I love pavers and they totally make sense in SoCal.
Starting concrete driveway - blah!!
Demo concrete driveway
The folks I hired wanted to add a "signature" and embedded a paver walkway from the sidewalk to the front door
We carried it around the home and into the backyard. Best investment I made thus far.
Those were a few years ago and still the pavers look great. No cracks
Be sure to seal them with a quality product. I can't imagine this as a DIY job. The individual stones are heavy and there's lots and lots of them. I had a crew of 8-10 here for a week.