Tag Archives: Big Sur

The Sunday Traveler ~ A Quick Shot in Big Sur

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Angeline M

A peaceful view of the Pacific at Big Sur from the vantage point of Nepenthe. A traveler can sit here for hours lost in meditation.  At some point during travel, it becomes absolutely necessary to stop; just stop, and really … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge~Cover Art

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Angeline M

If a zen magazine should call and request a cover photo for an issue on finding zen in the garden, I would send them this one. Photo taken at Nepenthe, Big Sur, California. The Weekly Photo Challenge has more entries here. … Continue reading →

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The Letter N

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Angeline M

Nepenthe. A restaurant located in Big Sur, California 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean.  The original land was owned by Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth who sold it to the Fassett family in whose hands it has stayed since 1947. … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: On Display

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Angeline M

A visit to Nepenthe’s gift shop in Big Sur was quite a treat; here are a few of the items for sale on display on their outdoor patio Thanks to Ailsa for this week’s challenge http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/10/12/travel-theme-on-display/

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Peaceful (Project 365, Day 46)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Angeline M

Looking down at the Pacific.  The view from Nepenthe; Big Sur, California Photo by Angeline M

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One Day

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Angeline M

Prompt #9: One Day, from BootsnAll 30 Days of Indie Travel Project Travel helps us better appreciate the present moment instead of always looking to the next thing. Describe one perfect day you had while traveling this year. Where were you? … Continue reading →

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Travel Lessons

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Angeline M

Day 8 of  30 Days of Indie Travel Project from BootsnAll. Prompt #8: LOVE LEARNING Travel and learning go hand in hand. Travel teaches us not only about the world and the people in it, but also more about ourselves and our … Continue reading →

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A Final Farewell

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Angeline M

It was a weekend of tranquility, reflection, and peace.  A small group came together in the Big Sur, California area for a memorial service for a friend’s husband who had passed away several months ago. A thoughtful memorial in our friend’s … Continue reading →

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Right Brain, Left Brain

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Angeline M

I spent the last weekend in the Monterey, and Big Sur, California area.  Beautiful ocean vistas, mountains, vegetation, and sea life. I was in a state of Zen. I could have easily sat cross-legged on the beach and chanted “Ommmm”. I was that … Continue reading →

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Big Sur, Nepenthe

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Angeline M

Nepenthe, a restaurant along the Big Sur coastline, is a three-tiered property lush with vegetation, and a vista of the Pacific Ocean that borders on the mystical. The word, Nepenthe, first appears in Homer’s Odyssey, and figuratively means that which … Continue reading →

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