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Smiley’s Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas, CA

This post was contributed by Lisa Crovo Dion Every time I visit Bolinas, Ca, I make it a point to stop at Smiley’s Saloon & Hotel in the middle of town. Smiley’s, established in 1851, boasts that it’s the oldest saloon in California and that they have served booze straight through Prohibition. They also a

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Hotel Review Four Points Sheraton Ventura Harbor

Overlooking Ventura Harbor and less than four miles from downtown Ventura, Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort is an ideal location for a Ventura County Coast vacation. My husband and I were taking a road trip to Southern California and planned to use Four Points Sheraton Ventura Harbor as our home base for exploring

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Livermore Valley Wine Tasting; Taste our Terroir

Looking for one of Northern California’s best wine tasting events? Look no further than “Taste Our Terroir.” Every July, California’s first wine region, the Livermore Valley wine country— hosts “Taste Our Terroir” to promote Livermore Valley Wine Tasting. The French term terroir expresses “a sense of place,” the way local conditions of land, climate, culture and

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