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Hold onto your safety bar! Here’s a sneaky 30-second video of what you’ll see in the Transformers 3D ride at Universal Studios

Stay at eclectic Venice Beach and immerse yourself into a culture of crazy: from medical marijuana stores to innovative buskers begging for money for a penis reduction – it’s all happening here!

New Orleans 2 years after Katrina. It’ll give you goosebumps!

The cruisy beach town of Huntington, just south of LAX, has a vibrant nightlife, hip surf culture, segways and plenty of other ways to relax – including those fine-lines and wrinkles with a wee jab of Botox. Ssshhhh, don’t tell mum.

If you’re fascinated by medical science and not freaked out by dead people and their pickled body parts, then come and see this place

If you’re down and out in Santa Barbara – or just need a little extra shopping money, here is a great idea.

I won a writing award for this story!

I tried my first oyster in Baltimore. I’ll never forget the day. I was a teenager living in Maryland for a year as an exchange student, and we’d driven about …

I’m on a 7-day tour of history up the Mississippi on a paddle steamer through the cradle of the Civil War

A little exercise and an indulgent meal was my perfect day in Santa Monica!

Head out to Kennedy Space to ride the G-force simulator and have lunch with an astronaut

What to expect on an Alaskan cruise