Monterey near Portola Hotel

Hearst Castle then onto Monterey

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August 29th 2012
Tuesday 29 August 2012 Today we leave Pismo Beach to drive to Hearst Castle and then onto Monterey. It took us an hour to drive to Hearst Castle in San Simeon. The estate was formally named “La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted Hill) but usually called “the ranch”. Hearst Castle was owned by Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and built between 1919 - 1947 by architect Julia Morgan. Med ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more