• Common Travel Links
• Santa Cruz, California
• NEW! 2009 Europe Trip
• New Zealand, North Island

• Expedia
• Kayak
• Orbitz
• Priceline
• Travelocity
• Travel Zoo
• Vaulfares

Consider Rick Steves' site and advice if traveling to Europe or if just traveling anywhere. His Travel Tips page has about a hundred pages associated with it - the following seem especially helpful: checklists for packing (men women), guide to railpasses, jet lag

• Beach
  • Our favorite aquarium is the Seymour Center. It is not as big as the Monterey Aquarium, but it has more Science stuff. There are also good tide pools near by.
• Biking
  • Here is a link to a county map with trails. This is not a comprehensive map as none of our favorite bike rides are indicated on it. However, it does illustrate some popular routes and gives one some guidance on the topography of the area.
  • Here is an image of our favorite route (for GoogleMap):
    
• Redwoods
  • Nicene Marks -
• Weather

Here also are some links which can be helpful:

• Monterey.com
• Monterey.org
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Santa Cruz City Guide
• Santa Cruz Visitor Information - Follow the link at the left, but avoid the home page as it looks like it is run by a bunch of fear-mongering public servants, but if you scroll down or follow the links on the left-nav bar, you may find helpful information.
• Santa Cruz County

Resturants - We don't eat out much, but when we do, here is where we go:

• Ambrosia India Bistro, CA- local review | resturants' site | Yelp
• Bangkok West, Aptos, CA (family favorite) - BooRah | Yahoo | Yelp
• Falafel House, Santa Cruz - metro review | resturants' site | Yelp
• Ma Maison, Aptos, CA (for those special occasions) - SJ Mercury review | resturants' site | Yelp

I hope to elaborate on these soon!