Some places — and activities — have a way of making you feel really, really small. *** Copyrighted Material: The images below are copyrighted against unauthorized use. We were granted special permission to feature them in this Matador photo essay . Please visit the photographer links for licensing conditions… Read More

The White House says that it’s preparing to loosen travel restrictions to Cuba, enabling U.S. visitors to have greater access to the country for cultural, educational, and athletic exchanges. This new move would not end the embargo against Cuba that’s been in place for 40 years, but it is… Read More

by Amanda Pressner LG Executive Editor Okay, time for us to geek out a little bit. Jen, Holly and I (not to mention the entire Lost Girls team) are beyond excited for the release of Eat, Pray, Love , which hits theaters at midnight tonight . Jen and I… Read More

(Courtesy Kruzer57/myBudgetTravel ) SF Street Food Festival San Francisco’s second annual Street Food Festival is a chance to sample must-taste food from 44 different restaurants and food carts, all in one place. Featuring some of the city’s best, like Delfina , the Slanted Door , Bi-Rite Ice Cream ,… Read More

Authorities say the man appeared nervous during questioning. Uh, no wonder! According to a CNN report , the 38-year-old man smuggled the tiny titi monkeys—an endangered species, which can only be transported across borders with a permit—in a belt underneath his shirt on a six-hour flight from Lima, Peru,… Read More

Happy hours at Amarena (Courtesy Amarena) Ok, we’re not trying to disprove the “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” mantra. But at some of San Francisco’s bars and restaurants, you can eat for semi-free—just stop by during one of these five free-food happy hours . A glass… Read More

National Geographic Traveler columnist Christopher Elliott is trekking through the Los Angeles area with his family in search of the real Southern California . This is his seventh and final dispatch; read the previous one here . Nothing brings a family together like a little adversity, so it’s probably… Read More

Prior to Pet Sounds, few had heard of the sport. Now, 50 years on, it is to have a museum dedicated to tracing its roots It is almost 50 years since the Beach Boys sang about surfing and California girls, and began to take a once outlawed sport into… Read More

Legendary surfer Mickey Munoz has been riding the waves for more than six decades. He talks to Paul Harris about the history of surfing in California Observer Paul Harris
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A friend thought it would be amusing to introduce me as a BP representative It looks as if the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is still going ahead this year. “Please join us for our 75th annual festival to be held September 2-6, 2010, in picturesque downtown Morgan City,… Read More