By Greg Aragon The Belmond El Encanto hotel has welcomed discerning guests since 1918. Perched in the hills above Santa Barbara, this iconic hideaway offers serene seclusion in a…
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I grew up with canned cranberry jellied sauce so I know how easy it was to sit at the table and wait for someone to…
By Greg Aragon Mammoth may be a more popular destination in California’s Eastern Sierra, but neighboring June Lake is just as beautiful and also offers…
By Greg Aragon I am always looking for fun and inexpensive getaways to tell my readers about. So when I heard about a giant, beautiful…
By Greg Aragon I always dreamed of staying in a French chateau, sipping wine beside a serene lake. And while I knew this day would come, I…
By Greg Aragon Southern California has so many great beach towns that it is sometimes hard to choose one to visit. While most are beautiful and perfect…
By Greg Aragon When considering a big, exciting trip such as a cruise, it’s good to get an early start on planning. So when I…
By Greg Aragon When my mom was little she used to take a tiny trolley up and down the side of a hill in downtown…
By Greg Aragon Who says you have to go to the beach and fight traffic and hordes of people to escape the heat? Why not…
Part 1 in a series devoted to making permanent water-conscious lifestyle changes. By Galen Patterson In 2017, a six-year drought in California was declared over…