Gift ideas for visitors to the Monterey Bay area and those who're lucky enough to live in Monterey, Carmel or one of the surrounding towns:

Monterey Bay Whale Watch Gift Certificates -- Year-round trips to view whales and dolphins. Gifts can also include laminated marine mammal guides.

Gifts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium:

Monterey Bay Blues Festival Tickets
(June 25-27, 2010)

Carmel Bach Festival Tickets
(July 17-31, 2010)

Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets
(September 17-19, 2010)

Tickets for Christmas in the Adobes - Annual candlelit walking tours of historic Monterey and the adobes.

Admission Buttons for First Night Monterey - Family fun and community arts on New Year's Eve.

Pacific Repertory Theatre Tickets Upcoming shows for 2010 include: Crime and Punishment Apr 1-May 2 What the Butler Saw May 6-30 The Clean House June 10-July 3 Willie Wonka Aug. 19-Sept. 26 The Country Wife Sept. 2-Oct. 17 Twelfth Night Oct. 1-17 and more....

Pebble Beach Golf Course Photo Cards and Prints - Greeting cards and prints featuring the greens at Pebble Beach.


Photo Mousepads - Including Monarch Butterflies, flowers, and scenic photos, by Miriam Grebe.

Anita Alan's book:

Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy

A few of John Steinbeck's books about the area:

	Cannery Row
	Sweet Thursday
	East of Eden
	Pastures of Heaven

Book by Thomas Steinbeck (son of John Steinbeck):

Valentine Gift Ideas

Original Valentine Songs - Song Legacy has a selection of original Valentine songs for MP3 downloads. They also offer personalized romantic and Valentine songs, based on your answers to a questionnaire about your own love story. Learn more at SongLegacy.com.

Love Songs For Guitar - A collection of love songs including "Somewhere My Love", "Song of India" and many others, performed by world-class guitarist Terrence Farrell. His other albums, including Till There Was You, would also be a great choice for a romantic Valentine gift.

Gift ideas for anyone, anywhere:

Gift photo cards and prints by Miriam Grebe


Everything for the long-board surfer -- books, videos, CD's, collectibles


Classical and Jazz Guitar CD's and DVD's by Terrence Farrell

Customized Songs - Song Legacy offers a range of products from fully personalized songs to inexpensive MP3 downloads of songs for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and other occasions, with beautifully illustrated lyric sheets and CD covers. Many new original songs for MP3 downloads have been added recently.

Love Slipped Out The Door CD featuring original jazz, torch and blues songs by Andrea Carter

Monterey Christmas Cards - many of these cards feature the colorful Christmas angel decorations displayed in Monterey, California during the Christmas season. The other cards include Christmas decorations and winter scenes of Yosemite.

Gift Membership in the Smithsonian Institution (includes subscription to Smithsonian Magazine)

Gifts n Ideas - A wide variety of gifts, with delivery to more than 25 countries

Unique Gifts - At ShinyShack you can find a whole range of birthday gifts, presents and cards for birthdays and special occasions.

Mother's Day Songs -- For a unique Mother's Day gift, Custom Mother's Day Songs offers $9.99 MP3 downloads of original Mother's Day songs with illustrated lyric sheets and CD cover images. Custom Mother's Day Songs also has a Mother's Day Links page with additional suggestions for Mother's Day gifts.

Mother's Day Gift Guide from Barnes & Noble

Books:

Fixer - New novel by Ed Brodow. A tale of a fearless politician who overcomes poverty, a crippling bout with polio, and rampant anti-Semitism to become the admired Robin Hood of Depression-Era New York.

The Larry Wilde Treasury of Laughter and other books by Larry Wilde

French or Foe? and Savoir Flair! by Polly Platt - Guides for foreigners visiting France


Fibonacci Fun: Fascinating Activities with Intriguing Numbers

Imaginative Gifts for children:

Puppets from the Puppet Super Store

Gifts from the Exploratorium: Science kits, educational toys, puzzles, and more

The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California - Online purchase of tickets and gifts including scientific toys and games.