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The city of San Luis Obispo is located along California’s picturesque central coast, about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In the heart of its downtown is an attraction that you have to see to believe—what locals have dubbed “Bubble Gum Alley.” For over sixty years people have been passing through the narrow 15-foot (4.6 m) high by 70-foot (21 m) long brick alleyway and sticking wads…

It’s been awhile since I last shared some of my favorite travel apps. Below are six that are a great finds for every type of traveler. And best of all, they’re free (or at least cheap.) It’s truly amazing what’s possible with technology these days!  iTranslate Voice This new app is a great tool when you’re having language difficulties while traveling abroad. To use it,…

Dilapidated. Decaying. Over-crowded. But to me, Venice is the most beautiful place in the world. Nowhere on earth can compare to this slowly sinking city. Sure, it’s teeming with tourists in the summer and yes, many of the crumbling buildings could use a little touching up (which I think is actually a huge part of the charm), but still Venice is a city of infinite…

Whitewashed villages clinging to the cliffs, blue-domed churches, and an equally blue sea stretching to the horizon. This is what typically comes to mind when anyone mentions the Greek Islands. My favorite is Santorini, also known as Thira. Located in the Aegean Sea about 120 miles (200 km) southeast from mainland Greece, it’s the southernmost of the Cyclades island group. Santorini is actually a collapsed…

Barcelona, the capital of the autonomous Spanish region of Cataluña, is famous for many things: sunny beaches, a mild Mediterranean climate, exotic cuisine, afternoon siestas and bold art and architecture. No other person has left his mark on the city quite like Barcelona’s favorite son, Antoni Gaudí. Visiting his many whimsical buildings is a must for any tourist to Barcelona. Below are three of the…

Dear loyal StruxTravel readers, I am over-the-moon excited to announce the launching of StruxTravel: The Agency. It’s apparent in my writing that I love to travel. (In fact, if I had it my way I’d be traveling all the time!) One of the primary purposes of my blog has been to share my experiences and inspire others to travel too. So it seemed like a…

Celebrating its 75th anniversary this weekend, the Golden Gate Bridge is the iconic symbol of San Francisco and undoubtedly one of the most beautiful structures in the world. Linking the city of San Francisco with Marin County to the north, the bridge spans 4600 feet (nearly nine-tenths of a mile) over the Golden Gate Strait, the opening from the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay….