Named by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the Pacific Ocean occupies about one third of the earth's surface.  Its eastern shore has undoubtedly changed extensively since Vasco Nunez de Balboa first sighted it in the early 1500's.  On the eastern shore lies the Golden State of California. And  there, as any explorer will attest, countless treasures await to be discovered...

 

 

 

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bullet CFP Studio/Craig Ferre Photography has just been added to the Santa Monica page! 
Craig Ferre Photography has been serving Culver City and the West Los Angeles area for over 20 years. They have created a comfortable, yet professional home studio that features a full service photography studio as well as our own outdoor portrait area. (5/20)
bullet Sausalito
My last visit to Sausalito was many years ago when my sister brought my mother and me there one sunny day to enjoy an incredible breakfast followed by some shopping.  Consisting of some indescribably delicious Eggs Benedict at a marvelous hotel called the Miramar, up on the hill and overlooking the bay, it was a scene almost right out of a movie... Read more (4/14)

Featured Coastal Destination


View of Pebble Beach from Scenic Drive

Names of artists and celebrities such as Ansel Adams, Jack London, Clint Eastwood, Doris Day, or John Madden have always been synonymous with Carmel.  But the charm of this exquisitely perfect coastal town goes far beyond the ability to recite the names of its famous -- although not-often-in-residence -- occupants.  Things like neon signs, billboards and hot-dog stands are prohibited in Carmel; dogs themselves are welcome everywhere.  At last count there were more restaurants than Carter has pills, each with a personality so inviting that I find it difficult to stop at less than two -- per day --  whenever I visit.  There are almost as many art galleries, and I have lost count of the number of little shops offering everything from T-Shirts to T-Bone steaks and everything in between.  Read more

 

 

 


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