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Learn More About the Great, Hidden Tours of California

California, since we took it from the Mexicans, has always presented itself to Americans as the strangest and most exotic of their exploits.
Edmund Wilson


Over the past four years, I (Paul Heller, California Tour Guy) have spent many weekends traveling throughout the State of California in search of the best hidden tours of California. Over this time, I have taken nearly 200 tours (and loved nearly every tour) and identified more than 500 more to see in the future. In order to help get the word out about these great tours, I have developed the following seminar to highlight some of the best tours and help others to find, set up, and enjoy the great tours in their own backyard.

The Insider Guide to Great, Hidden California Tours

Want to visit lighthouses in some of California?s most scenic locations; eat your way through San Francisco; see California?s most unique small, private museums; tour some of America?s finest private and public universities; go behind the scenes of the Golden State's finest amusement parks, schools for guide dogs, aquariums, TV/movie studios, sport stadiums, factories, and wineries; visit the homes of America's most notable 20th century authors including Eugene O'Neill; see some of the country's deepest caverns; and learn about the history of California?s neighborhoods from local residents?

If so, attend this seminar. You?ll find out the ins and out of taking advantage of these tours and discover lots of information about how to access California?s best kept travel secret: over seven hundred, mostly free guided tours featuring the best that the Golden State has to offer.


Upcoming Seminars

Upcoming Seminars

NOTE: The names of the classes and descriptions of these classes vary depending on the venue. If you trouble finding the classes on the colleges' websites, send me an e-mail and I'll help you.

NOTE #2: Almost all of these classes are offered through adult education programs. As such, the classes are designed to be available after working hours (evenings and weekends).

Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Sierra College, Rocklin, California

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Sunnyvale/Cupertino Adult Education, Sunnyvale, California

Thursday, March 2, 2006

Mount Diablo Adult School, Concord, California

Monday, March 6, 2006

Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, California

Thursday, March 16, 2006

El Camino College, Torrance, California

Monday, March 27, 2006

Mount San Jacinto College, Menifee, California

Thursday, March 30, 2006

College of Marin, Kentfield, California

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Mount Diablo Adult School, Concord, California

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Sunnyvale/Cupertino Adult Education, Sunnyvale, California

Thursday, May 4, 2006

Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California

TENTATIVE DATE:
Thursday, June 1, 2006 

Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California

TENTATIVE DATE:
Thursday, June 8, 2006

El Camino College, Torrance, California

TENTATIVE DATE:
Saturday, June 10, 2006

Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California

TENTATIVE DATE:
Wednesday, November 29, 2006


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Want me to teach a seminar to your group?

Send me an e-mail at paul@thebigbluemarble.com if you?d like me to teach one of these exciting seminars to your group or if you'd like to subscribe to my free newsletter and receive announcements about future travel seminars.


Here is a sample of the tours featured in this informative seminar