Out and About/Carmel CruisingEach issue of The Voice contains a Page 3 column called Out and About. From time to time it talks about Carmel Cruising in which we compare living and visiting Carmel-by-the-Sea with taking a cruise. In fact, cruise ships come into Monterey Bay and thousands of people flock to our Village to explore and shop in one of the most amazing places on the planet! We want to encourage our members to do the same as there are plenty of places to explore and world-class shopping and dining that many of us have never stepped foot in. Carmel Cruising has two parts. The first discusses the shopping, dining and entertainment aspects of cruising and how you can get the same experience in Carmel. The second presents Adventures of a Home Town Tourist so you can explore the Monterey Peninsula by taking walking and driving tours that present a vast amount of history, architecture and just plain beautiful scenery right in our own backyard. Over the past year CRA members Lynn Momboisse and Dale Byrne have developed a suite of VoiceMap Audio Tours and related travel blogs. If you are up to getting some exercise you can download the VoiceMap app and your choice of tours and go out and explore it with the voice-driven, GPS activated tour on your Apple or Android mobile phone. Otherwise, you can take a tour in blog format on your home computer. The blog versions of each tour tend to be more detailed and include one or more pictures for each stop. The VoiceMap versions are $4.99 online at www.voicemap.me, on Viator/Trip Advisor or you can stop by the Chamber Visitors Center in Carmel Plaza to get a discounted price of $3.99. The helpful VC volunteers will also assist you in downloading the free VoiceMap App and tours and giving you some pointers. We think you will find these tours to be a great way to get acquainted first-hand with our community. For instructions on how to install the VoiceMap app and download the tours click here. The inventory of our current tours and blogs follow. Check back for updates as more walking and driving tours are planned. VoiceMap GPS Audio ToursCarmel-by-the-Sea Fairy Tale House Walking TourCarmel-by-the-Sea Off the Beaten Path Walking TourCarmel-by-the-Sea Scenic Road Walkway Walking TourCarmel-by-the-Sea in One Hour Walking TourCarmel-by-the-Sea Driving TourMonterey - California State Historic Park and Fisherman's Wharf Walking TourMonterey - California Historic Cannery Row and John Steinbeck Walking TourAdventures of a Home Town Tourist Blog ToursOcean Avenue - Behind the Front Window Walking TourOff-the-Beaten-Path Walking TourFairy Tale House Walking TourScenic Road Walkway Walking TourDowntown Carmel-by-the-Sea in One Hour Walking TourMonterey - California State Historic Park and Fisherman's Wharf Walking TourMonterey - California Historic Cannery Row and John Steinbeck Walking Tour
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