Palihotel Westwood Review: Peek Inside This Los Angeles Boutique Hotel
Robin and I just came back from a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles and I FINALLY got to stay at a Palihotel! After stumbling upon the Palithotel Seattle while researching…
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Faery Falls: Must-Know Tips For Finding This Mount Shasta Waterfall
I stood under the rushing waters of Faery Falls, getting completely soaked & feeling so dang alive… After a whole day of driving and hiking, finding this magical waterfall hike…
14 Insanely Cool Joshua Tree Airbnbs For A Magical Weekend In The Desert
Joshua Tree Airbnbs have spoiled me. If there is any city in the world that you can point to and say “YAS, look, THIS is how to do an Airbnb…
Lassen Volcanic National Park: Things To Do In A Weekend + Massive Guide!
And there I stood looking into the crater of a dormant volcano. Later that day I cooled off in an alpine lake & roasted marshmallows under millions of twinkling stars.…
Vikingsholm Trail: Tips For Hiking To Lake Tahoe’s Castle on Emerald Bay
You can’t see it from the road above as you drive into Emerald Bay, but tucked on the shore & hidden among trees is the Vikingsholm Castle. This Scandinavia-style castle…
23 San Francisco Facts: Interesting, Wacky & Delightful Facts About The Fog City
Obviously I’m biased since I live here, but San Francisco is just so unbelievably cool. It’s like an onion – layers and layers to this city. At first glance, you…
15 Enchanting Flower Fields in California + Best Seasons To View Them
Sunflowers as tall as your head, purple lavender, red poppies, rainbow super blooms, white almond blossoms, curated Ranunculus flowers, pastel tulips… There are so many stunning flower fields in California…
My 13 Favorite Lake Tahoe Summer Activities (South + North)
Lake Tahoe in the summer is paradise. Everything is so colorful. The air smells amazing (like pine, sunscreen and campfire smoke) and the sunsets over the lake look more like…
Where To View Colorful San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds
I kept thinking: this isn’t real. I’m on Mars. From the distance, they just look like normal ponds in the middle of a field, but upon walking closer, the water…
McCloud Falls: Must-Know Hiking Tips & Huge Area Travel Guide
And so there I was, at the crack of dawn, floating in the pool below Middle McCloud Falls. Yes, it was freezing, but I also felt so insanely alive… McCloud…
Mezger Family Zinnia Patch: A Pay-It-Forward Flower Field Near Woodland
The thermometer read 94 degrees as we rolled up to the Mezger Family Zinnia Patch outside Woodland, California. There were a few people in the flower field picking blooms and…