Big Sur News

Break away from desk life this Memorial Day weekend for Big Sur, a tangle of mountain and forests on the Northern California coastline.

Over the past six months, I fulfilled three long-term goals: to retire early, to move full-time to Cambria and to travel around the world.

If Congress sees fit, you could soon be accompanied by your dog or cat on Amtrak, adding adorability to the increasingly popular national rail service.

I met my dear friend Kate Bosworth in 2007, when I was a newbie at Vogue and she was a freshly minted highfashion plate.

May 20, 2013: The St. Regis San Francisco and The St. Regis Monarch Beach, two of California's premier addresses for exceptional luxury, are thrilled to debut The Pacific Grand Tour Aficionado Package offering discerning guests the rare opportunity to drive a Bentley along California's iconic Pacific Coast Highway.

The Hangover star Justin Bartha is engaged, according to U.S. reports. The actor, 34, proposed to fitness trainer Lia Smith while on vacation in Big Sur, California in early May, and she said yes.

Have you ever wondered where all the young people in Carmel are? They can't all be off at college, right? I found them.

Which is kinda cool. When they started to try to clone the Tour De France in California, one of the obvious stages was going down Highway 1 through Big Sur, ending in downtown SLO , but the route's slopes are steep and the road's condition crappy so it was ultimately dropped and the Tour of Cal became as remote as the Tour de Fra.

Must be nice to be Sean Parker. While his Greenwich Village townhouse is being renovated, Parker and fiancA©e Alexandra Lenas have been living at New York's famed Plaza Hotel.

I pride myself on uncovering hidden travel gems in California and was thrilled to stumble upon the newly unveiled " Discovery Route " which spans 101 miles of pristine coastline and encompasses ten diverse destinations along the way.

It can said that the music on The Beach Boys Holland album saunters. There are even times when it seems it's searching.

A five-hour car trip is nothing to Southern Californians. For some, it's just their daily commute; for others it's a trip to Las Vegas with a few pit stops on the way.

Many pets rescued in a recent hoarding case in Monterey are available for adoption, the SPCA for Monterey County announced Friday.

For May, Arcata Artisans Cooperative is featuring work by jeweler Alex Connell, serigrapher John Wesa and photographer Jim Lowry.

Joshua Kannon Claypole, 20, of Big Sur, is seen pleading not guilty in court the day before his suicide attempt in jail.

As mentioned , the closing night concert of the Big Sur Brooklyn Bridge Festival is happening May 19 at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Phillip Glass , Van Dyke Parks and Friends .

Cyclists will stop in Malibu during a 500-mile ride from Monterey to San Diego as part of a fundraiser to support education in Uganda later this month.

As the manhunt for theft suspect Dimitri Storm enters its second month, law enforcement officials have expressed mounting frustration with trying to catch a man whom they describe as "living hand-to-mouth committing crimes." At a May 2 press conference, Chief Deputy Jim Hart of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said that while Storm is wanted ... (more)

After months of speculation, it appears Kim Kardashian and Kanye West plan to wed following the upcoming birth of their daughter.

With the successful release of the film Big Sur at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, film buffs in San Francisco were eager with electric anticipation for their chance to witness Big Sur .