Beach Magazine: Destinations issue (June 2013)
On the cover: Easy Reader’s Chelsea Sektnan travels back to a simpler time to commune with nature.
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Destination Bliss: Carmel by the Sea -
Greek meets Texan in So Cal wine country
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Destination Bliss: Carmel by the Sea
Destination weddings allow wedding couples and their guests to escape the trappings of daily life during the days leading up to the most magical of all days.
Greek meets Texan in So Cal wine country
Manhattan Beach’s Petros opens a new restaurant at Fess Parker Inn
A faded Texas flag flies over the Fess Parker Inn in Los Olivos, a wine lovers destination east of Santa Barbara.
Barfly in Brittany
Even in this day and age, the French respect the two hour shutdown of their country so everyone can enjoy a leisurely lunch
J’habite entre le Brie et le Chateaubriand dans la vallee de la Loire.
Shanghai Dreams: A Day in the Life, 08.01.11
Jonsi wakes me up. It’s a pleasant change from the cheesy alarm ring tones on my ancient Nokia mobile, which was stolen yesterday — a dull Sunday afternoon at a Coffee Bean.
Slowing down in Big Sur
My fiancé John and I spent our first engagement anniversary up in Big Sur, a place that I believe to be the most beautiful part of California.
Paddling with Icebergs in Seward, Alaska
by Dave Shivley
Reprinted with permission from SUP magazine (SUPtheMag.com)
Editor’s note: Pam Sousa grew up on 16th Street walkstreet in Hermosa Beach surfing, playing volleyball and paddling with the Lanakila Outrigger Club.
Forty years of Sophisticated Snooping: Manhattan Beach home tour opens interesting doors
A year ago, Debbie Walmer was pretty sure she’d just helped organize the best home tour in the 39 year history of “Sophisticated Snoop.” The tour was so varied and featured such consistently fascinating homes that it seemed like an apex of a sort for the cherished event, in which local homeowners open their doors for a weekend that serves both to satisfy local architectural curiosity and raise money for American Martyrs school.
LA County Lifeguard Coral Kemp keeps covered, competitive in Tiem swim suits
Photos by Pete Henze (PeteHenze@Gmail.com)
Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard Tandis Morgan used to bring two suits to the beach.
The Hermosa Beach Art Walk
“The Hermosa Beach Art Walk will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year with 100 fine artists displaying their work,” says Ken Klade, who’s been nudging the event along since it first began.
Picnic with Shakespeare: theater at the beach
Shakespeare by the Sea is presenting two professionally-crafted works of William Shakespeare in 21 parks around Southern California.
4th of July off to a running start
Hours before grills are heated and sites picked out to view displays of fireworks, thousands of participants begin their Independence Day festivities by completing a 3.1-mile course on the streets of Redondo Beach.
Summer Concerts, from piers to parks
The term “Sunday Funday” is used widely in the South Bay social circuits, often referring to day-drinking, bar-hopping, and general debauchery. Fortunately, Allen Sanford of Saint Rocke took it upon himself four years ago to rescue the Hermosa Summer Concerts on the Beach from oblivion, thus creating a cure for the common Sunday Funday.
Explore nature at Hopkins Wilderness Park
Local camping enthusiasts and nature lovers don’t have to travel far to find an authentic wildlife community.