Every American who has fantasized about living on a Mediterranean island can relax. There's a place much closer to home where you can enjoy the mild climate without changing currency or learning another language. read more
I haven't personally lived on Catalina Island but I visited there a lot about 20 years ago when I dated someone who lived there. So my comments are applicable to that time. He was a single father raising 3 daughters. read more
About 3,500 people live on Catalina full time but during the summer months this number fluctuates to about double that number, or more. Avalon is approximately 1.5 square miles in area and the major mode of transportation is golf cart. read more
Santa Catalina Island, some 20 miles off the Southern California mainland, has attracted visitors for decades. Many are day-trippers who spend a few hours, then board a return ferry or cruise ship. But it's possible to live on Catalina, which generally means residing in Avalon, a town that occupies less than 3 percent of the 70-square-mile island. read more