Editing Orange County (section)

==Getting Away==

===Transportation===

Flights to '''San Francisco''' or '''San Diego''' can easily be purchased online from [http://www.southwest.com/ SouthWest Airlines] or use [http://www.bookingbuddy.com/ BookingBuddy] to compare prices.  Trains and connecting buses on [http://www.amtrak.com/ Amtrak] or Bus lines such as [http://www.greyhound.com/home/ Greyhound] are also options.  You can also check the [http://losangeles.craigslist.org/rid/ Craigslist Rideshare page] or post a request on the [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=9077 CS California Ride Share Group].

===Destinations near Orange County===

[[Los Angeles]] is the largest city in the region and about 1 hour north of Orange County by car. Within 200miles / 350 km you can reach [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs%2C_California Palm Springs], Coachella Valley and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Tree_National_Park Joshua Tree National Park] are '''east''' and can be reached via Interstate 10.  Towards the '''northwes'''t, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara%2C_California Santa Barbara] and Solvang can be reached via '''Pacific Coastal Highway 1'''.  Also known as Highway 1, it is a famous scenic seaside route that extends into and through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur The Big Sur]. In the '''southeast''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temecula Temecula] is a great place to go wine tasting. From there, you can visit the Salton Sea and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anza-Borrego_Desert_State_Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park], close to San Diego. To reach San Diego, you can drive '''south''' for two hours via Interstate 5. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana Tijuana], a small city on the border of '''Mexico''', is also popular with tourists.