San Luis Obispo & the Vineyards of Paso Robles
Pismo to Carmel: One Taste at a Time – Part 2 Join us as we travel from Pismo Beach to Carmel-by-the-Sea tasting good food, wines and stopping at sights along the scenic coast of California!
I heard the words “this is really livin’” for the first time in Carmel-by-the-Sea, uttered by my brother-in-law during dinner at a local restaurant there. Remembering that occasion, they seemed so perfect to me. I will never forget them.
I fell in love with Carmel-by-the-Sea on my first visit. And when my wife-to-be visited Carmel with me, she fell in love with it, too. That is where we were married. The Blog Articles here on Really Livin’ are all about our adventures in and around Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. However, we also include stories of a few other beautiful and memorable places along the California coast.
Some of our greatest joys involve traveling, taking pictures of our travels, and writing about those things, so that we may share with others our thoughts about those travels and experiences… It’s all about the sights, the sounds, the smells, and the tastes of the places we visit.
We hope you enjoy Really Livin’ and have some memorable adventures of your own!
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Pismo to Carmel: One Taste at a Time – Part 2 Join us as we travel from Pismo Beach to Carmel-by-the-Sea tasting good food, wines and stopping at sights along the scenic coast of California!
Part I of the Series – Pismo to Carmel: One Taste at a Time Much like the “one cannot appreciate the true value of a sunrise until one has waited in darkness” philosophy, there is
Heading back to Atherton from Sonoma after some wine tasting there, I decided that we should take advantage of the opportunity to make a stop in another of my very favorite locations along the coast:
Since the day we met – when our high school principal (we both taught science) introduced Yvonne to me – and we first shook hands, it was like an electric shock. We both knew that
It was a perfect day to embark on a little tasting exploration, so we headed east, along Carmel Valley Road, toward the village of Carmel Valley. Our chosen destinations were three wine tasting rooms there:
I first learned about Carmel from my mother. She told me she spent a lot of time on the west coast of California during the WWII years, waiting for my father to return from the
Leaving Santa Barbara, we followed Route 101 back south. Today, the highway was a bit
Part 3 of the Series: Wines of Santa Barbara Leaving Curtis Winery, we followed Zaca
Part 2 of the Series: Wines of Santa Barbara In this article, we’ll get settled
Part 1 of the Series: Wines of Santa Barbara I return to California fairly often,
About Carmel, California Names of artists and celebrities such as
Del Monte Shopping Center Del Monte Center, situated in the
We launched this website in 2004 after getting married on a beautiful bluff just south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, on the patio of a small restaurant called Rocky Point. Since that time, we have returned to the West Coast as often as time and funds would allow, always seeking new restaurants, wineries, beaches, unforgettable memories…“