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Linda Ballou Shares Her Five Favorite Southern California Botanical Gardens

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Descanso Gardens Linda Ballou in the Descanso Rose Garden. All photos courtesy the author. The Descanso Gardens, a 150-acre botanical garden and living museum in La Canada Flintridge, is known for its diverse plant collections. It features themed gardens, walking trails, and the “Enchanted Railroad,” a ride-on train. […]

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Linda Ballou Shares Some of Her Favorite Santa Barbara Stops

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Readers, I am working on a new book, which is very close to publication, to be called Lost Angel Unleashed: Stories From the Heart, as well as my Lost Angel Adventure Series. Today I’d like to share some of my very favorite places to visit in one of […]

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