"CALIFORNIA: a world of treasures" California by shivan
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California is not, as anybody can think, only beaches, Disneyland, beauties on rollerblades and Hollywood.
It is a land of contrasts, you can find what I said before, but also deserts, green-coloured hills, high mountains, parks, snow (!).
California is also a border land. The more you go south the stronger is the spanish-mexican influence, and everything changes again...
I returned there this year with joy and anticipation about all the new things I'd have seen and all the things I'd have loved to see again.
This time I dedicated more time to the land between the big cities than to the cities themselves.
I know, or better, I may imagine, that there are so many little "secondary" towns to visit in the USA, but I preferred to go to San Francisco and San Diego again and then drive through the land for miles and miles.
The new entries in my California wanderings this year have been the Monterey Bay and the Sequoia National Park
- Pros:everything you may need is there
- Cons:only the 12 hours flights
- In a nutshell:no excuses not to go
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SAN DIEGO: the far south
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I love this town. It has nothing special, actually, but it's atmosphere is relaxed and joyful, maybe because of the... more travel advice
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This is the reason for everybody come to this place, even if the rest of the park deserves a visit as well. This is... more travel advice
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SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK. This destination was almost doomed to miss my presence even this year. My plans were bringing me... more travel advice
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Comments (56)
Great photos and I agree a good overview.
lovely page! Nikos
Your pictures remind me of my trip on the coastal highway from San Diego to Eureka. Tioga pass! I had almost forgotten that place! You have superb pictures. That cannot be pure chance !
Beautiful photos of California! I had forgotten all about the Tioga Pass / Mono Lake area, for example. – Greetings from Frankfurt.
Fantastic photos, once again, Nicola. Excellent overview of California.
Some really fabulous photos Nicola, like you I love to take pictures of sunsets!
What a great page Nicola, would love to go there, CA is a beautiful dream ;-))
The name of the famous writer you are talking about was Mark Twain
You touched on some of California's top spots. Now all you need is Lake Tahoe, Nappa Valley, Santa Monica, the Mojave, the Sierra Nevada, Sonoma, Catalina Island..., truth is, there still so much for you to do. Go back some day!
Beautiful photos/pages on California! I enjoyed your beautiful city last month, but have not updated my travelogues... kind of busy with hurricanes in Florida! Be well!