Travel

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California: Long Beach

Long Beach is a large city in southern California located on the Pacific coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about 20 minute drive south of downtown Los Angeles, if there is no traffic (yea, right...). Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge. There is a beautiful convention center in Long Beach and an unbelievable sunset which may help explain why so many conventions take place there. But man, direct flights to/from the east coast are a killer... just try to find one that is not too early in the morning or too late at night (yea, right). View slide shows now.

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California: San Francisco

I left my heart in the best city on the west coast. There is so much to do and so much to see. See for example Pier 39, one of San Francisco's premier Bay attractions. This is a festival marketplace with stores, Bay view restaurants and a variety of attractions for all ages, including the world-renowned sea lions, street performers and live daily entertainment. The largest Chinatown outside China is here too. Did I also mention the Golden Gates bridge, Alcatraz, and Cable Cars? View slide shows now.

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California: Santa Clara County

Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County, home to California's Silicon Valley. This is where it's at! San Jose with my favorite Santana Drive is near by... do you know the way? The city of Santa Cruz is about an hour drive west. It's the largest city of Santa Cruz County and where you'll find Sea Lions, beaches and redwood forests. View slide shows now.

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Florida The Sunshine State

Florida is so boring with all these abundant beaches and great weather. It's just isn't fair... they should get some snow too! View slide shows now.

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Israel: Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem

Israel is a tiny country that could fit almost 10 times into Great Britain, or about the size of NJ but without Rt. I-95... It has hardly any rain and no oil, but luckily the coffee is fantastic and innovation is abundant (something in the air I guess). Don't forget to visit Taglit-Birth Right web site. View slide shows from Jerusalem, and the Tel-Aviv area including Tel-Aviv, Ramat-Gan, Neve-Oz, and good old Petach-Tikva now.

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Massachusetts: Carver. King Richard's Faire

King Richard's Faire is a Rainessance-like faire located in Carver, MA. It's a vivid recreation of a 16th century English marketplace at festival time. Open weekends in Sept - Oct. View slide shows now.

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Royal Caribbean Cruise: West caribbean

What an awesome cruise we took with Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas to Labadee (Haiti), Falmouth (Jamaica), George Town (Grand Cayman), and Cozumel (Mexico). There was so much to do on the ship, and so much to eat, there was simply not enough time to do it all. Our port of call: Port Canaveral, FL now.

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