Original supermodel MARIE HELVIN is in her element on a shopping and pampering trip to Beverly Hills and West Hollywood

With the credit crunch making US getaways affordable, DEREK LAMBIE enjoys the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles, California without breaking the bank

Three-wheel buggy rides are a great way to see San Diego, California finds LYNN HOUGHTON

First-time cruiser KATHRYN SPENCER is wowed by her island-hopping adventure in a tropical paradise

JOHN WILMOTT finds bear cubs, vast gorges and a 2,000-year-old tree on a self-drive tour of the Sierra Nevada mountain range

Cable cars, steep hills and the food of many nations help give picturesque San Fransisco a unique flavour...

Express Travel shops, scoffs and star-spots in San Francisco....

It’s only 50 miles south of Los Angeles but laid-back San Diego feels a million miles from the City of Angels.

I was halfway through a lesson with Santa Monican rollerblading legend Debbie Merrill when I was overtaken by an octogenarian on a skateboard propelled by a sail.

FORGET Baywatch beaches and Disney delights, Northern California is a land of snowy volcanoes, huge tress, primeval coast and quaint towns. John Wilmott takes to the blacktop on a fly-drive…