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Like a fine wine, Paso Robles, Calif., gets better with age. I was delighted to find new downtown restaurants, wine bars and shops since... Southern California Close-Up: Santa Barbara County wine countryAbout 20 miles beyond the red-tile roofs of downtown Santa Barbara, it begins: the rolling blond hills that go indecently green in spring,... Marston House: Right at home in this San Diego charmerThis 16-room Arts and Crafts masterpiece on the edge of San Diego's Balboa Park was the home of George and Anna Marston and their five... Weekend Escape: Historic Benicia, Calif., a Bay Area artists' havenBenicia, a small waterfront town in the Bay Area often overlooked by travelers, is an elixir for big-city angst. Less than an hour from... |
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