Surf City, California -- We've traveled
the USA, looking for a name or place to
hang a hat and call it authentic Surf
City. What exists are several
cities with the actual name, located in
North Carolina and New Jersey. Then
there are many places that consider
themselves Surf City because they share
a passion for surfing. Below are but a
few we've uncovered in
the search for that endless wave that
represents the surfer, constantly on the
move, going where life takes him for the
next thrill.
Surfing has taken on several meanings in
popular culture. Channel surfing,
introduced after huge sums of television
channels and indispensible remote
controls became the norm, indicated that
you'd flow with the waves of what
appeared on the set randomly taking it
in, much like the ocean waves surfers
encounter. When the World Wide Web
similarly offered information to those
browsing on a computer...more
There
are many California destinations that
consider themselves worthy as the best
surfing spots in the nation.
Santa Cruz is located in Northern
California west of San Francisco and San
Jose in the Bay Area. It enjoys great
beaches, waves, spectacular surfing and
is not far from the legendary Mavericks
- Half Moon Bay,
that serves up monster waves big enough
to pulverize anyone who gets in the way.
Santa Cruz is home to surfing
legends and inventors, the O'Neills.
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San Diego -
Surfing in surf-crazy San Diego spans the coast from
the US/Mexico border to San Diego's
north county beaches. Legendary surfing and names such as
Swami's, Blacks Beach and Leucadia are a
few of the spots that surfers travel to
when the waves are hot. In
the heart of San Diego, beaches that
garner surfing attention include Pacific
Beach and Ocean Beach. Many fantastic
surfers have come from San Diego County,
home to Trestles, a well known surfing
location.
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SurfCityCalifornia.com web site offers ideal
vacations, beaches, activities and travel
accommodations. You
can actually surf the waves or surf the
web at one of the wi-fi spots that are
hot. SurfCityCalifornia.com is a window to the world of
California—a world filled with color,
sights and sounds that make this Golden
State a national treasure.
Surf
Themed Music & Art - Surf City is
a celebrated song from artist, Dean Torrence,
who also designs beautiful, graphics
that celebrate the culture he and his
former musical partner (Jan Berry,
deceased), used to sing about in popular
songs that hit #1 on the charts from Jan
& Dean. You can
actually acquire this talented
musician's artwork which is shown in
galleries.
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California's Surfing Beaches close to Los Angeles
and San Diego, Santa
Cruz or San Diego are perfect for
family gatherings, business meetings,
corporate functions and
weddings. These sandy shores
feature an array of hotels and resorts, ballroom
and conference facilities overlooking
the Pacific Ocean are the perfect
location for any event.
Surf CityCalifornia.com,
home to the most fantastic California Vacations,
is growing in popularity as a
destination. It's the perfect place to
relax, cool your jets and find peace on
a sandy beach.
SurfcityCalifornia.com Getaway
is best experienced near the beach where
you can walk right over to the sand. But
there's lots of great hotels within a
few miles inland. They're close,
safe, and cost less, so maintain their
popularity. Chains such as Best Western
and Howard Johnson are even great for
for the
SurfCityCalifornia.com Winter Vacation.
The public parks and recreation
system features one of the largest
recreational piers in the world, public
parks, riding stables and equestrian
trails, a marina, wildlife
preserve, and an eight-mile biking,
inline skating, jogging and walking
trail along the ocean. The crown jewel
of the recreation system is the beaches,
where professional sporting events as
the US Open of Surfing and AVP Pro Beach
Volleyball are held. Plan your trip to
include a
SurfCityCalifornia.com Surfing Vacation
surrounding a sporting event and you'll
have the added bonus of meeting some
pros, if you aren't one yourself.
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