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What's The Prettiest US Road Trip Route?

Posted 05.24.2012

This summer, Americans are poised to take a well-earned vacation or two. If they can't go abroad, they have a myriad of choices right here on US soil,...

Prettiest Drives: Which Is The Best US Road Trip Route?

Posted 05.23.2012

This summer, Americans are poised to take a well-earned vacation or two. If they can't go abroad, they have a myriad of choices right here on US soil,...

In California, From Goat Cheese To Gaultier

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 04.19.2012

Andrea R. Vaucher

The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion retrospective at the de Young Museum in San Francisco was the perfect pretext for a road trip along one of the world's most spectacular coastal roads.

Has Kate Moved On Already?

E! Online | Posted 10.04.2011

Kate Bosworth had a man by her side last night--and it wasn't Alexander Skarsgård. Amid recent reports that the blond starlet and the True Blood h...

'Its Isolated Beauty Is Staggering'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.23.2011

By Solvej Schou, Associated Press BIG SUR, Calif. — The road to Big Sur is a narrow, winding one, with the Pacific Ocean on one side, spread out ...

Everybody Sleeps and Eats Where? On the California Coast

Mara Gibbs | Posted 08.15.2011

Mara Gibbs

I am proud to be born and raised a California girl. Don't you wish you were one too? When you take a car and drive Highway 1 up to Carmel, your mouth will drop open at the astounding beauty of the coast.

Literary Classic Headed To Film

Posted 06.15.2011

Fifty-plus years later, the Beat Generation is finally making its mark in film. A big screen adaptation of Jack Kerouac's "Big Sur," about the fame...

PHOTOS: Your Green Guide To A Roadtrip On The Pacific Coast Highway

Posted 05.25.2011

Text courtesy of Your Daily Thread. By Robin Dixon Build your playlist and roll onto the open road. The PCH (or Pacific Coast Highway) from L.A....

Escape To Big Sur: 53 Trip Ideas For A Northern California Getaway

Trazzler | Posted 05.25.2011

If you're a suave Jake Gyllenhaal sort (at least in your dreams), you grab your sweetie, book a Big Sur escape at a modern-rustic clifftop hotel, and ...

Big Sur, California: Camping at Fernwood Resort

Christine Buckley | Posted 05.25.2011

Christine Buckley

I love camping. I've even camped in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. This time around, however, I needed a more gentle camping experience -- my dog and I were doing it by ourselves.

Make Reservations, Not War: 7 Hot Spots Out West You Have To Experience (PHOTOS)

Greg Archer | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Archer

I used a good chunk of 2010 to visit a number of truly unique travel destinations. The list below comprises my top picks. Take a look. Then indulge yourself.

California Condor Chick Hatches: Baby Bird Is First In More Than 100 Years Born In Federal Park

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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One Fast Move or I'm Gone: An Interview with Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

Although Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard create music from two different perspectives their blend on the soundtrack One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur syncs perfectly.

The Best Los Angeles Road Trips (Part 1)

Laura Dave | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Dave

I've spent the last 12 months working on a novel in which the narrator has a travel column. And, in the name of research, I've spent weekends exploring towns within a day's drive of my new home.

HuffPost Reviews: Twilight's New Moon, Kerouac's Big Sur, Cohen's Isle Of Wight, and more including This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

Leading off with Death Cab For Cutie's infectious "Meet Me On The Equinox," New Moonmay be after your traditional teen market's pop dollars, but they're also attempting to tap into 20-something angst.

Henry Miller and a Sunday in Big Sur

Alex Henry | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Henry

I was not far into Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch by Henry Miller, but I was sufficiently delighted by what I had read that I decided I must visit this place.

The Mother of All Road Trips, Part Two

Greg Archer | Posted 11.17.2011

Greg Archer

Greg, what are you doing at Esalen? I ask myself. "I'm getting out of my own way," I finally respond.

The Mother of All Road Trips, Part One

Greg Archer | Posted 11.17.2011

Greg Archer

My biggest hope? That somewhere along this excursion I would look in the mirror and recognize myself again. And maybe meet a gaggle of interesting individuals along the way.

Five Reasons to Celebrate a Break-Up

Laura Dave | Posted 11.17.2011

Laura Dave

I started thinking of some of the people I spoke with while working on The Divorce Party, who decided it was better to let it go.

Calif. firefighters dig in to protect Big Sur

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

BIG SUR, Calif. — Firefighters bulked up their defenses Friday against a wildfire that threatened parts of this storied tourist town and prepare...

Eco Luxury Gets Lavish In Big Sur

Los Angeles Times | Valli Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

At the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, the white noise of 21st century life recedes as a Lexus hybrid SUV quietly carries visitors to their rooms, a collec...

CA Station Sells Gas For $5 A Gallon

Kion 46 | Posted 05.25.2011

Gas prices in California are at an all-time high. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular is now 58 cents more per gallon, than the same t...