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One of the top rated highschools in the country. RLS’s pirates are hard working and scholastically adept. I have never been to such a competitive highschool. Between the kids cramming 5+ AP and honors classes and having a fantastic athletic program, stevenson is a prestigious school. As a result it is very liberal.
The cafeteria food is great (thought everyone there complains…the grass is always greener). Half of the student body boards and you will find students from all over the world. The school attracts a lot of asians.
The teachers are always willing to help and there is no uniform. The school has its own radio station.
The campus is nicer than most colleges. The relatively new student center is an amazingly nice place to relax, socialize, or do homework between classes.

Attended this school for 9 years. The campus is very nice. Small but nice.
K-8 is co-ed but the highschool is girls only. It’s also important to note that 9-12 is partially a boarding school. The lower school and upper school are technically connected but the only shared facilities are the gym, pool, library, and performing arts center.
The rules for the girls are strict and it is run by nuns. There is a required uniform for all grades.
The girl-guy ratio for the lower/middle school is unbalanced. There’s about 3 girls to every one guy. My grade had 8 boys and 23 girls.
Tuition is incredibly high but this school produces some extremely intelligent people.

One of the world’s most famous racetracks.
My dad has raced here countless times back in the day and I have been to laguna seca about a dozen times – I live not too far from it. There’s everything from formula one, to motocross, moto gp, a shooting range, downhill mountain biking, bmx, to skip barber’s racing class. Due to its dustiness and variations of altitude, it’s a bit of a pain to walk around.

Certainly one of the most beautiful places in the world, Big Sur is a scenic masterpiece.
Unless you know the local spots, however, your sigh-seeing will be mostly confined to the guardrails of Highway 1. There are wonderful places to go here with tight, windy, hidden roads taking you down to fantastic beaches and restaurants.
Most people spend their time at Nepenthe because it is one of the better restaurants but mainly because it’s one of the few places you can actually FIND.
Gas up and be prepared to be amazed. If it’s foggy, come back the next day – its worth it.

Carmel is great. From overpriced stores selling worthless trinkets to a gorgeous beach to frolic with your dog, Carmel is a tourist’s dream. Between the plaza and ocean ave, there are enough stores packed tightly together to spend a full day in. The dining is fantastic. My personal favorites are Casanova’s, Il Fornaio, and the Cypress Inn.
Regarded as one of the most dog-friendly cities in the world, the locals of Carmel practically speak dog. Only they do it in a high-pitched squealing generally consisting of “who’s a good boy” and “how is mommy’s little baby”. If you bring your dog here, expect it to be fondled and petted by strangers until its fur falls off.
Watch for 70-year old millionaire’s wives driving their enormous mercedes and bentleys around at break-neck speed and running every stop imaginable. Seriously…don’t always expect people to be patient and let you walk in front of their cars at crosswalks. The locals can either be extremely friendly and nice or unbelievably snobby.
An Ideal day would consist of browsing stores, having a sandwitch or warm meat purchased from Nielsen’s Market in Devendorf Park, looking at art, lying on the beach, then eating out at a great restaurant.
The sidewalks are a little uneven in places so watch your step and there are no commercial chain restaurants here…so don’t expect to go walking around with a McGriddles and fries hanging out your mouth.

The Wharf, featuring that brisk, chilly Monterey breeze along with the smell of dead fish and seagull poo. If you want cream of the crop seafood, this is the place to go. Straight off the boats and onto your plate, the small, humble restaurants here are eager to serve you.
The barking of sea lions and constant complaints from seagulls will fill your ears. The views of boats, other piers, and monterey bay in general are beautiful. The setting is bustling in a small-town way. It almost feels like how Monterey originally was Decades ago.
The ice cream shop there has gone downhill but their clam chowder has not.
The Wharf is located along a bike trail I strongly recommend visitors walk/ride on. It starts from Robert’s lake (near Embassy Suites in Seaside) and goes as far as the Asilomar past Lover’s Point.

One of the best valued restaurants in the area, Il Fornaio features excellent italian food, a large bar, a fun rotunda to lounge in, and a coffee shop in the back. For the price, I can think of no better place. Excluding drinks, it usually comes to ~$35-45 but you still get a fantastic setting and great service. Their bread is amazing – always fresh.
This place has been around for a while and there’s a great variety of people at the bar – from young professionals to retired seniors.
You can rent out the rotunda in the back for a private party which is a great thing to do.
Personally I think it’s one of the top 3 restaurants in Carmel.

Not far from where I live, I have spent many a childhood day at this park. It was once one of the most dangerous parks I have ever known – the large jump off the tail of the “airplane”, the spinning wing you had to jump onto at the right time or you would plummet to the ground, the loose rope bridge with low and flimsy hand railings, the train with nothing to hold onto if you slipped off, etc. It made the park more of an adventure.
Now, it has been childproofed and is held to the ridiculous safety standards that all things seem to be dumbed down to these days. Even so, the park is still fantastic and I couldn’t think of a better place to take the kids. The park is always full of other kids to play with and there’s a food stand nearby.
The train, rope bridge, maze, large slides, and dennis’ statue are classics.

Many small stores, a nightclub, the Aquarium, bars, restaurants, and a miniature golf course. The average tourist could spend about a full day here. It’s a fun place but there’s one particular bar that attracts the biker crowd so I would stay away from that one.
Cannery Row is located along a bike trail I strongly recommend visitors walk/ride on. It starts from Robert’s lake (near Embassy Suites in Seaside) and goes as far as the Asilomar past Lover’s Point.

Miniature is a good word to describe this place. I think my bathroom has comparable square footage. If there are more than 3 customers in this store at a time, I guarantee someone will be in your way or trying to get by you.
They do have some exotic imported candies which are worth checking out.