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Southern California Close-Ups: Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu

First printed July 31, 2011, Updated March 13, 2012. You could spend a solid year sniffing out cool spots for travelers in Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu — scores of hotels, hundreds of restaurants and bars, more than 30 miles of coastline. But you’re new to the scene, or you haven’t visited in [...]

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Coffs Harbour: More than meets the eye

Golden beaches … Coffs Harbour. Photo: Getty Images Bananas and bountiful beaches abound at this north coast holiday favourite, writes Lee Atkinson. Why go? Roughly halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, Coffs Harbour is a family holiday hotspot, with golden beaches flanked by rainforest-clad hills, plenty of reasonably-priced beachside resorts and more than enough things to [...]

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11 micro-itineraries for Long Beach, San Pedro and Catalina Island

Did somebody order fish and ships? The harbor area of southwest Los Angeles County is the closest thing we have to a blue-collar coast. It’s where cruise ships call, where ton upon ton of maritime machinery hums and looms, where the Queen Mary passes its awkward retirement.  A little farther west, the Pacific pounds the [...]

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San Diego for first-timers: 5 ways to see the city’s best

San Diego for adventure seekers | Finding bargains | Travel blogs SAN DIEGO — As tourists boarded the trolley tour in Old Town State Historic Park, a ticket taker called “the Chief” asked passengers where they were from. Travelers ticked off their home states: Maryland. Washington. Arizona. “Oh, Zonie neighbor, welcome,” he said. San Diego [...]

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Does West Palm Beach need a quieter downtown?

For two decades, West Palm Beach has tried to market its downtown as a fun spot to be. Who needs the suburbs when you can buy a condo and be near fun places to hang out that are within walking distances? Want to attend SunFest? Living downtown makes it easy. Leave the ‘burbs to the [...]

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Australians heading overseas for June long weekend

Finn’s Beach Club near Semara Uluwatu in Bali, where many Aussies are heading for beach breaks. Picture: Fiona Hudson Source: National Features A tourist in Chiang Mai, Thailand – a popular destination for Australians. Picture: AFP/ Manan Vatsyayana Source: AFP Prev  of 2 Next FORGET the long weekend road trip – sun-deprived Australians are making the [...]

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Real estate sales drop, prices jump in April in Myrtle Beach area

April for Coldwell Banker Chicora Real Estate was also a good month as the company saw an 8 percent increase in sales compared to April 2011, said Director of General Brokerage Rod Smith. “We have continued to see an increase in the number of contracts and traffic coming in the office,” Smith said. Herring said [...]

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Ocean Reef Resorts Sponsors Lifesaving Boards on Destin Beaches

Melissa Phillip Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:47 p.m., Friday, June 1, 2012 Girls victimized by sex trafficking find healing at Freedom Place Freedom Place is Texas’ first and only safe house for domestic victims of sex trafficking. Blog this!Bookmark on [...]

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Manhattan Beach Orthodontist – Dr. Patricia J. Panucci – Preferred Provider …

Manhattan Beach, CA, June 02, 2012 –(PR.com)– Dr. Patricia J. Panucci is proud to announce that her Manhattan Beach Orthodontic Office, Beach Braces, is now one of Southern California’s preferred providers for Invisalign (http://www.beachbraces.org/invisalign/) treatment. As a highly qualified orthodontic specialist, Dr. Panucci and her team at Beach Braces make their number one goal to [...]

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Austravel Offer Couples a saving of up to £615 on a Twin Centre holiday to …

(PRWEB UK) 2 June 2012 For holidaymakers looking ahead to plan an unforgettable holiday to Australia next year, the leading Australian specialist Austravel is offering savings on a twin centre, Sydney and Gold Coast holiday for bookings made in June 2012. Having specialised in holidays to Australia and New Zealand since 1977, Austravel’s tailor-made holidays [...]

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Car surfing victim returns home

Hannah Huntoon has not seen her home for more than a month as she has been recovering from a catastrophic brain injury at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Friday she returned home.  Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about itBuzz it upSubscribe to the comments on this [...]

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Memories Flamenco Beach Resort Awarded Prestigious 2012 Certificate of …

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Editors Note: There are two photos associated with this press release. TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site and a highly trusted source for travel reviews, recently awarded the Memories Flamenco Beach Resort the prestigious 2012 Certificate of Excellence Award. The accolade honours hospitality excellence and is [...]

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Album: The Beach Boys, That’s Why God Made the Radio (EMI)

Brian Wilson’s return as creative mainspring meant hopes were especially high for That’s Why God Made The Radio, but again, it’s pitifully thin stuff, with far too many nostalgic hankerings, none of them as hypnotically potent as “Do It Again”, and some, like “Spring Vacation”, insultingly lazy: “We’re back together/Easy money, ain’t life funny”. “From [...]

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Holiday shots released to mark the Diamond Jubilee show Charles and Anne …

Holiday shots released to mark the Diamond Jubilee show Charles and Anne dancing in their towels on the beach Never-before-seen images include footage from the children playing on a boat journey and the Queen waving them on bicycles Other shots show Charles at the wheel of his toy car, complete with ‘L’ plates Jubilee ‘gives [...]

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Coconut Beach sand volleyball complex to reopen in Kenner

The community that formed on the sand volleyball courts at Coconut Beach in New Orleans‘ West End finds a new home today in Kenner, just in time for its largest charity tournament of the year. The 23rd annual Chevron Children’s Hospital Tournament marks the opening of the lighted, 22-court complex that its owners say is [...]

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