I spent last weekend at home in Sacramento, and it was simply glorious. I booked the ticket as a sort of belated Mom's birthday slash early Mother's Day present: essentially, a trip home to hang out with my parents and their dog. Even though I was...
One of the things that I really truly believe is that you don't need to go far away to have an excellent travel experience: just the act of escaping from the everyday can be refreshing in itself. And that's why I'm such a huge proponent for quick...
It's no secret that Connecticut is one of my favorite weekend destinations from New York City: an easy two-hour drive, and suddenly, you're surrounded by fresh air and open skies and delicious seafood and small town living. We opted for a seaside...
Malibu is one of those words that evokes a certain image: even though I'd never been there before, I've always imagined it as gorgeous, ritzy, upscale, beachy. It's often name-dropped in celebrity gossip mags: a place of glass-walled, beachfront,...
One of my favorite things we did on our visit to Los Angeles was rent bikes on a sunny afternoon: we visited the (unexpected and wonderful) Venice Canals, grabbed coffee at the uber-cool TOMS Store on Abbot Kinney, took a little wander through the...