While visiting Monterey, we decided to drive the 17-Mile Drive after a day driving through Big Sur. The 17-Mile Drive is located on Pebble Beach Resort land and requires a vehicle entry fee of $10.50 (as of Fall 2019). This fee can be reimbursed with a purchase in any Pebble Beach Resort restaurant. The drive is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Since we were coming up from[...]
Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery Spencer We normally visit Southern California, so when we had to decide on a trip to use our Southwest flight vouchers with we decided to explore San Francisco to Big Sur spending 5-days exploring and enjoying everything both destinations. This itinerary is an exact replica of our 5-day, 5-night trip to San Francisco[...]
Big Sur is one of those places that should be on everyone's travel bucket list. While there are a lot of tourists, one still has a sense of peacefulness and solitude from the fast-paced chaos of the outside world. While on a recent trip to San Francisco, we visited Monterey for a couple of days and took a quick trip to Big Sur, California. Read on to see just how much you can fit into one[...]
Secluded Pirate's Cove in Malibu, California Point Dume State Beach Having been to California often to visit friends and family, I decided we should start making an effort to visit different beaches on each visit to add something new to our trips out west. One particular trip we decided to spend a day at Point Dume State Beach in Malibu, California. Point Dume State Beach is located n[...]