By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | Photos by Dave Karasinski
Gazing out the window of the Alaska Airlines aircraft flying northwest from Phoenix to Anchorage, the sun never fully sets. Lines of snow-capped mountains resemble sleeping zebras.
Landing at 12:30 a.m., the sun...
By Alex Wilson | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Rancho Grande is certainly one of the most unique, rustic and historic Airbnb accommodations in Ventura County. People who love nature, mountains, adventure and animals might think they found a little slice...
Story and photos by Vince Burns
On a recent summer day my friend and I set out with a lofty goal in mind: a tour — nay, a pilgrimage — through Ventura’s mighty constellation of brewpubs. The mode of transportation:...
By Michael Best
Oil, the railroad, the movie industry and citrus: All of these have woven a profitable and illustrious alliance in the Santa Paula area since the late 1890s. If you seek a getaway that links all four plus...
By Alex Wilson
Staying at Boatel on the Water is a little bit like taking a fantasy cruise to the Ventura Harbor Village. While the two vintage cabin cruisers named Ventura Boatel and Boatel California never cast off from the...
By Karen Schaffner
San Antonio, Texas is nothing if not surprising.
From the friendliness of its citizens who go out of their way to make visitors feel welcome, to its preserved colorful history to the many opportunities to sample outrageously delicious...
Story and photos by Chuck Graham
Our 4x4 vehicle was taking a pounding on the gritty washboard-riddled road toward the Kalahari Desert in northeastern Namibia. It felt like our teeth were rattling inside our heads. My marine biologist girlfriend, Holly...
Story and photos by Chuck Graham
The sturdy coast live oaks gently swayed during a light, southeast wind. Their crunchy leaves rattled and cracked with each wispy gust on the shaded, four-mile-out-and-back Cerro San Luis Obispo Trail, surrounded by the...
Story and photos by Chuck Graham
I left the Whitney Portal Trailhead right at midnight, the sheer granite gorge brightening under another starry Eastern Sierra night. Elevation at the trailhead is just under 8,400 feet, and the summit of Mount...
Story by By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski and photos by Dave Karasinski
Simply put: Quebec City is magical.
Filled with charm, charisma and a happy spirit, the city is bustling at midnight, with revelers spilling out of bars and restaurants. They kiss each...