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In search of the ultimate San Diego fish taco

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

SAN DIEGO - It is a humble assemblage of ingredients: a lump of fried or grilled fish, shredded cabbage, salsa fresca and white sauce in a corn tortilla, with a wedge of lime perched on top.

Las Vegas' best off-Strip restaurants

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

LAS VEGAS - The roster of celebrity chefs in Las Vegas is as glittery as the Strip itself: Joel Robuchon, Alain Ducasse, Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Palmer. These high-voltage chefs have lent their names to and inspired the dishes for some exceptional restaurants in the resort-casinos of Las Vegas Boulevard.

Amtrack has ticket to ride: Los Angeles to New Orleans

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST

ABOARD THE SUNSET LIMITED - The sun is low on the western horizon as we rumble and shudder east on the Sunset Limited. Since leaving Los Angeles' Union Station, we've been on the rails for three hours, and we are in ... Palm Springs.

A vineyard experience at San Luis Obispo B&B

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

SAN LUIS OBISPO Cathy MacGregor plucked a dark-red grape from a bunch that hung among green, leafy vines. She popped it into her mouth. "The pinot was already harvested," she said, "but when the weather turned warm, a second growth came in." She chewed briefly, then scrunched her forehead. "This isn't ready yet.

Off the beaten path on the Yucatan Peninsula

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

We were speeding along a two-lane highway that cut straight through an endless expanse of dense, green jungle when my husband hit the brakes. Hard.

History and scenery along Highway 395

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

BODIE, Calif. -- An early-morning wind moaned softly across the desolate landscape, disturbing a door at the Boone Store & Warehouse, causing it to creak on rusty hinges. You'd think someone on a film crew had cued special effects.

Heading out on foot to explore L.A.'s treasures

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MDT

The driver's annoyance was palpable. He was endeavoring to turn out of a driveway onto Wilshire Boulevard, and there was a tiny crease of opportunity in the unrelenting stream of traffic. But his bid was being foiled by the sudden presence of a rare, threatened species in Los Angeles: a pedestrian.

Homer an artsy town at the end of Alaska road

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

HOMER, Alaska -- The standard explanation for California's offbeat nature is that all the free spirits drifted west until they could go no farther. Well, much the same rationale could apply to the Alaska town of Homer, only here the syndrome concentrated in a single community.

Discovering the gems of the Big Island's west coast

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – Sun-washed days and gentle breezes. Calm waters crowded with tropical fish, spinner dolphins and humpback whales on winter vacation. Magnificent sunsets framed by coconut palms.

Royal Hawaiian: Waikiki's blushing queen

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST

HONOLULU -- The contrast is particularly striking from a distance. While wandering theoceanfront walkway along Honolulu's Kapiolani Park, pause and look back across the water towardWaikiki Beach's hotel cluster. Most of the high-rises went up in the utilitarian 1960s, and theconcrete-and-glass edifices have about as much character as stacks of ice-cube trays.