New Free California iPad App and California Mobile Website for Smartphones

Venice Beach, CaliforniaIf you’re planning a trip to California, or just want to dream about it, you will love the new free California iPad app and California mobile website for smartphones.

The Visit California iPad app gives travelers everything they need to plan the ultimate California vacation with the following features:

  • A “My Trip tool to create a personal itinerary based on recommendations from California’s travel experts, location-based information from Google Maps, and restaurant reviews from Yelp.
  • A “Trip Journal to save notes and photos from the road. And the ability to share travel ideas and information on Facebook and Twitter.
  • An enhanced version of the “California Official State Visitors Guide,” featuring videos, slideshows, and other unique content from the editors of Sunset magazine and Visit California.

Watch this video and then head for the iTunes App store and search for “Visit California.”

 

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How to Get a One-Day VIP Pass to the Tour de France 2012

Tour de FranceFor the first time ever, Discover France is offering one-day VIP behind-the-scenes access to festivities surrounding the famous bike race Tour de France from June 30 through July 22, 2012.

For 225 euros (approximately $299) a guest can access the VIP area in one of the many villages along the route, or for 270 euros (approximately $359) can board a bus on the finish line and join the festivities with a champagne toast.

Discover France Adventures is an Official Tour Operator to the Tour de France 2012.  As one of only a handful of sanctioned operators, its guests will enjoy expert guide services, access to closed areas, vehicle signage and privileged parking access. The company offers a variety of multi-day cycling and non-cycling tours to choose from.

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2012 Earth Day Celebrations in the Florida Keys

Earth Day 2012Earth Day 2012 will be celebrated worldwide on April 22; but in the Florida Keys and Key West, surrounded by a national marine sanctuary and paralleled by the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, celebrations take place up to and including Earth Day.

Here is a list of the Earth Day celebrations in the Florida Keys.

March 24 2012 Earth Day Celebration: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park will join forces to sponsor Native Plant Day. This Florida Keys Earth Day event is scheduled Saturday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, mile marker (MM) 102.5 oceanside.

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