Flashback Friday: Laguna Beach Father’s Day 2014

I grew up and went to high school in Orange County, CA. This county is just south of Los Angeles County. Laguna Beach is in Orange County and it is where I currently live when I am not living in NYC. For Father’s Day this year I was with my family and grandfather, not my father for reasons I won’t go into. My grandfather is a father to me so it is only appropriate that I spent Father’s Day with him.

So let me tell you a little bit about Laguna Beach. When I was younger they made a reality TV show called Laguna Beach based off some teenagers who went to Laguna Beach High School. It was on MTV and had a few seasons before the kids graduated.  Some of you know of this show or even watched it. It basically got Laguna Beach famous, or identifiable to those who have never heard of this small beach town. Whenever I say I am from Laguna Beach people usually ask me about the TV show, and if I know or like anyone who was in it.  I don’t, they are older than me. Laguna Beach is a really beautiful beach town that never seems to change. It’s the home of many art galleries, the Sawdust Festival, and the Pageants of the Masters (live art), which I performed as cast member one summer. It’s a town that mixes the old with the new on a rocky, picturesque coastline, with a lot of surfers and sun.

This is main beach. 

It is located in downtown Laguna. Downtown Laguna has a lot of surf shops, bikini and souvenir shops along with some unique dining venues.  If you ever visit, I would recommend dinning at 230 Forest Café, Nicks Laguna or Carmelita’s. Downtown is the only place to go out at night in Laguna Beach because there are a few bars, everywhere else in Laguna is quiet at night. In the summer it is always packed, a lot of tourists come here for some beach time. Pacific Coast Highway runs right along all of Laguna and is a beautiful scenic drive.

I live in south Laguna Beach, which is closer to surrounding cities in Orange County such as San Clemente (another beach town), Laguna Niguel (inland more) and Dana Point (also on the beach). South Orange County is a beautiful place and if any of you reading this ever get the opportunity to visit, you will not regret it. Laguna is where I spent my Father’s day and it was lovely.