MONTEREY-CARMEL

Carmel, a small, affluent community located on the California coast south of San Francisco is famous for its charm, boutique restaurants and family atmosphere. Because of its location and attractive lifestyle, many famous stars call this town home.

Brad Pitt

One of the most famous movie stars of the modern era, Brad Pitt maintains a home in the city of Carmel. While it may just be a vacation home, he spends much of his time here when he’s not shooting movies in Hollywood.

Clint Eastwood

Well-known for his decades of work (more…)

Carmel By The Sea is a California town, settled early on by the Spanish in an area now called Monterey County. Since it’s inception it has been known as a haven for artists, writers, actors and well known celebrities. The town is dotted with unique homes, from small cottages to Clint Eastwood’s $20 million mansion he recently completed. It’s worth taking a drive or even a walk past some of the celebrities homes in town. Celebrities and citizens are drawn to (more…)

A beautiful and peaceful area to visit or relocate is Monterey, California. Located on the coast, with a year round comfortable climate, and not far from the Big Sur area of California, the area offers outdoor fun, art and culture, and stunning scenery. Since it is one of the most historic cities in the state, older homes and adobes are found in Monterey. Some adobes are open to the public and tours are given.

With golf courses, shopping and scenic drives to Big Sur, there is always something to do. (more…)

Whether you are looking for a place to vacation or are thinking of relocating, the Monterey Carmel area is a great spot. No matter what your interests are, you are sure to find activities and events that interest you. The Monterey Carmel area boasts a variety of events from magnificent golf courses and music & art festivals to surfing and hiking. Other activities include kayaking, scuba diving and whale watching.

You also have the opportunity to explore many area vineyards & (more…)

When deciding to visit the Monterey-Carmel area, you will quickly notice there are so many fun and relaxing things to do. One of the greatest experiences in this area is the The Pebble Beach Classic. As an outing for his buddies, this event was started in the 1930s by none other then Bing Crosby. This wonderful golf experience can bring you the fun of golf, but has so much more to offer. This golf “party” can include the likes of Bill (more…)

You’ve been planning your Carmel trip for months and you even went to Get WildBlue so you’d have internet at home to bid on flights…now you’re broke but ready for the vacation of a lifetime! Here are a few of our favorite FREE things to do in Carmel, California…
Monastery Beach – This picturesque strip of sand provides a great spot for kids to play or a romantic evening walk…grab (more…)

Traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco to college became routine for me. I spent many hours driving on Interstate 5. I did it so much that I felt I was on auto pilot most of the time. When I had time I would drive Highway 1 to replenish my battery. This drive is far different. It takes longer but what you lose in time you gain in beauty. Driving through Big Sur area is more like driving through a natural cathedral dedicated to nature. The drive makes you feel alive. I compare (more…)

The Wild West was America’s claim to the wild frontier and the adventures that came with it. The term frontier is used to describe the area of land that was being settled by pioneers and explorers from the east. As people moved west during the early years of American history the frontier zone shifted with the movers. Eventually the frontier zone met up with the Pacific Ocean. The Monterey-Carmel areas of California are today’s frontier zones.
Monterey was first settled in 1770 and served as the (more…)

With its sunny climate, rugged coastline, and magnificent scenery, California is one of the grandest places to visit in the country. This article will concentrate exclusively on the two cities of Monterey and Carmel and the area immediately surrounding. Many of John Steinbeck’s novels are set here.

In Monterey you can see the Monterey Bay Aquarium. No one can afford to miss the fluorescent jellyfish, nor the four sea otters who live there permanently. And there are the Pacific House Museum, which houses exhibits on (more…)

I’ve always filed John Steinbeck under American Writer in my mental index. Only recently, doing some research, did I realize that American Writer And Traveler would be a more descriptive tag.Born in Salinas, Steinbeck lived up and down the coast and sailed the Gulf of California. He traveled most of America, including the 40 state jaunt he took with his dog in Travels with Charley. As a war correspondent he filed stories from the Mediterranean and North Africa, and later became one of the first Americans to travel extensively in the Soviet Union and Israel. Steinbeck’s gift lay in getting to know a place quickly and intimately, and write about it as if he’d lived there all his life. There are many places that could claim him as one of their own, but when I think of Steinbeck Country, I think of the misty little wharf-lands stretching south from San Francisco – the scrappy, ramshackle places that were California before California was a big deal. Only here, in books like Tortilla Flats and Cannery Row does the lighter side of the novelist emerge, creating picaresque and always charming bums, a kind of Rat Pack by the sea. These are places and people that vanished long before I was born, but Steinbeck brings them to life, fresh and salty as sea air.