We have company coming, we live in the Monterey area, and they want to see the redwoods. I am not driving north of San Francisco on 4th of July weekend. So, I am wondering if we can see the redwoods in Big Sur without going into Pfeiffer Park.

Holiday Homes- California Versus Florida

If you happen to be among those people who, after a weary year, dream about having the perfect vacation away from home, then you know that the choice is though due to the harsh holiday home competition. But if what you’re looking for is quality, look no further than an American holiday home offer. Because America is all about being grand, whether we refer to impressive sky scrapers, sparkling azure lakes, a fancy cottage or a stunning holiday home.

Just as the west coast differs from the east cost, the holiday home domain has split the touristy choice into two major segments: California and Florida. At a first glance, a common holiday home searcher might say these states resemble much and the offer can’t be very complex. The Sunshine state and the Golden state are sunny, expensive and famous, but when it comes to holiday home, the two states come with knock-out villas, different for each of the two regions.

The Sunshine state promises to bring the sort of holiday home perfect for families, couples and friends, a take-away package that includes comfort, privacy and relaxation. You can take the Naples route and rent a holiday home with private pool, luxury spa and large living rooms, all this located in a paradise of sun, sea and nature. Or were you thinking Beverly Hills, with the heated pool pattern and landscaped gardens?

A holiday home in Florida draws heavily on bringing, together with the house utilities (large 4-5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full kitchen appliance package), a wide range of facilities and attractions. And if this means taking your children to the nearby Disneyland, or having a shopping session in the rich Tampa Bay, a Florida holiday home will give you everything you need.

But the Golden state, California, doesn’t waste any time. “Find yourself here” is precisely what a holiday home rental company will tell you if you are searching holiday accommodation. You can get a fancy 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment in the centre of San Francisco if you are the town-boy type, or a fabulous, luxurious 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom holiday home in Hollywood if you wish to live like a star.

Californian private holiday home offers basically hit the jackpot with Wine country rentals in Napa Valley, where any holiday home searcher can spend his holiday in a cottage-like villa placed nearby the vineyards and old redwood trees. This way, California comes up with segment-oriented holiday home packages ranging from relaxation vacations to cultural discoveries in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Mark and family head west for this classic American vacation, including Redwoods!
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Adirondack Chairs: Comfort, Style and Function for your Outdoor Spaces

Introduction

An Adirondack chair is the combination of form and function in outdoor relaxation. Also known as a Cape Cod chair or Muskoka chair in different areas of the world, Adirondack chairs are usually made from durable, insect resistant woods like cedar and redwood, although other materials are also used. Well made Adirondack chairs are quality pieces of outdoor furniture that can last for generations.

Design

The ancestor of today’s Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee in 1903. After arriving at a final design for the “Westport plank chair,” Lee offered it to Harry Bunnell, a carpenter friend in Westport, New York , who built the chairs during winter for sale in the springtime. Harry Bunnel eventually patented the robust design, which combined a slanted back and wide armrests.

While the original Adirondack chair was thought to have a straight back, contemporary designs often include more curves. Adirondack chairs are comfortable because the chair back usually has an incline of 30 degrees and excellent lower back support. These chairs also feature wide, level arms that double as tables for drinks and books.

The basic design of the Adirondack chair has been expanded over the last 100 years to include chaise lounges, loveseats, rockers and other outdoor furniture that follow the lines of the traditional Adirondack chair. Other variations of the chair’s design feature a curved back and rolled seat made to wrap around the body and cushion the legs, something you just do not get with any other type chair. And no matter what style you choose, these robust All-American chairs will offer years of pleasure and comfort.

Wood Types

Nothing is quite as relaxing as sitting in a wooden Adirondack chair with your hands on the large, smooth armrests. This is one reason for their enduring appeal; another is the fine looking wood of which many of these chairs are made. Other than the most popular (red or white cedar,) woods used in the manufacturing of Adirondack furniture include teak, cypress, mahogany, alder, eucalyptus, and southern yellow or white pine. The wood can be stained to preserve its natural color, painted in any shade you desire, or left to weather naturally. Certain woods, like pine, most definitely need to be treated regularly with a protectant.

