Mike Yardley describes his adventures in California's Santa Monica - with visits to the iconic Santa Monica Pier, Venice ...

The 14-acre Abbey Gardens are on the site of a former Benedictine Abbey, the Abbey of St Edmund, named for the first patron saint of England and home of a shrine to St Edmund. The gardens are one of ...

Snowcapped mountains, towering pine trees and a winding dirt road cover the dining room walls. Fluffy white clouds float above the kitchen cabinets. A waterfall painted onto a slender slice of wall ...