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Family Summer Vacation in Carmel and Monterey Bay!

Posted on August 11, 2025 | Filed Under: Reviews | Tags: Cafe Carmel, Carmel-by-Sea, GoCar Tours, Hofsas House Hotel, Monterey Bay | 16 Comments

Carmel Beach

This post was made possible by a collaboration with Hofsas House Hotel. I was hosted at their Carmel property in exchange for my honest review. I’ve been visiting the Carmel and Monterey Bay area since I was a little girl. I have an uncle who lives in Seaside, California and I have great memories of visiting his family with my parents. We would stay at my uncle’s house and then my dad would drive to Monterey so we could visit the aquarium. Oh, … [Read more...]

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