When then pandemic closed a California travel agency, the owners looked to their backyards

For more than 10 years, Kelly English took people on expeditions all over California as part of her travel agency, Explore California. Her clients were either tourists wanting to experience the state’s msot popular areas or companies looking for custom tours and special corporate events. Her business was flourishing, and she had large excursions planned, including an epic Golden State tour for four couples from Texas and a corporate event starring California wine country.

Then in March of 2020, everything came to a screeching halt, and her company had to annul $400,000 worth of contracts.