We wanted peacefulness and beautiful scenery, with good food and art thrown in, so my husband and I headed for Ojai, Calif. We made it a long weekend getaway for the Fourth of July holiday. Neither of us had been to Ojai before so we found a place to stay by checking the Internet, made reservations and figured we were in for an adventure.

The city of about 8,000 citizens is nestled in Ojai Valley about a 15- to 20-minute drive east of Ventura and is convenient to most of Southern Calif ...

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