Midway-type rides, one shaped like Mickey Mouse, are part of the California Adventure Park section of Disneyland, in Anaheim, Calif.
Associated Press
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California
The magic of Disneyland is alluring to both keiki and parents, and many families consider it the perfect trip. Orange County, where many Islanders have business interest, is well suited for a mini-vacation. San Francisco has its less well-known backroad getaways and the western High Sierra has its no-frills escapes. And California has it all.
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San Francisco backroad getaways
Fall is hands-down the best time to visit San Francisco. Spend a few days shopping, stroll through Fisherman's Wharf, dine on crab legs or couscous at the city's ever-changing array of restaurants. But when you're done doing the city thing, San Francisco also has a wide range of green spaces where in-the-know locals take a break from the fast-paced urban lifestyle. [more] |
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Orange County has much to offer
Like many Hawai'i folks, we tack on a few days' vacation whenever we have to be on the Mainland for business or a family commitment. Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, where many Islanders have business interests, is particularly suited for such a mini-vacation. Aloha Airlines flies directly into John Wayne Airport in Irvine, a good-sized city in the heart of Orange County with every sort of attraction within an hour's drive — including Los Angeles itself. [more]
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Beverly Hills rich in fabulous food, shoes, chic hotels
 Given the stereotypes about Beverly Hills — rich, stuffy, boring, cheesy — it might be hard to imagine anything remotely hot transpiring there, but a getaway last month proved that, although Beverly Hills is no bargain, not everyone needs Daddy's platinum card to have a hip time. [more]
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Monterey's new exhibit attacks shark misperceptions
 There is more to sharks than the menacing creature that terrorized swimmers in the 1970s movie "Jaws." A new exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, wants to dispel some of the stereotypes about the most feared marine animal. [more]
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Four great cities made for shop-hopping |
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Disneyland still a magic kingdom, happily ever after |
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Remote lake offers a no-frills Sierra vacation |
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