Fall Break at Disneyland Resort

The upcoming five-day stretch from Oct. 17 to 21 is known as UEA Weekend, Fall Break, Deer Hunt or Deer Widows Weekend. But it really should be called Zion’s Exodus to Anaheim, as many Utahns feel the urge to flee south to Disneyland Resort. [Read more]

Article: Cruising out of Southern California ports

Cruising makes for a great vacation, and what makes it even better is being able to do fun things before and after the cruise in the port city. Southern California offers three ports to choose from for cruises to Hawaii, the Panama Canal and Mexico. Interest in cruising to Mexico has been somewhat down due […]

Cruising out of Southern California Hot Sheet

Port of Long Beach http://www.polb.com 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach 562-570-2500 Port of Los Angeles http://www.portoflosangeles.org 425 S. Palos Verde St., San Pedro 310-SEA-PORT Port of San Diego http://www.portofsandiego.org 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego 800-854-2757 Disney Cruise Line disneycruise.disney.go.com 800-951-3532 Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau http://www.visitlongbeach.com 800-452-7829 Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau discoverlosangeles.com […]

Destination of the Week: Cruising out of Southern California ports

Travel Brigade cruises out of Southern California for our July 8 episode as we bring you reports from the ports of Los Angeles, San Diego and Long Beach. We’ll talk with Disney Cruise Lines about their new Pixar-inspired California Coastal Cruises. We’ll have interviews about things to do before or after a cruise in San […]

Renting a house in Newport Beach, California, makes a perfect family vacation

One thing that makes Newport Beach, California unique as a beach destination is that families, including extended families, or groups of friends, can rent a house together right on the beach. While some beach cities have hotels or stores along the beachfront, or just parking lots, Newport has homes running all along the beachfront, and also […]

California’s Newport Beach…Surf, Sand and the 4th of July

Join the Travel Brigade on Sunday, July 1, for sun, sand and waves in Newport Beach, California. From the beach side to the bay side, from the Fun Zone to the pier, we’ll take you up and down the Balboa Peninsula. We’ll have interviews with locals to find out about all of the activities in […]

Newport Beach Hot Sheet

Visit Newport Beach http://www.visitnewportbeach.com 1-800-94-COAST City of Newport Beach Recreation Department http://www.newportbeachca.gov 949-644-3151 Burr-White Realty http://www.burrwhite.com 2901 Newport Blvd. 855-675-4630 Fashion Island http://www.shopfashionisland.com 401 Newport Center Drive 949-721-2000 Balboa Bikes n’ Beach Stuff http://www.balboabikes.com 601 E. Balboa Blvd. 949-723-1516 Duffy of Newport Beach http://www.duffyofnewportbeach.com 949-645-6812 Jane’s Corn Dogs 106 McFadden Place or 600 E. Bay […]