Central Coast is blessed with a Mediterranean-like weather. Gardeners love the warm summers, milder winters, and blissful intervals between. Even paradise can have its quirks. You can easily turn greens that were once vibrant into browns by letting the droughts continue. Make sure you’re on ...
“Since we’re a floater, our decks were lined with water and gasoline cans. I had a pirate plan, which was open a gas can, throw it at them, and shoot the flare gun, lighting them on fire.” It was when they came within range, the flare gun cocked, that the blue lights on th...
So still lies the ocean–to hear the beat Of its Great Gulf artery off the coast, And to bask in its tropic heat. In my neighbor’s windows the gas-lights flare, As the dancers swing in a waltz of Strauss; And I wonder now could I fit that air To the song of this sad old hou...
turning onto the coast road, driving the curving narrow road over the bridges over the rivers that bisect the county, trickling and then flowing from the mountains down to the sea. I pulled up to my whale watch point just before sunset to have a look to see if there were any about. Th...
The real bar that inspired the series was originally called the Bull & Finch, but was eventually renamed Cheers Beacon Hill. It’s still open today, serving burgers and beer to fans. Michigan: Pol Veterinary Services John McCormick // Shutterstock Michigan: Pol Veterinary Services The long-...
East Coker is a place that has mostly won the battle to preserve its rural charms, mainly due to the Eliot connection, and has few modern buildings or street lights. Visitors come to see the deep lanes, the open fields, the houses of grey stone and the hollyhocks that aim too high. It...