Did you catch my last post about Joshua Tree? I showed off our desert digs at the Airbnb rental Dome in the Desert. It was our home base for our trip’s daily adventures like thrifting/antiquing, dinner at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, a drive out to 29 Palms, a sound bath at the Integratron, followed …
For my birthday last month, we escaped LA for a bit and spent some time relaxing in the California desert. It was a nice couple of days full of Joshua trees, geodesic domes, cake, sound baths, and one giant rock. Our desert digs was an Airbnb stay at the Dome in the Desert, an adorable little renovated geodesic …
The Mister and I were invited to a wedding in the middle of Indiana and since we’d already driven through Indiana before and there was nothing to do, I refused to simply go to Indiana. So we tacked some time onto the trip with a few days in Nashville (you can check out my Nashville city guides, …
If you caught last week’s blog post on Salvation Mountain and the Salton Sea, you’ll know that I love to go exploring, even if it’s just a single 1-day road trip to somewhere near Los Angeles. So today I’ve rounded up five of my favorite weekend road trips that you can take from Los Angeles. But …
If you’ve visited my blog before you are probably well aware that the Mister and I love to travel and we especially love road trips! Whether it is a 40-day trip across country and back, or a single day road trip out to the folk art installation of Salvation Mountain and the apocalyptic desert area surrounding …
Did you check out Part 1 of my Nashville City Guide? It includes tips for where to stay, where to eat, and where to shop. And below I’m sharing my tips on What to Do and What to Hear including making your own letterpress print at the Hatch Show Print tour and your own record …
The Mister and I loved Nashville so much during our cross country road trip, we decided to visit the city a second time during a Mid-West trip for a friend’s wedding. We hit up several of our first-time visit favorites including the Grand Ole Opry, Robert’s Western World, and Hatch Show Print, but also made …
Note: A little over 2 years ago I published my first blog post: a Donut Crawl to all of the “Big Donut” donut shops in the Los Angeles area (plus a drive-thru donut), followed up by a blind taste test. The post is now buried in the archives, and thank god because the photos are …
A few weeks ago, the Mister and I drove down to Carlsbad so I could go see the Flower Fields! And wow were they gorgeous! Ranunculas everywhere! And then afterward, we drove up to Mission San Juan Capistrano to see the Jewel Mission of California! The Flower Fields are open for a few more weeks, …
My Weekend in Solvang Travel Guide has been updated in 2022 and now lives on my new blog, Golden State Getaways. Please be sure to check it out over there to learn where to stay, where to eat in Solvang, as well as 30 Charming Things to Do in Solvang, California! And while you’re there, …