Travel: Departures: California dreaming

BED and Breakfast of Los Angeles (0101 310 498 0552) is a reservation service for people who want to travel to B & Bs, ranches or homestays in California. Listings range from a beach house in Malibu to a secluded cottage in Yosemite. Prices range from pounds 25 to pounds 80 a night depending on the grade of accommodation. The agency also operates Kids Welcome, which features 150 homes, inns, ranches and guest houses that cater for children.