California Coast: Santa Maria, Pismo Beach — Eat. Travel. Go.
Life can be busy. Unexpected things come up, and we tend to forget about taking time for ourselves. So, when family or business commitments take me to an area out of Los Angeles, I often tack on an extra day or two to unwind and experience of the local sites. When my commitments are up the coast from LA…that’s even better. The entire California coast is peppered with amazing destinations.
My husband (photographer Richard Bilow), and I have been gathering info for upcoming articles as part of an ongoing series about the California coast. See my article — “Unplug with Wine & Wildflowers” about wine tasting, and dining in Paso Robles, and Richard’s article — “Chasing the Super Bloom” featuring the flowers and trails of Carrizo Plains National Monument in Santa Margarita, both located on the Stories section of ETG.
We were scheduled to be in Santa Maria in June (2019), so we decided to check out the area as part of our California Coastal Series. We also booked another couple of days at Pismo Beach to relax by the shore.
We enjoyed a relaxing stay at the Radisson Hotel Santa Maria. I had a chance to visit the rooms that a few…