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  • My husband is working in Los Angeles and I'm in Chicago. I'm flying out in a couple weeks to see him and he is going to be busy and I want to see as much as I can while I'm there. I will be there for 5 days. I never been there and this gives me a chance to see Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. How is Catalina and how far is it for Los Angeles?
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  • My wife, my two daughters (9 and 12), and I will travel to Los Angeles during the Thanksgiving week. We'll arrive to Los Angeles and we'll return from San Francisco a week after. I'm looking for books about things to do in California, and I found thousands of them. May you recommend a site or book to recommend how to know and to enjoy (with kids) this week? Our idea is to rent a car in Los Angeles and know the near important places before to go to San Francisco. Any recommendation would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
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  • Our family we be vacationing the San Diego area next week, I would like to do some Pier fishing do I need a permit jusy for a couple of days? If so where can I acquire a permit, before I go?
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Feature Articles

  • Malibu Beach Inn, California
    A boutique hotel so close to the Pacific that you can practically feel the sea foam spray across your face—without getting any unwanted salt into the spectacular West Coast cuisine or one of the voluminous local wines on offer.
  • Killer Abs
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    Divers do the damnedest things in pursuit of Northern California abalone—like poaching, drowning, and getting gobbled up by great white sharks
  • Hot Properties
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    Viceroy: Santa Monica, California
  • The Lip Comes Down
    outside
    Wipe out trying to bodysurf the Newport Wedge and you'll burst an eardrum, yank out a shoulder, or snap a few ribs. Daniel Duane tackles the mean blue beast and meets the elite riders who court her lash.
  • Surf & Destroy
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    Can a monster swell be tracked down and hunted like some great beast? That's the mad mission of the $3 million Billabong Odyssey, surfing's rapid-response quest to find and ride the biggest wave in history?

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Practical Advice

  • Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
    Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
  • Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
    Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
  • Sharks: Myths and Realities
    Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
  • Deep Focus
    Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
  • The Move
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    Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter


Gear

  • Check Out My Wood!
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    How a carpentry-challenged nonsurfer built a classic wooden longboard with his own kook hands.
  • Women's Surfing
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  • Surfing
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    Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
  • Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
    From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.

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Attractions

Silver Strand State Beach

expert favorite attraction
Coronado
5000 Highway 75
San Diego, California

Description: Silver Strand State Beach is a popular spot for camping, swimming, surfing, boating, water-skiing, fishing, and picnicking. There are 130 campsites and fire rings for cookouts.... Read More
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Stinson Beach

located on Highway One, 20 miles from San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Description: Get the best surf in the spring and fall. Because the size, direction, and shape of the swells... Read More
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Ocean Beach

1950 Abbott Street
San Diego, California

Description: Ocean Beach is a beachfront neighborhood located on the California Coast near San Diego, known for its eclectic assortment of antique stores, bars, restaurants, and various other attractions. ... Read More
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Hotel del Coronado, a KSL Property

1500 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118 Map

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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from: $106

Hilton San Diego Resort

1775 East Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA 92109 Map

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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from: $199

Hotel Vitale-Embarcadero

Eight Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 Map

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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