Imagine today is your twenty first birthday, you are finally turning the golden age which everyone except for the people who enforce the draft believes in the day you are an adult in America. You can throw a huge party, drink all of the alcohol that you want, and spend your time exactly how you choose to spend it. So you decide to go on vacation, alone or maybe with your girl friend or boy friend, to a nice place on the west coast.

You fly forever to get there with stops in Charlotte and Texas but finally you are on the ground in a southern California airport, the next step is to rent a car so that you can drive around while you are there. You go up to the car rental counter and a very kind older but not quite elderly lady in a white blouse and cheap skirt kindly asks you to fill out some information. Once they read your date of birth she kindly rejects you saying that you must be twenty five years old in order to rent a car.

So now you are in a predicament, you are stuck paying huge taxi fares to get around town and most frustrating of all that magic age of twenty one which you thought gave you all the freedoms of an adult turned out to be a lie.

Recently, a somewhat major earthquake struck the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Although it shook buildings and struck fear into many citizens it was considered "moderate" and caused no major damage or deaths. Most forms of automobile transport like cars remained unharmed, but there were probably a few broken windshields here and there.

This 5.4 magnitude earthquake did manage to remind residents of Los Angeles that "The Big One" is still yet to come. Scientists have determined that the state of California will experience an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or larger in the next 30 years. The chances of this happening? 99 percent they say, leading some to question why people continue to live there with such an imminent threat. So far there aren’t really any reports of a large number of people using auto transport companies and moving out of the area because the quake but it certainly could be one factor in a person’s decision to move.

Unfortunately scientists do not have the technology to gauge the precise moment, or even year when the quake is coming, so for the most part people are going to continue to live in LA until it happens. There is a possibility that the quake’s epicenter, along the San Andreas Fault, could occur away from any large metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles, thus causing less destruction than is expected. This recent earthquake for example, had an epicenter a few miles away from any metropolitan area, and as a result didn’t cause a whole lot of damage.

Regardless, if you do live in LA there is not a whole lot you can do about earthquakes. Companies may be wise not to build there and choose a different city, as commercial buildings often last many decades and the risk of the building being wrecked in the major quake is too great. However for regular citizens, it simply isn’t really worth it to stay away from Los Angeles for the next thirty years. This is especially true because there is the possibility that the quake will not strike where you live, so getting an auto shipping company and moving out to LA is not really a bad idea.

Return to Cali Year after Year

From the majestic redwoods of the North to the glittering cultural metropolis of the south that is San Diego, California is so much more than sun, sand and surf. If you've fallen in love with a region of California and would like to return year after year, consider purchasing a timeshare. Many vacationers might be wary of these vacation properties, but when purchased from a reputable timeshare reseller, they can save you thousands on long-term lodging. Additionally, with resale you won't have to sit through any aggressive sales pitches.

You'll Save Thousands With a Timeshare

Consider the cost of owning a second, vacation home in California. Not only would you incur the initial purchasing price, but you'd also be responsible for local property taxes and a certain amount of maintenance. And with your busy lifestyle, you'd be lucky to be able to visit more than a few times per year. The rest of the time your property would go to waste. Timeshares, on the other hand, allow owners to pay for only what they're able to use. A timeshare purchase is essentially a purchase of time. More specifically, it's a purchase of the right to use a unit at the resort of your choice for an increment, or share, of time.

If you've ever visited California in your life, you're already familiar with the sounds of the surf, the feel of the sun on your back, and the sand between your toes. But, if you've been to California recently, you're probably noticing more pollution in the air, more and more people crowding the beaches, and so much progress that California has started to lose its appeal because of its commercial approach to tourism.

Now, if you want to find another travel location that has white sandy beaches but without all the commercial traffic, might I suggest to you the Spanish region of Galicia, a pristine European destination that has hundreds of kilometres of beaches for you to explore or just for relaxing in the sunshine. Galicia is a tourist-friendly destination that focuses on the people, and concentrates on promoting their own culture and traditions, instead of caving in to the modern "ideals" of tourist culture.