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We were going to spend a fair amount of time in the car during the trip. We would also have a lot of stuff including our luggage, our golf bags and the golf bag travel cases. We were definitely looking to save money here. Minivans are normally fairly pricey and it isn't uncommon for them… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Car Rental Planning
By this time we had already booked the stay at Pebble Beach and the three courses we were going to play there. The Pebble Beach portion was at the end of our trip and we would first play Pebble Beach on a mid-morning tee time to allow us plenty of time to warm up and… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014: Golf Planning
The morning of our last full day would be spent playing golf at the Links at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach. We would then need to head towards the San Francisco area near the airport so we could catch our early morning flight the next day. We were looking for a convenient place to stay… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (final night San Francisco Area)
After booking the two nights in the San Francisco area to start the trip, we needed a place for the next two nights before our stay at the Inn at Spanish Bay was to begin. We were still on the "budget" portion of our trip so we needed to find a place that was reasonably… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (Monterey Area)
The flights were set down and we had 4 nights to fill before our first night at the Inn at Spanish Bay. We were looking for something inexpensive and centrally located in the Bay Area for the first two nights and then we would drive south and stay in the Monterey area, just outside Pebble… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (San Francisco Area)
I have had the American Airlines AAdvantage MasterCard since the early 2000's when I was traveling frequently for work. At the time of this trip I had about 80,000 miles sitting in my account to use towards getting everyone out to the west coast. It was only enough for 3 saver level tickets (25K miles… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Flight Planning
Pebble Beach is a big place. It's made up of several resorts that are privately owned by a trust. In addition to the headline Pebble Beach golf course there are three other courses, including the famed Spyglass Hill course. In order to secure a tee time for any of those courses more than 24 hours… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (at Pebble Beach)
Note: From time to time I will highlight a significant trip we went on in the past as a "throwback trip". The first of these trips is from 2014 to play golf at Pebble Beach. There will be a series of posts highlighting the planning aspects of the trip, daily diary posts detailing the actual… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Planning
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