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Journeys of Discovery: Pacifica, California—Highway 1 seaside paradise just 20 minutes from SFO

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published June 26, 2018 at 7:42 AM PDT
Pacifica on highway 1 just south of San Francisco is so close to the Bay Area that one can see both SFO and the town of Seaside from the window of an airplane
Thomas Wilmer

The seaside town of Pacifica, California is just 14 miles from San Francisco but it’s a world apart. Join Jamie Monozon, CEO of Pacifaca Chamber of Commerce for an insider’s look at the town's many attractions. 

It’s surfers' paradise—there’s even an annual International Doggie Surfing Championship. Pacifica is an artist enclave, a hikers' paradise; there's crab fishing on the pier, whale watching, dining in family-owned eateries: beachcombing and live music are all popular draws.

Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, California
Credit Pacifica Chamber of Commerce
Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, California

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Underwriting support provided by The Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer winner of the Lowell Thomas Award 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013
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Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer winner of the Lowell Thomas Award 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013
Underwriting support provided by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Credit Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Underwriting support provided by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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