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Monterey Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Monterey, United States
Seacliff and Brighton Beach
This is a top pick! ... just lying there, being used as a rookery for the sea birds. We were in Santa Cruz County and all these beach suburbs were in Monterey Bay, we felt very much at home and enjoyed being there. It was the eve of my birthday (in the USA. In Australia it was ...
The Pacific Coast
This is a top pick! ... been badly affected by fires sweeping across an area of 15,000 square miles. We motored down from Silicon Valley to the Monterey Peninsula. Arriving at the Pebble Beach Lodge we were given a fabulous room that overlooked the 18th green of the famous ...
Monterey Peninsula...Several Visits (World/US&C)
This is a top pick! ... coastal area that is breathtakingly beautiful. One thing I did *not* know, until I read the section in the book, is that Monterey was California's first capital. Or, perhaps I knew and forgot. It's an interesting fact, anyway. One thing the area is ...
When you hear Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me
This is a top pick! ... the journey seemed to drag and drag. So we stop and buy chocolate to see us through the last leg of the journey. We reach Monterey around 8pm. Elwood gets a brief 2nd wind, and we play a quick round of every game he can think off. He ...
Pacific Coast Highway
... der Bundesautobahn 1 durchaus mehr Mühe machen können. Der Californian Highway 1 entlang der pazifischen Westküste des Golden States zeigt eindrucksvoll wie Straße und Natur in Einklang zu bringen sind. Statt Euskirchen, Remscheid und Unna heißt es ...
Highway 1
... we realised and had to go back down and then up the 101. Anyway, made it in the end and stayed two nights in Monterey. While there we did a whale watching trip - we saw two hump backed whales and got really sunburnt (or wind burnt, not ...
Pebble Beach (Practice Day)
08/05/07 - Pebble Beach (Practice day). I spent the morning on Pebble Beach driving range, (from 8.30 to 11.30) Lunch was in the Pebble Beach "Café" - A beer and a burger - overlooking the 1st Tee and putting green. Watched the "pebbles" go by for a ...
Monterey - Pebble Beach
... stayed with Doug and Cathy B, family friends of Jackie and Keith (David's mum and dad) and caught the sites around the area. Monterey is a fabulous area which hugs the rugged coast line of the pacific ocean. Dave and I had a huge day and started off ...
Another Great Day in Monterey!
... ’s pass. The Aquarium was stunning. Different sections contain cross sections of marine life from the various parts of the Monterey Bay and beyond, with educational explanations about each species as well as human impact on them over the years and ...
Schluss mit lustig!
Today is the Day, Schluss mit lustig. Die Nerven der Braut sind kurz vorm Durchbrennen, obwohl in letzter Minute sogar der noch fehlende Blumenstrauß ins Hotel geliefert worden ist. Gut dass wir Trauzeugen dabei haben. So können sich die ...
HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR THE 2 OF US
Hey everyone out there sorry have not updated this site in 2 years after Joel and I left America 2 years ago I returned to Ireland for 2 months then packed my bags and stuff and returned to America where I have now lived for 2 years now. Since returning ...
From sea to shining sea
It is official. We can not go any further west in these great United States of ours. We are spending a couple of days here in Carmel and Monteray California with my Aunts JoJo and Elizabeth. It is really nice to see the ocean. The sound of the crashing ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium
We've been waiting to go to the best aquarium in the US and this is it....The Monterey Bay Aquarium." The boys have been to many and really didn't care to go to another, but once they got there they were thrilled. The line was way down the street ...
Carmel-by-the-Sea
We have been off work for over two weeks now. How does this affect us? Well for one thing, we could hardly tell you what day of the week it is. I can tell you, though what the day of the month is - it's the 6th, which is Colin's birthday. Down ...
A Jog on Del Monte Beach
One of the best ways to relieve the stress of graduate school is to go for a jog on the beach. The beach in town is called Del Monte beach, and even though it has no waves and is never warm enough to swim, it definitely is ...
Sea Kayaking
Sea Kayaking in Monterey. Awesome. Make sure to stay 10 yards from all otters. Sea lions are fair ...
Monterey
... was quite good. Since there was really nothing to do there, we hopped straight back on the bike and headed down to Monterey. After another 40 miles, we arrived in Monterey and checked into the motel. First things first, we dumped everything on the ...
LA COTE DE PIGEON POINT A MONTEREY
... capitale mondiale de l’artichaut : Le coeur d'artichaut frit en beignet : un régal a ne pas manquer ! Monterey: Après avoir déposé nos sacs à l'Hostelling International nous partons déguster un repas au restaurant ...
Coastal drive
... clam chowder lunch in Monterey. The houses on the cliff were very beautiful. The weather down there is just like Cape Town. Monterey calls itself the most historical place in California. How nice it would be to have a house over looking the sea. Wishing ...
Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival
It's all about who you know on this trip........ Some friends (names shouldn't be shared) got me into this festival by going behind the scenes. It was an amazing feeling to be surrounded by some of the most famous chefs. Plus, being able to taste their ...
Day Four-Vacation in Carmel
Well.. I am still running a day behind in my entry. Yesterday was an amazing day. We woke up in the morning and spent an hour or so at the beach jogging along Scenic Drive. Then we came back to the cottage for breakfast and then left for Point ...
Let's see the Humback Whales in Monterey Peninsula
... locals favorite, "Phil's Seafood Restaurant", in the Moss Landing Wharf area for some fresh halibut tacos. After lunch, we headed to Monterey to the "Dennis the Menace Playground" so Keegan and Collin could run around and play. This park was on ...
Pacific Coast HIghway
... edge. After we passed through Big Sur, the road began to weave away from the water and back again until we arrived in Monterey. We attempted to drive the 17 mile road around the Monterey peninsula, but at some point, where the road passed Pebble Beach, ...
Cruising the Sites of Monterey
Been cruising the sites for a week now. Monterey has much to offer with maritime history. I spent a day walking the wharf, marine museum and historic customs house. Called it a day after having a couple of pints at local British pub (the Crown & ...
American Road Trip
... to the downtown area to the post office. This walk took me through a lot of the residential areas. Monterey is a really pretty little town, All the houses and gardens are well kept and most people have wind chimes and chinese ...
No place like Carmel-On-Sea
Per and I have done some pretty thrilling things on this trip: swimming in crocodile-infested rivers (only a slight exaggeration), eating food on Vietnam trains (served from a bucket), crossing the road in Saigon (it's a miracle we're alive) and ...
Thar She Blows!
Today was great. Got to the fisherman's wharf in Monterey with ten minutes to spare and waited on the quay for the boat to board. While waiting, we spotted two sea otters swimming just below us. Furry. Alison really liked them!!! As soon as we set ...
Monterey and the Big Sur - Roadtrippin'
The drive back from Yosemite to Monterey was just as spectactular as the drive in from San Fran. Monterey itself is a small town on the Californian coast at the north end of the Big Sur. It used to be the biggest sardine canning town in America. Little ...