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Off The Beaten Path: A question for the readers:...
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  • Updated by shivan on Sep 13, 2004
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  • California - a flooded ex-desert
  • a flooded ex-desert
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  • A question for the readers: can a place e more 'off the beaten path' than this one?

    A suggestion. Don't go there in shorts and t-shirts, unless you have tons of sun-shield (is it correct?) creams to use or you'll get burnt in minutes, just like happened to my companions...

    2004 ADDITION: this year, instead of creams, the most useful thing to bring was a canoe, thanks to the flooding

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    Pacific Coast / PCH: CAMBRIA
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  • Cambria is known (or sold) as the "village of the artists".
    This is still fully to be demonstrated, because it appears me as not artistic at all.
    The point is actually, that I LIKED IT A LOT.
    Just outside the Highway 101, heading north and before getting the route towards the coast and the Pacific Coast Highway, there is a tiny (and THIS is a surprise) road that brings to this lovely, small, peaceful village.
    Not to sleep in, but deserving a visit. This is Cambria

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    Off The Beaten Path: CARMEL
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  • California - THE BEACH AT DUSK
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  • We reached this destination late in the afternoon thanks to three main factors:

    1) the Highway 1 is definitely TOO long, a place to visit not for travelling
    2) there are NO SIGNS indicating ou have reached Carmel, follow the sign for OCEAN DRIVE. We almost reached Monterey and then we had to come back
    3) the baggage of Tishomingoblues VT member, lost in time-space vacuum thanks to British Airways again, forced us to looooong calls trying to speak with someone able to undestand easy questions.

    The best thing we found is this lovely sunset at one of the most beautiful beaches ever seen in my life.

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    Off The Beaten Path: 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 sunny weather, low mess, and high level people, especially in this corner of San Diego.
    This is La Jolla, the rich-guys area.
    As you can see, everything you may say looking at this picture but that it has been taken in a quite large and industrious town like San Diego

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    Off The Beaten Path: SAN DIEGO: Coronado
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  • California - San Diego from the Coronado Island
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  • and this is my favourite place in San Diego.
    The Coronado Island.
    The endpoint of both my travels in these far-but-not-so-exotic lands.
    Reachable through a fantastic bridge, which toll is not to be paid anymore, you'll find with no problems this plaza from where a great view of the San Diego bay is enjoyable.
    It is a bit off-the-beaten-path, but not missable, no excuses.

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    Comments for shivan about California
    sarahreynold Sun Apr 1, 2007 10:31 UTC
     Great photos and I agree a good overview.
    volopolo Sun Oct 15, 2006 21:15 UTC
     lovely page! Nikos
    JLBG Tue Feb 8, 2005 03:04 UTC
     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 !
    Nemorino Thu Nov 25, 2004 16:26 UTC
     Beautiful photos of California! I had forgotten all about the Tioga Pass / Mono Lake area, for example. – Greetings from Frankfurt.
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