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Paso Robles and its surrounding area is certainly best known for its myriad of wineries. The region also offers hidden charms that delight and cajole the senses and are well worth exploring. In the 1880's Paso Robles was a sought-out health resort destination known for its bath houses and mineral hot springs along the legendary Camino Real trail and later became a railroad stop. This rich tradition of health, bodily delights and the spa life is still very much alive and vibrant here even in the 21century.
Beyond the Long Beach tourist-packed haunts such as the Queen Mary and Aquarium are many quaint neighborhoods worth exploring such as the Belmont Heights Art Quarter. Friendly storefronts, cozy coffee shops, art galleries and great restaurants offer many ways to discover the area. For a leisurely day of relaxation and pampering begin at Ambiance Skin Care Salon.
Located on the edge of Los Angeles County, 30-minutes south of LAX, Long Beach is the little city that could. Clean and modern, it is home to first-rate tourist destinations like the Queen Mary and the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. But at night Long Beach offers another side: an old-school, gentleman style that glimmers like the jewel in your grandfather's pinky ring.
The civilized man and his inner child.
Los Angeles can be a city of over-stimulation - neon and flashing lights mark every nightclub and theater down the strip, car horns honk endlessly, and cell phones are seemingly glued to everyone's ear as they feverishly bark instructions to an assistant. There is a reason that people in the industry frequent salons and yoga centers - LA is the kind of city you occasionally need an escape from. So, go ahead and give yourself a day off to relax, rejuvenate, and give both your mind and your body a rest.
The Los Angeles and Orange County regions of Southern California are many things: beautiful with enviable climates, laid-back due to the countless lazy beach communities, and buzzing with electricity due to the "industry" (movie-making, that is). They are also vast. To many visitors' dismay, there simply isn't enough time to see all the major sites.
Beverly Hills is a town that caters to the rich, but you don't have to be a millionaire to spend a day like one. Put on a comfortable, yet chic pair of shoes and enjoy all of the over-the-top opulence and Old Hollywood charm that the 90210 has to offer.