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Mom said with some jealousy: "USA took a lot of good places!" Yes Indeed, we still have snow in mid of April, how could that be?! Some Canadian joked about this:"hey, it is Easter, and Santa is really confused: is it another Christmas coming, so soon...." During trip planning, I found most booking sites can not beat the hotel, and the best way is that booking at the hotel official site and you will find better deal than booking sites!(price and cancellation policy), so far I have not see any booking sites offer cheaper than hotel sites. Again here is a myth about online booking agency, they have to make money for sure. Now days the Internet makes everyone possibly be an agent unless the hotel has some deals with the booking site. Well, just list the hotels we are going to stay: 1. July 6 - Coastside Inn - http://www.coastsideinn.com/ looks pretty clean, and we just need a sleep time. Booked at hotels.com, 2 double beds. We will use this to test double be

2014 Summer US West Coast Trip - Part 2

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2014 Summer US West Coast Trip - Part 1

Here is the tentative trip plan, please feed back:)) Please pay more attention on bold items. Sunday July 6 flight to SFO, get rental car (SUV or Sedan?) Drive to Half Moon Bay  ,you can check its website or online to see what interest thing to do here. Evening super at Barbara's Fishtrap, Half Moon Bay , pretty good seafood. Enjoy along the beach and stay in Coastside Inn, ( http://www.coastsideinn.com/ ) - Continental Breakfast included. Monday July 7 Santa Cruz  Beach town near redwood forests.  The historical boardwalk has an amusement park with a 1924 wooden roller coaster.   Do girls want have some rides? If girls want to have some rides, then at least half day in Santa Cruz. While you are riding, mom and dad could walk on the beach. after this, we head to Monterey Bay Aquarium, official site is http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/ ( http://www.monterey.com/ ) Monterey ,  Carmel ,  Pacific Grove    World famous Cannery Row, world class Monterey Bay Aquarium, qua