8 Awesome hikes around Long Beach CA

Long Beach CA offers a number of beautiful hikes. Whether you live here or are just visiting, take some time to take in the sights.

Awesome hikes around Long Beach CA | Hiking Spots

Dominguez Gap Wetlands

The Wetlands are situated in Long Beach along the LA River. The trails are great for hiking, biking, bird watching, and horseback riding. If you want to bring your dog with, you can. You don’t have to go to the zoo when you can find animals such as red-tailed hawks and turkey vultures at Wetlands.

This Dominguez Gap Wetlands is actually a 2008 river project. $7 million were invested with the aim to restore the important ecological functions of water quality improvement, wildlife habitat, and aquifer recharge to the urban lower Los Angeles River.

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10 Preventable Car Problems

If you own a car, you know how important it is to keep up with regular maintenance. While you should take your car in for scheduled maintenance, day-to-day “check-ups” don’t always have be done by professionals. If you pay attention to some signals that your car is sending you, you will be able to prevent a bigger breakdown and even an accident. Here are ten most common problems and how you can prevent or fix them in no time.

Preventable Car Problems

  1. Flat tire

This is perhaps one of the most common problems a driver can experience. If you hear a loud thumping noise or your car is tilting while you are driving, then you need to pull over and change your flat tire. Quite often the pressure is the cause of the problem, therefore adjust the tire pressure in accordance with the car manual. Since a flat tire can be caused by external factors that you cannot prevent, such as holes on the road, it is advisable to check that your spare tire, the jack and other tools ar...Read More


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Questions you need to ask yourself before buying a house

Becoming a homeowner is an important decision and you want to make sure you are ready. Your family situation, your job, and your financial health all dictate when it’s a good time to buy a house.

Are you ready to buy a house?

After answering the following questions, you will have a better understanding of how close you are to reaching the milestone of buying a house.

Part 1: The Idea

The first step is what we call the consideration stage. It’s when you first start figuring out what you want in a house.

  • What house do I want?

If you don’t know what you want, you are not ready to buy a house. The right house does not only depend on the price and location, but on your needs as well. You need to consider yard size, whether or not it has a finished basement, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and how much TLC it’s going to need.

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    10 Steps to Protecting Your Identity

    Identity theft is something people tend to neglect, no matter how often they hear about it. It always seems as something terrible that only happens to others but never to us. The unpleasant truth is that identity theft can happen to anyone. And even though there is no 100% guaranteed method to protect ourselves against it, there are a number of simple things we can do to make us less likely to become a victim of identity theft.

    But first, let’s see why we should do it.

    What qualifies as identity theft and why you should be careful

    Protecting your Identity or Personal Information

    We often imagine identity theft as someone walking around, pretending to be us. In reality, unauthorized use of any piece of personal information is considered identity theft. This could include address, email address, previous addresses, mother’s maiden name, the place where you were born, pin number, bank account details, social security number, passwords, and more.

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    Things to do in Long Beach, CA

    If you plan on visiting Long Beach or if you just moved to the city but you are not sure what the city can offer you, take a look at our list of interesting activities in Long Beach, CA.

    Things to do in Long Beach CA

    Aquarium of the Pacific

    Roughly 1.7 million people visit the Aquarium of the Pacific annually to see over 11,000 animals, watch the 150 sharks at the shark lagoon, and learn interesting facts about the different marine species during the lectures and educational programs held there. Besides observing the marine animals you will get to take part in art exhibitions, art shows, festivals, lectures and see real-time ocean data on a huge globe. The Aquarium of the Pacific is very environmental-friendly and has been awarded for being the nation's most energy-efficient business for 2009.