There are those who prefer resin rocking chairs to wooden ones because they are easier to maintain and are more durable. Plastic Adirondack chairs are not considered to be as beautiful as wooden ones, but are less expensive and can last for a very long time. Winning the longevity award for a natural material, however, is teak. With an average lifespan of 75 years, teak wood has long been commended as the ideal choice for outdoor furniture. Teak is exceptionally expensive, however, and is out of reach for many on a budget.

Conclusion

Adirondack chairs are a unique combination of man-made ingenuity and craftsmanship in combination with the beauty of natural design. Adirondack chairs were once found only on campgrounds and summer retreats. Now, these chairs are found more and more on porches, lawns and in the homes of people who have fallen in love with them while on vacations in the mountains, at the lake, or similar places. While Adirondack Chairs are not confined to a single manufacturer, or even a single style, they are still beautiful pieces of furniture that can call to mind a vacation-like experience for just about anyone.

trying to figure my options out. im deciding between:
Humboldt State University
San Jose State
CSU Fresno
Mount St. Mary’s College

I really really love Humboldt because of the location (rural, surrounded by redwood forests). i love the community (there is some kind of fair going on every weekend whether it be apple harvesting or 4/20 celebrations). i also love that the student body is liberal and the town filled with hippies. BUT it does have the stoner reputation which im afraid will make future employers iffy about hiring me.

SJSU is my parents ideal choice for me because its only 50 minutes away and i could visit every weekend. BUT its REALLLY boring and san jose is not the best college town.

CSU Fresno is the largest one (over 25,000) and its a typical campus with football obsessed people. BUT i HATE Fresno because its boring with farms and climate that will give me a heat stroke.

MSMC is PRIVATE but its mostly ALL GIRLS except for people in the nursing major (mine). and its CHRISTIAN which will really piss me off because im a practicing Jew and my grandma said she would kill me if i went to a christian school. but its in LA which is a great city with a lot to do.

please give me your two cents. thanks 🙂

my grandmother just visited my uncle in san diego. and she told me that my cousin’s summer vacation isn’t the usual 3 months that I have. She said that they don’t have that. And she was informed by my cousin, with this information and he goes to school. Is this true or is this just in my cousin’s school. My cousin lives in Chula Vista by the way. and he doesn’t go to a private school also, so can anyone help me ?

Ok this might get a little confusing but please try. there is a young-ish girl & I’m pretty sure that she’s deaf & dumb but her "parents" hire i think a ex-detective type person 2 take her somewhere or something. on the way there they stop at a cabin, he’s an artist so he goes outside 2 paint a picture and somehow they end up n an alternate universe or something where they’re being chased by creatures & in the end i’m pretty sure but not 100% positive that the girl ends up being the queen or something. that was the first one. the second one i remember the cover of the book and just a very few details. the cover was yellow and had a big oak or redwood tree on it with a girl and a walking stick. and in the book there was a lake and it took place in a huge forest and had a lot of random creatures and…the only other thing i remember is that the book was about 1" thick. i don’t know. like i said it was vague but ANY ideas would be great. thanks i appreciate you trying.

Ive seen very similar features as the humboldt squid being caught here. Are they the same or different species?

We don’t have too much money to spare, but my husband-to-be has family in San Francisco who have said if we pay for the flights they will put us up in in their "Granny flat" for 3 weeks for our honeymoon.

By the time we get there, we will be legally married according the laws of Northern Ireland. Because of the timing, my passport will still have my maiden name on it (it will just take far too long to get it changed before we fly) but we will have our wedding certificate.

Obviously, as newlyweds, we’ll be spending a lot of time doing what newlyweds do, but according to the California Penal code, this is illegal. It comes under "carnal abuse of children".

Reading into it, the fact our age difference is only a year (I’m 17, he’s 18) means it is a "misdemeanor" – as opposed to a "felony" if the age difference was 3 years, nevertheless, it would make him a criminal.

Since we will be a legally married couple, albeit from another country, would there be an exception here – or do we need to find another place to go?

we are looking to go on a vacation to Northern California but we dont have a date or place picked out yet. I want to go to a beach, not to swim so its doesnt have to be warm. Any suggestions?