Twenty three years after I left Florida for my career, it was time to return to my adopted hometown.
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3 sights in Oaxaca Mexico that almost make up for it not being on a beach.
Oaxaca, Mexico is a full eight-hour drive from the nearest coast. What the hell, right?
Guerneville, CA: Get away from everything (including cell coverage).
Not every vacation destination we choose is some exotic location in a far-flung corner of the globe. Sometimes, we’re just too lazy to make proper travel plans.
Santa Cruz, California: It’s as close as NorCal comes to having a real beach.
NorCal is nothing like SoCal, despite what Hollywood movies would have you believe.
Clearwater Beach: Where the sand’s as white as the people who go there.
A tropical paradise that makes visitors forget their troubles, worries, and fashion sense.
Redding, California: It’s close to a lot of other, better places to visit.
A famous architect designed a bridge in Reading and that was enough reason to go there.
Hawaii, The Big Island: Probably not the Hawaii you’re thinking of.
It came as a shock when our plane touched down in the Proterozoic Era.
There’s lots to do in Mazatlán, Mexico and lots of reasons not to do any of it.
We picked Mazatlán for all the things you don’t do here. Namely, wear shoes or pants.
Cancun: It’s not all beer chugging and wet t-shirt contests (dammit).
Cancun has fascinating archeological sites and a rich history that you can explore in between Margaritas.