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Last week I flew Allegiant Airlines Monterey to Las Vegas with a $74 all-in round trip ticket. There have been two flights each week from Monterey to Las Vegas on Monday and Friday. Flights from Las Vegas are scheduled on the same days for a quick turnaround run to Monterey and back to Las Vegas…
Plentiful sunshine is a gift of Monterey in May. These are the weeks before peak summer tourism season days really ramp up and makes driving Highway 1 south to Carmel and Big Sur a drag for local residents. And these are the weeks before the peak summer fog days of June, July and August settle…
Pebble Beach turns 100 years old in 2019. The 250-years-old Lone Cypress on a granite rocky perch above the Pacific Ocean of Carmel Bay has been the trademarked icon of Pebble Beach since its founding. Strong winds from a Pacific storm last weekend broke off one of the main limbs of the Lone Cypress. I…
Environmental tourism is a major draw of Monterey Bay for visitors from around the world. I meet people from many states and countries when I am out and about viewing and photographing wildlife in the area. Recent science news stories indicate 60% of the world’s mammals have been wiped out since 1970. That is around…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
