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  • Live in LA: Celebrating Creativity, Diversity and Artistry in California
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    Live in LA: Celebrating Creativity, Diversity and Artistry in California

      Home Podcasts Current Article Live In LA: Celebrating Creativity, Diversity And Artistry In California The Upgrade co-hosts Amira Hashish and Fleur Rollet-Manus are West Hollywood bound for a special dinner party and live panel recording with a glittering audience. In partnership with Visit California and joined by a panel of LA's finest creatives, they're […]

  • Is Monterey California's Most Sustainable County?
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    Is Monterey California's Most Sustainable County?

      Home Podcasts Current Article Is Monterey California's Most Sustainable County? From its rugged coastline to lush landscapes, Monterey County is brimming with natural beauty. Little wonder there is a big sustainable drive at the core of Monterey Bay Aquarium. Whether you are drawn in by the Big Sur, the cute cottages of Carmel-by-the-Sea or […]

  • Why Greater Palm Springs is a Hotbed for Art, Culture and Design
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    Why Greater Palm Springs is a Hotbed for Art, Culture and Design

      Home Podcasts Current Article Why Greater Palm Springs Is A Hotbed For Art, Culture And Design Famous for its modernist architecture, Greater Palm Springs is brimming with chic hotels, acclaimed restaurants, vintage boutiques and a thriving art scene. Not to mention the nearby verdant wineries, soaring mountains and cactus-strewn landscapes. We are here for […]

  • How San Diego has become the Epitome of Cali Cool
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    How San Diego has become the Epitome of Cali Cool

      Home Podcasts Current Article How San Diego Has Become The Epitome Of Cali Cool Whether you are seeking eccentric cuisine, an immersive cultural experience or a laid-back, beach escape, San Diego has so many layers to uncover. Fancy hitching a ride and soaking up those rays? Here’s our guide to exploring the destination that […]

  • A Pocket Guide to Greater Palm Springs, California
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    A Pocket Guide to Greater Palm Springs, California

    A desert oasis dotted with retro-chic spa hotels, hip restaurants, vintage boutiques and magnificent modernist architecture, Greater Palm Springs also makes a brilliant base for exploring wineries, snow-capped mountains and boulder-strewn desert landscapes.

  • Where to Drink in Greater Palm Springs, California
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    Where to Drink in Greater Palm Springs, California

    Here's where to seek out expertly mixed cocktails in a design-driven speakeasy, al fresco freshly baked pastries and where sleep-starved travellers should head for their caffeine fix.

  • What to Do in Greater Palm Springs, California
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    What to Do in Greater Palm Springs, California

    Greater Palm Springs is dream-getaway material for imaginative, intrepid travellers. Scoot across to kooky artist colonies, stroll through pioneering galleries, desert art and imaginative street murals and get au fait with this boulder -strewn desert landscape on hiking and biking trails aplenty.

  • The Road Less Travelled: An Alternative Californian Road Trip
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    The Road Less Travelled: An Alternative Californian Road Trip

    California is a utopia for road-trippers, but on this itinerary, we’re swerving the classics for a more creative cruise through America’s most dynamic state.

  • What to Do in Monterey County, California
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    What to Do in Monterey County, California

    Just two hours’ by car from San Francisco (and another five from Los Angeles), Monterey is the perfect pit stop on a road trip down the Pacific coast. Whether you’re a Big Little Lies fanatic wanting to get lost in the show’s setting, a city slicker looking for an ocean-gazing reset or a oenophile sniffing out the next big vino, it’s time to turn up that Michael Kiwanuka track and hit the highway. These are the must-do experiences on our Monterey itinerary.

  • Where to Shop in Monterey County, California
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    Where to Shop in Monterey County, California

    Cheese parlours, streets choc-a-block with fiercely independent galleries and zen-like homewares stores stocking everything from blissed-out botanicals to hand-thrown ceramics. With its growing artistic enclaves and flocks of city types seeking respite on its shores, here's where we're shopping in Monterey.

  • Where to Drink in Monterey County, California
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    Where to Drink in Monterey County, California

    Independent cocktail bars, hip craft breweries, and venture further afield to the satellite villages dotting the peninsula, sustainable vineyards to rival Napa’s begin to appear. These are the bars, wineries and brew houses we're raising a glass to in Monterey.

  • Where to Eat in Monterey County, California
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    Where to Eat in Monterey County, California

    A stroll away from the carnival of the waterfront’s Cannery Row, you’ll find sleepy Italian restaurants and chic French bistros. Here's the restaurants we're making tracks to in Monterey.

  • A Pocket Guide to Monterey County, California
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    A Pocket Guide to Monterey County, California

    Ocean-gazing Monterey is enjoying something of a renaissance right now, both on the small screen and IRL. More relaxed than San Francisco, with a cooler climate than California’s southern stretches and a world away from edgy LA, the Golden State’s lesser-known city is where many Californians are heading to rest and reset.