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Exploring California: Those Are Really BIG Trees

Nancy Great US Destinations, Vacations Around the World August 15, 2022August 12, 2022california adventure, california sequoias, sequoia national park, visit california 0 Comment

When my husband and I discussed our northern California trip as we planned over the past year, we both agreed that of all the cool places we were going to visit, the one that we were most excited about was seeing the giant sequoias. We’d seen pictures of course, which made us both eager to see just how big these trees *really* were.

Well, let me just say, they are BIG. Huge. Enormous. Gigantic. Add any additional superlatives you want, but truly, we were astonished at the sheer size of the sequoias, once we were there in person. Read more

Exploring California: The Foggy and Fun Coast

Nancy Great US Destinations, Vacations Around the World August 8, 2022August 3, 2022california adventure, cannery row, carmel by the sea, exploring california, globus tours, monterey, northern california, pebble beach, san francisco, what to see in san francisco 0 Comment

While we spent most of our northern California tour in remote areas of the state – dominated by majestic mountains, towering trees, and granite cliffs (along with it being quite hot and dry) – we actually began and ended our trip in areas that were VERY different from the rest of our time. From the city vibe of San Francisco to the quaint and historical areas of Carmel-by-the-Sea and Cannery Row, it was fascinating to explore these coastal areas – to say nothing of experiencing how different (in many ways) they were from what we saw the rest of the week.

We began our California adventure in San Francisco, and this was certainly a city that I had been looking forward to visiting for a long time. Having been to Los Angeles and southern California, we knew San Francisco was going to be different from that part of the state – and we weren’t disappointed! Read more

World of Color at Disney’s California Adventure

Rachel Disney Vacation Planning, Disneyland July 9, 2012July 6, 2012california adventure, california adventure world of color, disneyland, disneys world of color, what to do at california adventure, world of color 1 Comment

World of Color is one the magnificent nighttime shows at Disney’s California Adventure. The show was designed as part of Disney’s five year renovation of California Adventure in 2007 and was one of the first of the plans to the be completed. It took fifteen months to design and build the seventy-five million dollar project. Read more