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About This SiteThe Southern California Beaches Vacation Guide was created to help local, out-of-state and international visitors plan a beach vacation in sunny southern California.
My name is Laura, and like so many others, I love the beach. I love the morning fog, seabirds calling, waves crashing, the salty breeze and especially that pale yellow-pink-blue hue of the water just after the sun sets. When I was a kid, my family took us to Balboa Island (Newport Beach) frequently, where I ate frozen bananas and paddled around in the bay on a long board. I could hardly wait for our annual camping trips to El Capitan (near Santa Barbara) or South Carlsbad (near San Diego). Later, I rode the ferry boat to Catalina Island with the Girl Scouts and we camped and rode the glass bottom boat and saw flying fish from a boat at night. As a young teen, I’d ride a bus, bicycle or moped all the way down Rosemead Blvd. from Pasadena to Seal Beach (near Long Beach). I think it took about 2 hours. Once I could drive a set of 4 wheels, I spent countless afternoons boogie boarding or body surfing down at Huntington Beach. As a young adult, I lived many years in San Francisco, but on visits south, I would sneak time in for the beautiful coves of Laguna Beach. I spent two college summers living in Santa Monica and another two down at Newport Beach. Now, as a wife and mother of 2 young children living in the Santa Clarita Valley, I take my family to Ventura (closest to where I live and rarely crowded), or nearby Carpinteria with its small town atmosphere and tame waves. Or better yet, we go to Santa Barbara with its lovely Spanish-Mediterranean architecture and plethora of palm trees. Even just a few hours there feels like a vacation. If we have a few days, San Diego is a favorite family vacation spot. There is just so much to do, it boggles the mind (if not the budget!). Whether snorkeling at La Jolla Cove, or visiting museums in Balboa Park, or riding the ferryboat to Coronado or going to the San Diego Zoo, it’s sometimes hard to squeeze in the best part of all…the beach! So you see, I enjoy variety and each beach area definitely has its own flavor and offerings. Yet still, I am discovering something new all the time. I wanted to create a website that organized information about all these Southern California beaches (and more) in a logical, easily navigable way. I'm not a very technically minded person and have little patience for computer frustrations. I happened upon this company called SBI!, and they make it actually enjoyable to build a website about your own passion while growing traffic and making an income from it. It's like playing a really fun puzzle game. I always wanted to be a work at home mom so I could have more time with my kids and more time to travel. If you've ever been interested in turning your love of travel or your favorite vacation spot into an online business,
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Meanwhile, my Southern California Beaches Vacation Guide site is still a work in progress, but I am adding pages bit by bit, so please do come back soon and take another look around for lots more information and pictures. Or you can subscribe to the RSS feed (in the left margin) to be updated when changes are made. Whether for a day, a week, or a month, I wish you a great trip to the beach! If you are interested in advertising on this site, go to:
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