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Walk out of the Capistrano Depot on a Saturday morning, cross the tracks, and the air does something you do not feel in most Orange County downtowns. It smells like wood smoke from a brick patio. A pastry case glows behind a window at Hidden House. A family on bikes coasts down Los Rios Street past
Is Laguna Beach Really "Tourist-Choked"? A Year in the Life of a Year-Round Resident
Is Laguna Beach too touristy to live in year-round? No, but the answer deserves an honest version. Laguna Beach has a real tourist season concentrated on roughly a dozen summer weekends and event days, and a much longer off-season that most relocating buyers never see before they decide. Living in
You Don't Have to Surf to Live in San Clemente: 6 Half-Truths Buyers Hear About This Beach Town
What are the most common San Clemente myths buyers should know about? Six San Clemente myths come up most often. That surfing is socially mandatory. That the south end is sketchy. That Talega is a different city. The train is constantly disruptive. That schools are overcrowded across the board. And
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