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Southern California Weekend Escape Episode 5

Summer is here. Southern California is warming up. Now, it’s the best season for hiking and horse riding in Indian Palm Canyons. Indian Palm Canyons is to the east of Los Angeles, and takes about 2 hours to get there from downtown LA. Fifteen miles long, Palm Canyon is one of the areas of great… Read more »

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Southern California Weekend Escape Episode 4

Carrizo Plain (aka Carrizo Plain National Monument) located 100 miles north of Los Angeles is an area by-passed by time. Soda Lake, its centerpiece, is a glistening bed of white salt, set within a vast open grassland, rimmed by mountains. The plain is home to diverse communities of wildlife and plant species, and is an area… Read more »

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Southern California Weekend Escape Episode 3

Solvang is a Danish town located in Santa Ynez Valley of Southern California. North of Los Angeles, and about 2 hours drive from downtown LA.   Are you a wine tasting fun? Solvang has more than 10 wine tasting rooms and around 60 wineries. The region is known especially for its outstanding chardonnay, pinot noir… Read more »

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Southern California Weekend Escape Episode 2

Wanna continue the romance for Valentine’s Day Weekend? Come to Channel Islands, Oxnard for whale watching and cruise. The trip was ranked Best Los Angeles Weekend Activity of 2012. Seafarers board the Ranger 85 to spot aquatic life gliding around the waters of Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary. Throughout the three-hour tours, passengers lean… Read more »

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Southern California Weekend Escape Episode 1

Explore desert and enjoy tranquility at the Mojave National Preserve, the third largest National Park Service parcel in the lower 48.   The Mojave National Preserve is located east of Barstow, California between I-15 and I-40. 242 miles and about 4 hours drive from downtown LA. Stop by the Desert Market in Daggett for drinks,… Read more »