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19 Reasons to take the Asilomar Weekend off your Bucket List!

1. The weather in the Fall is terrible.

Fall Evening at Asilomar

2. The coastline is uninteresting and somewhat blah.

The Lone Cypress

3. The architecture is largely hit and miss.

Merrill Hall, Asilomar

4. And what little there is, really hasn't lasted.

5. There is no wildlife to see.

Deer at Asilomar

6. Really, there's no interesting wildlife at all to see here.

Birds, Asilomar State Beach

7. There are no buildings that are over 200 years old.

Carmel Mission, Carmel

8. Or of cultural significance.

Colton Hall, Monterey, completed in 1849

9. Nearby towns are simply bland.

San Francisco

10. There is nothing for Scottish Country Dancers here.

11. The local music scene is drab and uninteresting.

Reel of Seven playing Asilomar

12.The local wine scene isn't worth trying.

Carmel Valley Vineyards

13. There are no opportunities to stay in charming historic buildings.

Asilomar historic lodge

14. There are no unique dress codes or traditions.

Masked Dancer at the Asilomar Saturday night Ball

15. The locals can leave a lot to be desired.

Dancers at Asilomar State Beach

16. There's no chance of dance in a historic landmark.

17. No coastline or beaches to explore.

18. You won't encounter here anything of world box office fame.

Clint Eastood at Mission Ranch

19. Or have a chance to meet up with friends.

No, really! Asilomar is really not the place to visit if you are a Scottish Country dancer.

With thanks to Donna Mackay, BuzzFeed for the concept & idea.

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