27 Aug 10 Unique Places to Stay in California : Motels, glamping, + more.
From funky motels to swanky beachside properties, we have something for everyone. Here are 10 trendy and unique places to stay in California....
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21 Aug Salvation Mountain : The Southern California Art Installation
Salvation Mountain is a manmade art installation in the middle of the dry and barren desert just East of the Salton Sea surrounded by bizarre art oddities....
14 Jun Travel Guide : The Salton Sea, California
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It was promised to be a luxurious beach town in the desert, Palm Springs with water, and the next picturesque vacation destination for the rich and famous. Investors, developers, and enthusiastic vacationers poured their heart, soul, and savings into making The Salton Sea the next big thing. Now, it is a disappearing and slightly disturbing museum of failed dreams and post-apocalyptic landscapes. This place might not be a sought-after resort town, but it has a charm all its own....
14 Apr The Salton Sea : California’s Abandoned Resort Town
BUCKET LIST + Even the winding drive into Niland, California was extraordinary. We decided to take back roads in from Phoenix, Arizona. Rolling hills, old farms, wide open landscapes, and massive irrigation systems led us into an old and (mostly) abandoned, salt covered town. Years of salt erosion and water damage make this wanna-be resort town an artist’s haven and a beach goers nightmare. Graffiti, broken furniture and disemboweled TVs cover what used to be porches, sidewalks and housing slabs. The sand, actually salt,...
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This is the calm before the storm. An hour and 45 minutes from landing. I just woke up f...
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A Different World : The Belen Market and Iquitos, Peru
We landed next to an airplane graveyard. Burned and disassembled metal skeletons lined t...