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California holidays

April 2024

  • A green river bordered by large boulders in a steep, forested ravine.

    From hot springs to rivers, five secret California swimming spots to ‘declutter your mind’

    Two writers spent six months with their toddler exploring the state’s wildest places in an old motorhome, and turned it into a book

March 2023

  • Tortuous enclosure … Rana Begum’s wire labyrinth.

    Desert X review – a severed torso and a sinister detention pen shatter America’s sun-kissed fantasyland

    California’s monumental desert sculpture jamboree, which features billboards of photos taken by Tyre Nichols, is questioning water use and the climate crisis. What a shame it requires so much driving

October 2021

  • Stephanie Theobald outside the cave she has been living in since June 2020.

    ‘Sun-powered orgasms are fantastic’: why I went to live in a desert cave

    Armed with only a solar charger, a vibrator and some marijuana gummy bears, I rode out the pandemic – and my fear of spiders – in a California commune

September 2021

  • South Lake Tahoe’s usually bustling Highway 50 stands empty after mandatory evacuation orders.

    Empty campgrounds, burned ski lifts: will Lake Tahoe be a tourist destination once again?

    Wildfires spell a threat to the tourist industry in California mountain towns as vacationers cancel trips and national parks close

July 2021

  • Vince Staples.

    On my radar
    On my radar: Vince Staples’s cultural highlights

    The LA rapper and actor on the growing pains of Pen15, one-to-watch Reggie Helms Jr and escaping from it all along the Pacific Coast Highway

March 2021

  • Yurok kids staying at the RV park by the port which the fishers use to head out fishing the mouth of the Klamath River.

    Travel through a lens
    It's an RV life for Yurok kids on the California coast

    Our series on evocative travel images continues with Joel Redman’s shot of Native American children after a fishing adventure

January 2021

  • Jemima Kiss with her husband, Will, and sons Artley and Herbie in the Sierra Nevada mountain.

    After our 112-mile hike in the Sierra Nevada, I won’t underestimate my kids again

    Looking for a big adventure? A challenging Californian trek taught me and my boys the value of patience, trust and bottomless snacks

February 2020

  • Australian Photographer Kate Ballis’ Debut Show with Arthouse Gallery ‘Hyperphantasia’, 13th until the 29th of February 2020. Title- Palm Baum

    Hyperphantasia: a trip through the California desert – in pictures

    Australian photographer Kate Ballis evokes dollhouses and dioramas with her hyperreal images of the California landscape. Her latest exhibition, Hyperphantasia, is on display at Arthouse Gallery in Rushcutters Bay until 29 February 2020.

August 2019

  • Vineyards and villages along the wine route in Alsace, France

    David Williams on wine
    Wine tourism comes of age

    The best places to holiday include California and Alsace, where welcoming producers and well-developed wine routes offer something for everyone

June 2019

  • A man playing a guitar sitting in the back of a truck outside the Fall Brewing Company.

    Thirsty work in San Diego, the craft brewing capital of America

    Raise a glass to the Californian city with more than 200 craft breweries and tasting rooms

March 2019

  • The mountains of the Great Western Divide reflected in Moraine Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, US.

    Sky-high trekking: taking on California’s High Sierra Trail

    This demanding trek amid granite domes and giant trees culminates in a climb up 4,421-metre Mount Whitney but it’s worth every lung-busting step

October 2018

  • 1950s car parked outside a mid-century modernism design house on a sunny, blue-sky day in Palm Springs, California, US.

    10 of the best things to do in Palm Springs, California

    Palm Springs’ modernist masterpieces are celebrated in this week’s fall preview but the mountain haven for the Hollywood set is worth a visit any time of year

July 2018

  • A car drives along the newly-opened section of Highway 1, along the coast near Big Sur, California.

    California Highway 1 reopens after flood and mud slide repair work

  • Sailboat gliding by Harbor Bay in San Diego, California

    Beyond Comic-Con: San Diego's beaches and Pacific views are its real stars

June 2018

  • Ventura beach at dawn under a glowing sky

    The best towns and small cities in the US
    Ace Ventura: oysters, craft beer and wildlife in California’s most laid-back town

    The quiet, unpretentious San Buenaventura is only an hour from Malibu – but a world apart

May 2018

  • USA, California, Avila Beach. Coastal mountains backdrop for warm spring day beach goers.<br>J2G8YK USA, California, Avila Beach. Coastal mountains backdrop for warm spring day beach goers.

    San Luis Obispo, California: America's happy valley

  • guests at a Ganja Goddess Getaway take part in a workshop. California, US.

    Cannabis tourism in California – a women’s wellness retreat with puff love

April 2018

  • Joshua tree national park at sunset, California, US.

    Joshua Tree national park: music, myths and art in the desert

    The Coachella festival, starting this week, showcases music in a dramatic landscape but in – and around – Joshua Tree the arts and culture shine all year round

December 2017

  • Andrew Mieure of Top Shelf Budtending helps a customer make his choice.

    On the radar
    Weed and wine tours in California

    With recreational use becoming legal in January 2018, visitors to the state can join trips matching cannabis with the more established legal high of the region: wine

November 2017

  • Keys Ranch, Joshua Tree national park, Joshua Tree, California

    Instagram snapshots
    Dome and the ranch: California's Joshua Tree national park – in pictures

    In our weekly look at people’s travels through three of their Instagram shots, Robert Hull explores the Mojave desert at its wild and weird best
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