Small Beach Town Is A Hidden Gem Near Hearst Castle By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Not every destination likes to be the center of attention. The queen of the dance. The one in the spotlight. Oh, it's okay for a Paris, a London, attention-seeking Los Angeles. But not for others. They are the shy ones, like the people who sit at the back of the … [Read more...]
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Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Cayucos, The California Beach Town That Time Forgot
Central CA Beach Remains Untouched By Development – For Now By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In Hermosa Beach, where I live, five out of 10 old beach houses along the beachfront path have been torn down and replaced by $10 million personality-less spec homes. A few blocks away the decades-old Mermaid bar is now a personality-less Slaters 50/50 … [Read more...]
On The Beach B&B Cayucos, CA: Great Accommodations Near Hearst Castle
Hotel Has Rooms With An Ocean View, Local Wines, Good Food & A Friendly Atmosphere By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The general manager likes to surf. The morning desk clerk likes to cook. The afternoon desk clerk likes to talk. And pour wine. On The Beach B&B in Cayucos, CA, along the Central California Coast in San Luis Obispo … [Read more...]
5 Things That Make Road Trips Memorable
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Saw an interesting question on the travel Twitter chat #RoadTripChat. It was "what makes road trips memorable?" I replied that several things make road trips memorable and then thought "hey that would make for a great blog post." There were many factors to consider but here I have the five biggest things that make road trips … [Read more...]
Hearst Castle Reopening To Visitors On May 11, 2022 – Everything You Need To Know
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of the top coastal destinations for travelers in California, Hearst Castle, is re-opening to visitors on Wednesday, May 11. The former home of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, high on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Simeon (Central California), was closed during the pandemic and then also when rains … [Read more...]
Pacific Coast Highway Closed For Months South Of Big Sur
PCH Likely Won't Re-Open Until Summer Scenic Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most beautiful coastal drives in the world, will likely be closed through the spring to make repairs to the famous road. A large chunk of the road collapsed during heavy rains in late January. Currently, the road remains open from Carmel/Monterey thru Big Sur to about two miles south of … [Read more...]
10 Best Social Distancing Travel Destinations In The USA
Top Secluded Travel Spots For the CoVID-19 Era Traveler By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger One of these days, we're going to be getting back on airplanes, going on road trips and heading to travel destinations. Yet we're still going to have to keep our social distance. Well, in case you have forgotten, there are places where we used to love to … [Read more...]
The Travel Blogger: California’s Scenic US Highway 1 Subject To Winter Road Closures
Storms Could Cause Pacific Coast Highway To Shut Down Between Hearst Castle & Carmel By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Despite being recently re-opened between Hearst Castle and Carmel, scenic Pacific Coast Highway – the legendary Highway 1 along the California coastline – may still be shut down from time to time this winter. If Caltrans … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: A Great Press FAM Trip To Central California
Wine Tasting, Hearst Castle & Welcoming Cayacos By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The first thing I wanted to know about traveling to Cayacos, CA, was how to pronounce the darned place. After much inquiry from locals and failed attempts to learn it, I finally got it right. It's "Ki-YUK-us." Why I was there in the first place was because a … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: California’s Highway 1 Is Open & Here’s My 10 Top Stops
The Ultimate Road Trip Guide To Pacific Coast Highway By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger America's greatest scenic highway is back open after being closed for a year and half from a winter 2017 washout, and with that in mind, I wanted to provide you with my Top 10 things to see and do along this majestic stretch of road along the drop-dead-gorgeous … [Read more...]
Pacific Coast Highway 1 Open To Hearst Castle & Central California Coast Travel
How To Get To California Highway 1 Discovery Route, Big Sur And Carmel By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger While workers blast away at rock and sediment, tourists pile into buses and pose for selfies while touring Hearst Castle. The workers are fixing a massive landslide that has closed a part of California's Highway 1 – or Pacific Coast Highway – … [Read more...]
Where To Go Wine Tasting Along PCH Highway 1 Near Hearst Castle
Hearst Ranch Winery & Harmony Cellars Tasting Rooms Reviews On Pacific Coast Highway By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There's enough wine in this area to flood Hearst Castle, but you don't have to go to Paso Robles to enjoy it. There are wine tasting rooms along Highway 1 near the famous Central California landmark, each in unique locations … [Read more...]
Things To Do, Where To Stay And Places To Eat Around Hearst Castle
Where To Find Central California Highway 1 Scenery, Great Food, A Beautiful B&B And Wine Tasting By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Standing on one of the Mediterranean-style terraces at Hearst Castle, looking down at the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean and Central California coastline, it's tempting to wish you were an eagle so you could swoop down … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger’s Road Trip: Exploring The Central California Coast
Visiting And Exploring Hearst Castle, Wine Tasting & The Seaside Town Of Cayucos By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I knew immediately that I would like this place. After parking – for free – in a beach parking lot overlooking the Pacific Ocean and a pier, I turned around and noticed a building sporting an old boat with the words SCHOONER'S … [Read more...]
California Coastal Discovery Stewardship Celebration 2018 Events & Information
Get Close To Nature Along The CA Highway 1 Discovery Route From Morro Bay To San Simeon The spectacular Central California coastal cities are inviting people to take part in its Discovery Stewardship Celebration in 2018, which involves a number of nature-related events, including presentations on marine life with food and wine (Sharks After Dark in Avila Beach). The … [Read more...]
Driving Right Through The Ventura County Fire From Highway 101
Highway 101 Remained Opened Despite Visible Flames From Freeway Lanes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There were visible flames from the freeway lanes, smoke could be seen – and smelled – from 50 miles away and there was an eerie color to the sky that made the sun completely disappear in mid-afternoon. This is what it was like driving through the … [Read more...]
Next Trip For This Travel Blogger: Central California Coast & Hearst Castle
On The Road To The Highway One Discovery Route Destinations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is time to pack the bags again for another trip for this travel blogger. This time I'm not going to the airport but rather jumping in the car and driving up the California coast. I'm headed out from PubClub.com World Headquarters in Hermosa Beach … [Read more...]
Yeah Alabama; Loss Returns A Life To This Diehard Crimson Tide Fan
Bama Still Has Shot At College Football Playoffs; If Not This Year Then Next, Too By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football & Alabama Blogger What a relief! Sure, Alabama lost to Auburn in the Iron Bowl – the biggest punch in the gut a diehard Crimson Tide fan like me can receive in the regular season – but in a way I'm kind of glad. After all, I … [Read more...]