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Horse Drawn Carriage Rides on Beaches ...
From the village that brings Californians the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade on December 14-18, 2011 and daily trips to Catalina Island via Catalina Flyer, last night I experienced something I thought I would never see--horse drawn carriage rides offered free. Anyone who wanted to celebrate the holidays in Balboa Village, part of the City of Newport Beach was invited to attend the new holiday event launched this year. The Balboa Village Business Improvement District hosted a holiday tree lighting with a tree and menorah, Santa visits, Christmas ...
Crystal Cove State Park is Picture Per...
Crystal Cove State Beach makes for fantastic Christmas card scenes. Each year a plein air contest is held in which artists show up and paint scenes suitable for placing on holiday cards. The best image gets selected and placed on the card that is sold to the public.It is part of an annual tradition in which volunteers come out to decorate a holiday tree on this sandy beach located between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. The tree creates a festive, holiday atmosphere for tourists who stay at the old-fashioned cottages ...
Michelin-Starred Tamarind of London Ar...
Indian cuisine fans have sampled some pretty good fare around the Southland, but after daily doses, it can begin to feel like fast food that becomes too predictable. That explains why the arrival of Tamarind of London, an elegantly casual restaurant near the beaches of Crystal Cove on the Newport Coast, will become the rage--guaranteed. Moghul cuisine will feature fish, meat and game cooked in the authentic tandoor oven style of North West India. Executive Chef Alfred Prasad, the youngest Indian chef to ever receive a Michelin star, applies ...
Newport Pier is One of the Reasons to ...
Newport Pier is NOT the biggest, longest, most sophisticated or sleekest pier in California. It ranks as the 12th longest pier (over the ocean) in California, extending into the Pacific by 1,322 feet.
The pier does rank as one of the oldest California piers, established in 1891 at the same time the Dory Fishermen fleet at the base of the pier began their trade. The professional anglers take their modest dory boats out to fish the Pacific, departing from the beach in the middle of the night (around ...
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