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The Global Angel Wings Project Soars Beyond The City of Angels

Shobha — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:00:40 +0000

If you bought Red Bull in the USA thinking that the drink would follow through with its promise to provide you with wings, then you were entitled to a $10 refund from the company. Why? A court found that Salzburg-based Red Bull was guilty of false advertising because no one who drank it got wings....

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30 Reasons to Visit Orange County in California

Shobha — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:36:16 +0000

Orange County is the typical Southern California paradise that the world expects from SoCal. No wonder then that there have been so many recent television shows set in the area, including 4 seasons of the O.C. and reality television fodder, Laguna Beach, The Hills and The Real Housewives of Orange County. If people are going...

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Photo Gallery: A Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip Through Big Sur

ny_lon@living1 — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:04:25 +0000

The famed landscape of Big Sur in California is nearly vertical with the Santa Lucia mountains behind you and the rocky cliffs to the sea in front of you. On our Pacific Coast Highway road trip through Big Sur this summer, both natural and man-made marvels were spread out before us. The PCH is merely...

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Contemporary Cool at the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara

ny_lon@living1 — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 22:43:29 +0000

Santa Barbara prides itself on being the California Riviera (so much so that its trademarked the slogan). A Riviera anywhere in the world conjures up images of beachside affluence and glamour. When you think of contemporary cool, you think of Brooklyn. What do you get when you mix the Riviera and Brooklyn? Something that is...

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In Photos: The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park

ny_lon@living1 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 11:07:12 +0000

Although it is only September, the mild chill of autumn is in the air in London. August in San Francisco felt the same way. Coming from a heat wave on the East Coast, we felt the nippy weather keenly. When we visited the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, the leaves were changing color....

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Why You Should Visit Solvang CA For California Scandi Cool

Shobha — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 06:00:03 +0000

The little town of Solvang near Santa Barbara in the Santa Ynes valley means ‘sunny meadow’ in Danish. Although the fields are long gone, the sunny aspect remains. Astonishingly, Solvang is a little bit of Denmark transplanted onto the perma-sunny climes of California. I would think I was in Europe if (i) the streets weren’t...

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The Madonna Inn in Central California Revels in its Quirkiness

Shobha — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 06:00:58 +0000

“What would you recommend for lunch?” “You mean, here?” The waiter responded as if startled by the question. “To eat?” Considering I was sitting in a booth in his restaurant at lunchtime, it was my turn to be bemused. After a pause, he said, “The breakfast here is really good.” I did not find his...

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