Don’t have a cool cousin to tell you where to go on your next vacation? Name: Cool Cousin — Travel Through People appWhat it does: Get travel recommendations and trip advice from “cousins” whose interests are similar to yours. Once you choose a “cousin” you can read a Q&A about him or her to get to know them better. You can use the app to message your “cousin”; you have your own inbox to field your correspondence. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) Botanical wonders abound in the wild Sonoran Desert of Organ Pipe National Monument and Saguaro National Park.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 15, 2017 16:02 UTC