California Travel

The United States is full of natural wonders, but few remain unspoiled by man as much as Yosemite National Park: a 750,000 square acre park near the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Despite being inhabited by people for nearly 3,000 years, the relatively remote spot helped ensure that even as America expanded west, the Yosemite area avoided being settled or exploited like so many other areas on the frontier.

When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to the California Gold Rush, what's a teenage history buff to do? Join the scramble to strike it rich, of course! From meeting John Sutter to panning for gold, Nick must survive one of the most pivotal events of American Westward Expansion.

In the summer of 1870, Professor Joseph LeConte (1823-1901), and some of his students at the then brand-new University of California, went on a five-week camping trip on horseback to Yosemite and the High Sierra, including Mono Lake and Lake Tahoe. Along the way, LeConte and his students faced hardships of weather and terrain. They had difficulties with their horses and finding trails, and the weather made the men broil and freeze. But in spite all of the harsh conditions, LeConte was enraptured by the awesome beauty of Yosemite Valley, the High Sierra, and Lake Tahoe.

Are you ready for some fun at the beach and a change of routine? Mother Nature is always playing seashore games of hide and seek when it comes to finding her most elusive gems from the deep. Let's go on a nature treasure hunt in this fast moving essay to Arroyo Burro Beach. Enjoy your visit and return back as often as you wish!

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Napa & Sonoma Counties. Greater Than a Tourist- Greater Napa & Sonoma Counties by Author Danielle Noce offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the Bay Areas stunning wine country. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Three manuscripts in one describe the history of California. Included are audiobooks on the history of California, the Gold Rush, and the deadly 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

Quando noi italiani pensiamo alla nazione che vorremmo diventare, cosa ci viene in mente? Probabilmente vorremmo avere un'economia in grande crescita e la piena occupazione: un paese in cui chiunque voglia lavorare possa farlo. Vorremmo avere le migliori università del pianeta e bellezze naturali adeguatamente valorizzate, prodotti culturali dall'influenza globale e la possibilità di definire «made in Italy» non solo un paio di scarpe ma anche un'app capace di costruire il futuro e un'idea che sappia cambiare il mondo.

Michael Lindstrom’s wife of almost thirty years has died from breast cancer, and in the aftermath, he decides to take a leave of absence from his teaching job and travel around the United States to visit family and friends. Along the way, he learns the fates of a college friend who has dropped out of sight, a brother he has not heard from since he was a teenager, a sister who has estranged herself from the family, as well as a family secret that goes back over sixty years. He finds new friendships, and meets a woman, who, while not replacing his beloved dead wife, may well become his ...

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Palm Springs. Greater Than a Tourist - Palm Springs California USA by Joan Schneider offers the inside scoop on historic Palm Springs. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Do you love nature? Do you love gorgeous nature photos? Have you ever considered traveling to the Joshua Tree National Park? Then you need to see what all the fuss is about and why attendance numbers at Joshua Tree National Park have been skyrocketing. You need to listen to California Destinations Travel Books: Joshua Tree National Park! This mini travel guide provides money saving travel tips for visiting and jaw-dropping, gorgeous photographs of the wildlife, campgrounds, and scenery at Joshua Tree National Park.

Traveling as a widow (or a woman alone of my years and situation regardless of how you got that way i.e. divorced, widowed, or never married… all defined as a “widow” in this book), comes with issues, obstacles and yes, rewards that you cannot experience when traveling with a friend, lover or family member. My goal is to assist the widow traveling alone to fully immerse herself in the experience and have an amazing and safe travel journey. However, this book is about more than just travel. This book is about travel being a tool to help deal with grief and loneliness. So, I am sharing ...

Brendan believed having a supervillain father was his biggest problem. Then he attended Dutchman Springs Academy… The Supervillain High Boxed Set contains the complete editions of the first three books of the YA science fiction series, including Supervillain High, The Headmaster’s Shadow, and The Vault of a Thousand Worlds. Check out what reviewers have described as “fun,” “action-packed,” and “a blast!” Blurb for Supervillain High: Did you see the guy in the video wearing the purple tights and mask robbing that bank? That’s Brendan’s dad. He’s a supervillain. The law ...

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Lake Forest. Greater than a Tourist - Lake Forest, California, United States of America by author Aliyya Zahidi offers the inside scoop on Lake Forest. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist: Monterey, California, United States by Katie Begley offers the inside scoop on Monterey, California. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place.

In Blues City, Ishmael Reed, one of our most brilliant essayists, takes us on a tour of Oakland, exploring its fascinating history, its beautiful hills and waterfronts, and its odd cultural juxtapositions. He takes us into a year in the life of this amazing city, to black cowboy parades and Indian powwows, to Black Panther reunions and Gay Pride concerts, to a Japanese jazz club where a Lakota musician plays Coltrane’s "Naima".

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist- Lake Tahoe California USA by Katarina Elliot offers the inside scoop on the cities surrounding Lake Tahoe. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

In this audio, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other shorter travel books. Travel like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and culture. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

Xavier Moret parte hacia Estados Unidos a la búsqueda de algunos de sus mitos de juventud: la cultura beat, los hippies californianos, los grandes escenarios de las películas del Oeste… Debía haber sospechado que sus gustos musicales y culturales iban a chocar frontalmente con los de las jóvenes adolescentes que viajan en el asiento trasero del coche: su hija y una amiga. América, América es una road movie literaria, en la que los elementos clásicos de la cultura estadounidense como gasolineras polvorientas, moteles astrosos, casinos deslumbrantes o comida-basura van tejiendo ...

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit California. This book includes 16 books in one. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.