Elizabeth Hansen

Guests Enjoy Mad Tea Party as Disneyland Park Reopens

Family Travel in the Golden State

Ranch & Coast Travel Editor shares tips on where to go and what you need to know for traveling throughout California this summer

Rv, motorhome on the roads of Alaska. Denali highway. Nature

Travel Editor Elizabeth Hansen shares tips for great RV adventures

Ranch & Coast Travel Editor Elizabeth Hansen reflects upon her first RV experience and shares what she’s learned along the way

Views of downtown San Diego in the summertime from Shelter Island

Stay & Play: Safe Summer Fun in San Diego

With air travel at an all-time low due to COVID-19, it’s time to make the most of the tourist destination that is our own backyard

A 360-degree view of Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks is the reward for hiking to 10,365-foot Mitchell Peak

Take your bubble on the road with these safe summer travel tips

Ranch & Coast Travel Editor Elizabeth Hansen shares tips for traveling safe this summer while taking your bubble on the road ...

The magnificent Santiago de Compostela Cathedral has been a place of pilgrimage since the Early Middle Ages

Walking Spain’s Camino de Santiago

Elizabeth Hansen makes the most of this extended time at home to plan a bucket list trip — walking Spain’s Camino de Santiago. Here's what she found ...

Locked down and lending a hand in Liberia

Local La Jolla couple shares their experiences volunteering in Liberia before and during the country's lockdown amidst the COVID-19 breakout.

Ojai Valley Inn will have you dreaming of a getaway

Ojai Valley Inn, located east of Santa Barbara, is set on 220 acres in a beautiful valley surrounded by the Topatopa Mountains.

Palau: R&C Travel Editor Elizabeth Hansen finally visits her dream destination

A visit to this Western Pacific archipelago, a snorkeler’s paradise, is every bit worth the (long) trip ...

The pool at the Inn at Death Valley is spring fed with warm water year round

Death Valley National Park is alive with beauty, excitement, and history

Travel Editor Elizabeth Hansen discovers the ominously named destination is filled with more than meets the eye ...

Solo Travel: Tips for trips planned for one

If you haven’t experienced solo travel, think how great it will be to not have to wait while your travel partner visits a museum dedicated to things you aren’t interested in ...

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Holiday Gifts for Travelers

Top picks for thoughtful presents for the nomads on your list

Exploring family-friendly L.A. — palm trees and holiday spirit galore

If, like us, you’re thinking ahead to Thanksgiving and winter vacation activities, you may want to consider the kid-friendly options and learning experiences right up the road in Los Angeles. We’re just back from a three-day recon and can’t wait to return with our family. Here are some perfect stops to take when exploring family-friendly L.A.

Best of Travel from Around the World

All hotels are not created equal. Most of them are at least ok and lots of them are way more than that. The same goes for attractions, restaurants, museums, and the other sites we travelers visit as we make our way around the world. For this issue of Ranch & Coast, I wanted to share my own “Best Of” — my personal favorite worldwide travel experiences. That sounded like fun until I started making lists of candidates. Then lists of lists, broken down by category, continent, and country, until I gave up. Decades of roaming defied organization. In the end, I closed my eyes and let my mind wander over Europe, then Africa, the U.S, South America, Asia, and the South Pacific. Every time I felt myself smile, I opened my eyes just long enough to make a quick note on a nearby pad. Here’s the result.

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