California Travel Photo Essays
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Food
Balboa Island Has a “Candy District,” And You Need to Visit
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Balboa Island in Newport Beach is known for many things–its century-old ferry, its extremely desirable homes,…
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This Dana Point Oceanarium Holds the Real-Life Sea Creature That Inspired SpongeBob’s “Patrick”
DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA – If you’ve ever watched the kid’s show SpongeBob Squarepants (or perhaps seen the SpongeBob movie currently…
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REVIEW: Cruising With Dolphins at Dana Wharf Whale Watching in Dana Point
DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA – Cruising through the Pacific Ocean off the dramatic cliffs of Dana Point is already a pretty…
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7 Great California Beach Towns For Families With Young Kids
CALIFORNIA STATE – When you’re traveling with little kids, little details count. That’s especially true at the beach, where parking…
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Photos: Color, Life and Food in the Mission District
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – The Mission District in San Francisco is known as a vibrant, colorful place full of murals,…
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Review: Sanctuary Beach Resort Monterey, After My Stay With 3 Kids
The term “beach hotel” gets used pretty loosely these days. As a professional travel photographer, I’ve stayed at plenty of…
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This Monterey Hotel Has A Nightly Tradition That Feels Like Something Out of a Movie
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA – Some hotel rituals feel scripted. But at the Sanctuary Beach Resort on Monterey Bay, the hotel has…
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Activities
10 Awesome Things You’ll See at Snoopy’s Home Base, the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA – From a life-size Snoopy flying his doghouse to the world’s longest “Peanuts” strip, Santa Rosa’s Charles…
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Before Everyone Hated it, PG&E Was a Glamorous, Exciting Company Electrifying the West
Long before wildfires and bankruptcy headlines drove the utility to record-low public approval, Pacific Gas & Electric was Northern California’s…
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Food
This Miniscule Sonoma Town Of 85 Souls is an Unexpected Culinary Mecca
SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – Blink and you’ll miss Duncans Mills on the map—but stop for lunch and you’ll find a…
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