Things to do in Santa Cruz, CA

Things to do in Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz is a beach town situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, about 75 miles south of San Francisco. It is known for its moderate climate, natural environment, coastline and redwood forests. In Santa Cruz County, the fun only begins at the beach. With over 14 state parks, wineries, museums, farmer’s markets and outdoor activities like hiking, stand up paddle boarding, surfing, canopy tours and mountain biking, there […]

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Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) – Part 1

Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) – Part 1

Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is a major North-South state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California. At a total of just over 655.8 miles (1,055.4 km), it is the longest state route in California. The Pacific Coast Highway is well known as one of the most scenic drives in the world. Starting from San Francisco and stretching all the way down to Los Angeles, […]

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Santa Barbara – CA

Santa Barbara – CA

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara’s climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been promoted as the […]

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Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari

Tiruchendur Murugan Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Murugan. The Purana name or historical name for this temple is Jayanthipuram. It is also one of the Arupadaiveedu (six major abodes) or Six sacred temples of Kaumaram religion. It is the only one among the Six sacred temple complexes to be situated near the sea shore. Other five are situated in mountain region. The […]

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San Francisco

San Francisco

San Francisco officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California and the only consolidated city-county in California. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km), three-mile-long (4.8 km) channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the American city of San Francisco, […]

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San Diego

San Diego

San Diego is a major city in California, in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. San Diego Downtown view from Coronado Island – Coronado, also known as Coronado Island, is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, across and […]

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Carlsbad Flower Fields

Carlsbad Flower Fields

The Flower Fields is a flower garden found on the Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California. It opens up once a year in spring from March 1 through May 10. The area has a number of attractions, including its “Tecolote Giant Ranunculus”, a greenhouse filled with cymbidium orchids, a 300-by-170-foot American flag made out of red, white, and blue petunias, and musical events.

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Singapore

Singapore

Singapore officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the world’s only islandcity-state. The Merlion is a well known marketing icon of Singapore depicted as a mythical creature with a lion’s head and a body of a fish. It is widely used […]

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Astonishing Astoria – Oregon

Astonishing Astoria – Oregon

Astoria is the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. Seaside Aquarium  The Astoria–Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge that spans the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon and Point Ellice near Megler, Washington, in the United States. Located 14 miles (23 km) from […]

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Oregon Coast

Oregon Coast

The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It runs generally north–south along the Pacific Ocean, forming the western border of the state; the region is bounded to the east by the Oregon Coast Range. The Oregon Coast stretches approximately 363 miles (584 km) from the Columbia River in the north to the California state border in the south. The Oregon […]

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