for its mining, Fair Play is now one of the country's fastest-growing wine making areas.
A Day in the life
Head to San Francisco and experience a day in the life of Fifth Floor Restaurant's sommelier.
California in a Volkswagen bus
A weeklong rental of a vintage VW bus — nicknamed Hurley — with the Westfalia camper pop-up was the only definite. The rest was up to them.
Gourmet meals at hole-in-wall prices
Mr. Pollo in San Francisco’s Mission District may be the most affordable gourmet restaurant in the United States.
At the heart of his trip? San Francisco burritos
One man's quest to find the perfect burrito in San Francisco.
Outside the City of Angels: blessed hills and desert
The city of Los Angeles may be a man-made sprawl, but step outside of it, even just a little bit, and there it is — the wild — the wild ocean, the wild hills, the wild desert.
Meeting your food (and brews) a matter of course (or two)
It’s part of a trend of businesses here to make food experiences local, with workshops on raising chickens, DIY food craft events, and beer, wine, and chocolate tastings.
Bounty Hunters
For the taking, grown year round in California, to eat or prepare: everything from the everyday to the exotic
Stop and smell the thermals
Lassen Volcanic National Park's elbow room is a relief for anyone who has idled in Yellowstone's "wildlife traffic," or queued up for a parking space at a Grand Canyon scenic overlook.
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Parks and piers, art and stars in LA
This city, known as a haven for celebrities and surfers, is also a terrific destination for families, with an abundance of affordable activities.
Kid-friendly Monterey
Here's a family-oriented destination that's worthy of a two- or three-night stay.
Under the dome
Grab your sleeping bag and get ready to sleep under the stars at Yosemite National Park.
A ramble in wine country
Plans can be put aside - and pleasures found - on and off the beaten track.
San Francisco rock tour
The city by the bay is steeped in music history — from the Haight to the Mission District to the North Beach bars and coffeehouses.
Amazing indoors
Architecture makes life and all its sciences feel grandly transparent in a green museum in San Francisco.
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Ups and downs of San Francisco
Discover San Francisco's celebrated cable cars clanging up and down its equally acclaimed hills.
Discover Los Angeles
Outside the city's sprawl stretches a beach awash in history, art, commerce, cuisine.
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