My first time seeing the Pacific Ocean almost didn't happen. I almost...

This is the stuff American Summer Nostalgia is made of. It's National Ice Cream...

When I arrived in Los Angeles I loved the ability to see rolling hills and beauty rising up into the sky.

Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, California is a perfect stop along the Pacific Coast Highway. It's a perfect mix of tropical and wild beach. If you want to truly appreciate how beautiful a beach can be, visit it early in the spring, after a rare Southern California dark and cloudy sky. Any beach can look appealing in bright sunshine and blue skies. For the wanderer that seeks raw and wild beauty where ocean touches the land, this is where you go.

It's a round-up of my favorite SoCal Beach Piers because Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer...unless you are in Southern California and can hit those beaches all year long. SoCal beach piers are those iconic structures you find on postcards and t-shirts. They are an immediate way to identify which beach it is, and each beach comes with its own look and personality.

IBEROSTAR, Cancun It's like a page out of paradise where I can lie in a...