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Silly in the sun
Every June, Santa Barbara celebrates summer with a spectacle
that invites you to check your adulthood at the door. The Summer
Solstice Parade, held on the Saturday closest to the longest day of
the year (June 21 in 2003), is the citys homegrown freewheeling
answer to Mardi Gras.
The parade has
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Where to stop around Pinnacles National Park
Bertuccios. Call for hours. 2410 Airline Hwy., Hollister; 831/636-0821.Veranda Cafe & Bakery. $; breakfast and lunch daily. 6881 State 25/Airline Hwy., Tres Piños; 831/628-0500.San Benito County Historical Park. Dawn to dusk. 8300 State 25/Airline Hwy., Tres Piños; 831/636-4170.Pinnacles Na
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Touring Napa Valley California
Napa Valley
travel planner: restaurants, wineries, hotels, and more
Press the switch to open the curtains in your valley-view room
at the Poetry Inn, and youre suspended with the primary-striped
hot-air balloons of postcard fame. Pedal up the Silverado Trail to
the Miner Family villa, cli
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Your best one day in Olympic National Park
If you have one day to explore the park, heres a trip itinerary that lets you get the most out of of your time.Grab maps and information. The Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles is your natural starting point.Hit Hurricane Ridge. From Port Angeles, drive south on Hurricane Ridg
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Escape to Big Sky, Montana
You know youre in Big Sky, Montana, when:1 You have the slopes to yourself Big Sky may not share the glory of the glitzy resort towns in Colorado and Utah, but with more snow and open space, this undersung skiing nirvana can rest on its own laurels.From the top of 11,166-foot Lone Peak Mountain
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New trail for Idaho
Travel planner and map
At twilight on the new
Trail of
the Coeur dAlenes in the Idaho Panhandle, I ride my bicycle
east, away from Coeur dAlene Lake. Soon Im edging the Coeur
dAlene River as it threads through a glittering chain of lakes; I
breeze by the benches at Anderson Lake wayside,
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Secret Kingdom
Disneyland 50th birthday highlightsHall of fameRelated:Disney days and knightsOn a weekday evening, Steven B. Davison stands in the driveway of what looks like your average industrial park. Making the scene slightly out of the ordinary are the contraptions parked in the driveway: A Lion King ju
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Utah mine worth its salt
Heres a good one, Kasey Bosshardt says, handing me a
sharp-edged, 20-pound rock. In the headlights of Bosshardts pickup
― the only illumination in this dark, dark tunnel ― the
rock glitters, salmon pink, crystalline, alluring.
We are 200 feet below the surface of Sevier County, Utah, inside
one
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Five great New Mexico roadside cafes
Daves Not Here. When the yearning for a great chile-verde cheeseburger with homemade fries hits, head for Daves, a landmark also known for excellent enchiladas and huge hunks of scrumptious chocolate cake. Squeeze into a seat and enjoy. $; closed Sun. 1115 Hickox St., Santa Fe; 505/983-7060.Har
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Union City bike trails
A tour of the best parks in this underrated city southeast of San Francisco can be done on an almost totally flat 20-mile bike ride, starting and ending at the Union City BART station.A good deal of it follows the Alameda Creek Regional Trail, where you’ll enjoy natural scenery and not have to
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Las Palmas Hotel & Residences To Be Built Near Convention Center
Miami-based real estate firm The Peebles Corp. announced today they have purchased a 13-acre parcel of land on Paradise Road to use for their upcoming luxury resort and condo development.
Set to become the city’s largest non-gaming luxury hotel, the
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Springs Preserve Hosts Grand Opening With Jewel
Set a few miles west of the Strip, the new Springs Preserve offers Vegas a park oasis in the middle of the city. It officially opens to the public today, June 8, but this weekend, June 9th and 10th, the Springs Preserve is hosting a grand opening weekend b
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Las Vegas Monorail Offers Special Deals for Summer
The Las Vegas Monorail offers an easy and economical way to travel between the resorts and casinos on the Strip. Now, for the summer months, they’re sweetening the deal with an extra discount.
From now until Labor Day, single-day unlimited ride passe
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Famous Las Vegas Sign to Get Parking Area
Hallelujah! After all these years of watching visitors to the city park illegally and dart in and out of traffic to get a picture of the iconic “Welcome to Las Vegas Sign,” Clark County is finally going to do something about it.
Commissioners o
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Vegas Flashback Photo – Strip View of The Frontier and Stardust
Little did I know when I took this photo in August of 2005, that the view would be radically changed in just few years.
On the left, you can see the sign for The Frontier, which is scheduled to close on July 15 to make way for the new Plaza property. Just
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Craftsteak at MGM Grand Offers Summer Meal Deal Menu
Tom Colicchio made a name for himself in restaurant circles long before the reality show “Top Chef” made him a household name. Among his numerous restaurants, the popular chef has two outposts at the MGM Grand: the casual dining sandwich eatery
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Spice Girls Reunion Tour to Hit Vegas
Ok, I just KNOW you all have been waiting for this crucial announcement but yes, the newly reunited Spice Girls will be visiting Las Vegas.
On Thursday (June 28) the original five members of the pop vocal group appeared at a press conference to announce t
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Breaking News: Man Opens Fire in New York-New York and Wounds Four
News is filtering in early this morning about a tragedy that took place at the New York-New York casino on the Strip.
It seems around 1am this morning, a man entered the casino from the walkway that connects the resort to the MGM Grand and opened fire, wou
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Toast 7-7-07 With These Special Vegas Cocktails
In honor of the luckiest day of the year, three special cocktails have been created to be served to those in Vegas today.
Wolfgang Puck (who coincidentally is getting married today in Italy) and his restaurant group have created a signature cocktail called
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Jimmy Buffet To Party This Fall at the MGM Grand Arena
Attention Vegas-bound Parrotheads! You might want to make sure your travel dates coincide with October 20th and 27th. Why? Because that’s when Jimmy Buffet will be taking the stage at the MGM Grand Arena for a two-night party.
Buffet has had many hit
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