During a quick trip to Los Angeles my husband was staying at a hotel near LAX. With an afternoon to kill, he wanted to go to the beach but didn’t have a …
In 2022 my husband and I packed up our home outside of San Francisco where we had lived for almost 25 years. With new jobs and a hankering for fresh adventures, we …
Located near West Hollywood, Runyon Canyon Park is one of Los Angeles’ most popular hiking spots. Coming from Northern California – hiking nirvana, in my humble opinion – I wouldn’t call Runyon …
Cars and freeways are about as ingrained in Los Angeles culture as celebrities and beaches. But I’m here to tell you – as someone who not only lives in LA and takes …
From my home in Los Angeles, a recent weekend getaway to Santa Catalina Island felt like an exotic European beach vacation but without the 11-hour flight or the need to exchange money …
Go to any beach in LA and you’ll see it’s a hub of physical activity – from volleyball, surfing and yoga, to all manner and style of cruising the paved coastal trail …
When I started this blog many years ago it was to chronicle my travel adventures near and far, and for the most part that’s what it is. The subject of this post, …