A visitor's guide written by locals. Insider tips on the best restaurants, hotels, and things to do in Carmel, California.
This is the first in a series of articles written by first-year Monterey Institute of International Studies students for their Intensive English Program’s reading and writing course. They spent a day exploring a Carmel destination of their choice, and I’m honored to share our town through their eyes.
Rahma Al Ketbi – from the United Arab Emirates – wants to attend... 
My little sister Haley and our Minnesotan family tried a local favorite, Pavel’s Bakerei, on the last day of their California vacation. Turns out, it totally lived up to these raving Yelp reviews. After we visited, I gave them a little shout-out on Yelp:
“I live in Pacific Grove and had walked right past Pavel’s many times (in the afternoon, when smells weren’t wafting out…).... 
Welcome to our first local review, courtesy of contributing writer and recent MIIS grad, Tamatha Roman! Want us to feature your favorites? Send your Carmel stories and photos to Editor@hotelmarketingstrategies.com.
On a starry summer’s night, in the quiet Carmel woods, “Beetlejuice,” a la Michael Keaton, makes his revival on the big screen.
‘Tis a Wednesday at 8:45 p.m., far later than normal... 
You may have noticed a drop in posting frequency here, lately. This is almost entirely due to my new positions as Hotel Marketing Strategies editor and blogger for www.besthotelamenities.com.
The upshot? I’m opening this space up to everyone else who loves, visits, or works in Carmel.
Do you want to rave about your favorite restaurant? Promote your business/service (for free!)? Write a... 
Why does your dad deserve a trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea?
Maybe he gave the world’s best shoulder-rides, used songs and silliness to teach the times tables, taste-tested your first culinary experiments, explained philosophy and history on the way to swim practice, or forgave you for reverse-accelerating his Mustang into your grandma’s living room.
Dads are extraordinarily forgiving, but this is... 
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