CA Travel Guide
5/15/2008 at 5:00 PM
Tags: California Travel, Adventure Travel, Zip Lines, Ski Resorts, Summer Travel, Ski-Resorts-in-Summer (all tags)
Going to a ski resort in the summer sounds like a half-baked idea that your dad comes up with to save a couple bucks while getting some fresh air. Can't you just imagine standing at the base of a mountain while dear old dad waxes on about how beautiful it must be all covered in snow? Next year, kids!
But what if your old man was craftier than that and took you to the new 3,100-foot Heavenly Flyer zip line at Heavenly Mountain Resort? It's the longest zip line in the lower 48 and hits speeds of 50 mph on the way down. It would be a lot cooler if you had to hold on for dear life like on the zip lines you grew up with, but insurance companies get kind of grouchy about stuff like that: You'll have to settle for being strapped into a seat.
For $30 a ride, this is a unique way to experience some of the best views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountains. No doubt taking in the sights from 50 feet up at 50 mph will make for unforgettable daddy issues for decades to come.
(Btw, the Flyer doesn't re-open for the summer season until Friday, June 13.)
Related Stories:
· Heavenly Flyer [Official Site]
· Summer Travel coverage [Jaunted]
by DanielR
5/15/2008 at 9:15 AM
Tags: Surfing, Beaches, Summer Travel, Budget Travel, Tourism Boards (all tags)
Already spent your entire economic stimulus check in Vegas? In 12 hours? Try San Diego. It offers beautiful beaches, wonderful weather and the local tourism board has just released a list of 50 great things to do this summer without breaking the bank.
No shirt, no shoes, no surfboard? No problem at this year's World Body Surfing Championships. Held August 23-24, the best of the best in body surfing take to the waves and put on a show. Just make sure you bring some binoculars so you can alert the competitors if any finned friends make an unwanted appearance.
Come evening, you can check out the funky shops and cool restaurants of La Jolla. After you've spent your last dollar on dinner, enjoy a stroll along the sand to check out the local marine life, including sea lions, and then watch the sun sink into the mighty Pacific.
Related Stories:
· San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau [Official Site]
· La Jolla [Official Site]
· World Body Surfing Championships [Official Site]
· San Diego Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: tailcat2000]
by kjb
5/14/2008 at 11:05 AM
Tags: Airports, SFO, STL (all tags)
Terminal 2 at San Francisco International, which was closed in 2000, will re-open by 2010. It will host domestic flights from Virgin America and both JetBlue and Southwest may also move in, making it a veritable LCC battleground.
Aside from generally modernizing T2, which opened in 1954, SFO will add four gates to the 10 already present. And since this is the Bay Area, construction materials will be green whenever possible, high-effeciency lighting is going in and there will be priority parking outside for hybrid cars.
For now, passengers interested in seeing the abandoned terminal can, though it will eventually be closed as work proceeds. You can also find a similar ghost terminal at Lambert-St. Louis International. Concourse D is almost completely vacant, and it makes for some cool photos.
Related Stories:
· SFO Brings Ghost Terminal Back from the Dead [SMC Times]
· SFO's Old International Terminal to Fly Again [SF Chronicle]
· Airports coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo of T2: misterbisson]
by pbb
5/13/2008 at 9:15 AM
Tags: Television Travel, The Hills, Hills-Travel-Map, Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag (all tags)
Previously on "The Hills": Heidi went to Vegas for work, Audrina went to Justinbobby to solve her roommate drama and Spencer went nowhere fast!
At the end of the first season of "The Hills," LC faced a decision: Intern in Paris for the summer or live in a beach house with bad-behaving boyfriend Jason? We all know how that ended up, but apparently Heidi wasn't watching the show then despite being on it. Last night she faced the same choice: Get in good with her job by staying in Las Vegas with her bosses or head back to Los Angeles with Spencer after he ham-handedly came to fetch her?
She chose Spencer. God, Heidi, we were so proud of you last week, and you totally blew it. Spencer had the audacity to interrupt her during a business meeting at the Palazzo to whine, "We need to be together," after using his own sister Stephanie as a pawn to get details on where Heidi was working! Apparently, some girls go for that. Blech. Whatever.
Meanwhile, back at the Chatheau...
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by egw
5/09/2008 at 8:45 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel, Sienna Miller, Paparazzi, LAX (all tags)
There are a lot of dangerous things you can no longer take aboard airplanes--knives, box cutters, full-size bottles of shampoo--but there's no edict against packing a really, really heavy carry-on bag. So when Sienna Miller caught some paparazzi chasing after her at LAX, she did the first thing she could think of: She swung at them with her pink Marc Jacobs bag. Yes, really.
According to witnesses, she did hit a guy but didn't injure him, making enough of a stir for airport security to step in. But we predict the $1,295 bag will become the next It accessory for aggressive celebs, because growing Hulk muscles is hell on designer clothes.
Related Stories:
· Sienna Miller Hates Pittsburgh [Jaunted]
· Sienna Miller's Naughty Viceroy Hotel Shoot [HC]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Celebuzz.com]
by egw
5/07/2008 at 4:45 PM
Tags: Summer Travel, Hotels, Airport Hotels, LAX, Layovers (all tags)
Then you might be interested in heading on over to the Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel. The hotel is kicking off JetSet Sundays on May 25, a weekly poolside event that will last through the summer.
The hotel's executive chef has put together an exotic sort of menu with Brazilian steak sandwiches and grilled eggplants with sesame and soy, so don't come looking for your standby faves of hot dogs and burgers. (There won't be any bocce bellas there, either.)
However, there will be a Good Humor truck serving ice cream bars and cones. And don't forget about the drinks. Since the hotel is located near the airport, drinks are airline-inspired...
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by juliana
5/06/2008 at 9:15 AM
Tags: Television Travel, The Hills, Hills-Travel-Map, Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag (all tags)
Previously on The Hills: Lauren can barely talk to Audrina now that she lives all the way over in the guesthouse; Heidi and Spencer fail to resolve anything.
Hey, is it Opposite Week on "The Hills"? Because things are just all mixed up! Lauren was a background player this week and Audrina was in the foreground? Lo was mean and Heidi was sensible? At least Spencer still acted like a jerk, reassuring us that it was just a temporary madness.
With her personal life a mess, Heidi goes to her boss and basically asks for him to give her as much as work as possible, "including travel and relocating." Please, Brent, send me away!
Stephanie Pratt attempts to dissuade her by saying, and we kid you not, "You [and Spencer] are perfect for each other." It doesn't work. She's off to Vegas to help Bolthouse open their Nevada extension of the club Hyde in the Sahara casino. Her boss's boss Sam Nazarian asks, "Is your boyfriend going to lose his mind when he finds out you're in Vegas?" Find out, after the jump!
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by egw
5/05/2008 at 4:43 PM
Tags: Table Crashing, Santa Monica, Restaurants (all tags)
Without a doubt, heading to the Santa Monica Pier is one of the top tourist attractions in Santa Monica. Made famous in countless films, the pier was originally built in 1909 which is defined as the pre-historic age for Los Angeles.
It's considered the final stop along Route 66, as anyone who saw the movie Forest Gump knows, and it houses a historic carousel ride, a ferris wheel *, a small aquarium, carnival games, tourist trap souvenir shops, a pub and a few restaurants.
Now, dining on the pier is not something we would ever do unless it was like on a triple dog dare or something, but if we had to dine in the vicinity of the pier the only place to do so is The Lobster.
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Related Stories:
The Lobster [CitySearch Review]
Santa Monica Pier [Official Site]
by juliana
