Monterey is one of the great places in the world to be from late December through January. The gray whale migration is the longest migration of any mammal at around 10,000 miles from the summer feeding grounds in the Bering
San Francisco, California had a rainstorm last week that was called the biggest rainfall event since 2008. Over the next 24 hours, what the National Weather Service is calling the biggest storm in a decade bears down on San Francisco
Norway, Iceland and Japan still hunt whales each year, despite a worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling instituted in 1986. I have seen several restaurants in Oslo advertising whale meat on the menu. The good summer weather is attributed for a
Loyalty Traveler is about enjoying life. Even more enjoyable than finding hotel discounts this week for my upcoming road trip from Jacksonville, Florida to Norfolk, Virginia have been the hours I spent on a beach cliff at Point Lobos Whalers
Pebble Beach, California is known as one of the premier golf venues worldwide. Pebble Beach Golf Links opened in 1919 and will host the 2019 US Open tournament. There are three other world class golf courses owned by Pebble Beach
Hanging out in the Hyatt Carmel Highlands Inn usually feels close to home for me. The hotel location is set above Highway 1 on the hillside with a sea cove view to Point Lobos State Park in the north and
There are only 12 Hyatt Hotels in the USA in category 6 hotel awards. Only one of these category 6 hotels is in California. Even though I could have stayed at any hotel in the world using my two free
A woman from Iowa standing next to me on the granite rock outcrop at the westernmost point of Point Lobos State Park asked me if I still feel a special excitement as a local resident when I see whales around
Some days I feel the need to disconnect from the virtual world that earns my living, turn off the computer, turn on my car, head over the hill to Carmel-by-the-sea and continue driving south on Highway 1 to the Big
Here is a list of all the Loyalty Traveler post titles with a brief description of the post content for July 2013. This provides readers a recap of posts you might have missed. July 2013 Loyalty Traveler posts July 1
