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Sep252018
Monterey Peninsula
Category Archives for Monterey Peninsula.
Feb022018
Monterey or North Wales marine mammal sightings. Who is the big little liar?
In late December Kelley and I were talking to a young college student Russian woman at California Republic Bar in Prague, Czechia. A large photo covered one wall depicting a street scene that looked to me like Los Angeles, circa 1960. We mentioned to her our hometown of Monterey is a tourist town popular for…
Jan222018
No bag fees Allegiant $39 Monterey to Las Vegas for Frontier $37 Miami flight
Frontier Airlines has a fare sale about three times per week. Last November, I took the bait during a 99% off fare sale to buy a $37 one way ticket for Las Vegas to Miami. My return flight Miami to Las Vegas was $24. The real motivation to fly to Miami was not the cheap…
Nov242017
Joie de Vivre Black Friday 40% off stays to Dec 1, 2018
Joie de Vivre Hotels Black Friday special for up to 40% off stays booked by Nov 27 for reservations from Dec 1, 2017 to Dec 1, 2018. Joie de Vivre are boutique hotels in San Francisco, Monterey, Baltimore, Chicago, New York and Washington D.C. Their 7 properties in San Francisco, 4 hotels in the Bay…
Aug172017
Come see cars, whales and otters in Monterey this week
August is here, which means car week on the Monterey Peninsula during the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’elegance. Tens of thousands of tourists descend on Monterey for this August event. Honestly, I did not even know Concours d’elegance was happening this week in my hometown until I found myself breaking up a race car rally…
Jul012017
Choice Privileges points deal for Carmel-by-the-sea summer
Today I share a Choice Privileges deal for travelers coming to my area of California – Monterey Peninsula and specifically Carmel-by-the-sea. Monterey Peninsula is known as a vacation destination with a fine selection of hotels like The Lodge Pebble Beach, Hyatt Highlands Inn, InterContinental Monterey The Clement and nearly 200 other lodging choices. Luxury hotels…
May242017
Massive landslide destroys Pacific Coast Highway 1 in rural Monterey County
A massive landslide dropped a mountainside of dirt and rocks on the Pacific Coast Highway 1 in rural southern Monterey County, California this past weekend. The highway is buried under 40 feet of debris for 1/4 to 1/2 mile and will likely be closed for more than one year for repairs. Highway 1 had already…
May152017
Pacific Grove, California has wonderful May days
The Monterey Peninsula gets some serious tourism with a couple million visitors throughout the year. Tourism here peaks June to August, but May is still relaxing for me in the weeks before the crowds pick up and travelers fill the coastal walking paths. As a local Monterey resident, I headed three miles down the coast…
Apr192017
Iceland seal population in rapid decline. Seal pup season in Monterey, California
Two weeks ago when I was in Iceland, I read the Icelandic harbour seal population has declined by 77% since 1980, when the first aerial seal count estimated a population at 33,000 animals. A 2011 census estimated 11,000 to 12,000 seals. The most recent aerial census in summer 2016 estimated 7,700 seals. Icelandic researchers state…
Jan152017
In Monterey, January is gray whale watching season
One truism for my travels is I never feel too sad about coming back home to Monterey after a trip. The Monterey Peninsula region and central coast California is one of the world’s top tourist locations. Monterey and Carmel-by-the-sea attract a staggering number of visitors numbering in the millions for small towns with populations under…
