There are two types of brewed drinks that I am a particular fan of– the bean kind and the hops kind– and highway 101 has a fair share of both! So this blog post is going to venture away from Huell Howser’s guide map, as I customize it by adding some of my own stops […]
Tag: California
California’s Gold | Are You Confused Yet?
California is lucky enough to be home to not one but TWO gravity defying attractions; The Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz and Confusion Hill of Mendocino County.Although I live closer to The Mystery Spot, I grew up defying gravity on the side of “Old Highway 101” at Confusion Hill. This was always a prime spot to […]
California’s Gold
As a child, sitting in the car for eight hours on a road trip up Highway 101 was a pretty normal thing. My family made this pilgrimage annually to visit my grandparents that live in the last town before the Oregon state line, so I got pretty familiar with all the different cities and rest […]
City Chronicles | The Albany Bulb
Just off of Highway 80 in Albany you can find a retired construction debris landfill that is now a crumbling kingdom of art. Known as the Albany Bulb, this space is now a public park open to dog walkers, runners and those with an artistic soul searching for an fresh canvas. Sitting on the edge of […]
City Chronicles | Crown & Crumpet
After having lived in London where I cozied up in the corner of a cafe on the daily, my inner creature of habit went searching for another cafe to remind me of the home I once had. Funny enough, I found something similar to by British craving in Japantown. Crown & Crumpet is a charming, quaint […]
2014 Giants World Series Champions Parade
October means more than Halloween in the Bay Area; it is Orange October. With World Series Championships in 2010 and 2012, the San Francisco Giants made it an “Even 3” when they won against the Kansas City Royals on October 28th. As tradition goes, a parade was held in celebration, and it just so happened […]
Anaheim Adventures
Another trip, another post! It has been just under one month since I have returned from Colorado, but it feels more like a year. I’ve always known I love to travel and thrive from it but this just proves that my case of Wanderlust is growing more extreme and there’s only one cure for it… more […]
Gas Stations & Guard Rails | Disposable Camera Challenge Pt. 2
At some point in life everyone has to take a good ol’ American road trip, right? Well I can check that off the bucket list now! After spending the summer on opposite coasts, my best friend and I (accompanied by a mountain bike and disposable camera) crossed through five states to get her back to Colorado […]
World Watching 