Tag Archive: california

Guest Nomad: The O.C. is More Than Just Fake Boobs, Tans & People

This  week’s Guest Nomad is Bret Sean of The Jetpacker. You can also follow Bret on Twitter and fan him on Facebook. Think of Orange County, California and you probably think of housewives, plastic surgery and luxury cars.  Not the greatest image in the world.  But that could soon change. The OC wants to be…

Saturday Travel Shot: San Francisco, California

Happy birthday to the city of San Francisco, which was founded 160 years ago this week. Here are some past articles that have featured the City by the Bay: California Road Tripping Public Art in San Francisco City Spotlight: San Francisco Flickr: Trodel

Guest Nomad: The Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrance, California

This week’s Guest Nomad is Julie Wolfson. Julie is a freelance writer, arts educator and lifestyle editor for laist.com. Recently Julie had the opportunity to check out the Miyako Hybrid Hotel near Los Angeles. Here is her review: In Torrance near the headquarters for Toyota and Honda, the Miyako Hotel company has just opened a…

Saturday Travel Shot: Sausalito Waterfront

Guest Nomad: California Road Tripping

This week’s “Guest Nomad” is the Enlightened Traveler who works in market research, but finds his passion in travel. He grew up in the New York City area, and is fulfilling a lifelong dream to visit and explore “the world beyond the eastern United States.” Past jaunts include Munich, Barcelona, Paris, French Riviera, London, various Caribbean…

Sunday Travel Shot: Malibu Sunset

 

Guest Nomad: Public Art in San Francisco

This week’s Guest Nomad is Kirsten Alana. Kirsten is a recently-single photographer and avid traveler who learned the hard way in 2009 that the secret to happiness doesn’t include only fulfilling the expectations of others, while ignoring her own desires. She now tries to live each day as if it were her last, fully pursuing…

Sunday Travel Shot: Lone Cypress in Pebble Beach, California