Since my parents moved to Pasadena, California in May of 2020, Nick and I have spent a good amount of time in SoCal this past year. In the past, I haven’t been a huge fan of Southern California but after a lot of time spent there this past year, I’ve… Read more
I’ve had a couple work projects happening in Southern California so when I had an install date in early August, I knew we should make it worth it and take a road trip. With COVID greatly hindering our movement, I’ve been trying to take advantage of seeing more of the… Read more
My parents recently moved to Southern California to the LA area and are getting settled into their new home in that part of the world. After living in Saudi Arabia and Hawaii, it’s been so much fun over the years to visit them in the various places they’ve lived. Going… Read more
One of the things that is often hard to gauge when planning travel is when it’s best to travel to certain places, what the weather will be like in different times of year and to plan a trip based on the kind of weather/atmosphere you enjoy. For instance, Nick and… Read more
Every year I like to look back at the past year, where I’ve been, what experiences I’ve had, what places made an impact on me. This year we did a lot of travel, both personally and professionally. We traveled near our home and explored some beautiful spots in Oregon, Washington… Read more
Travel is one of those things that each of us does a little differently. We all head to places that fit our lifestyles and personalities, we find hotels that meet our requirements which are all different and we all get to our destinations differently and on different budgets. And as… Read more
Our last day in LA, we wanted to spend some time seeing areas of Los Angeles that we haven’t seen in previous trips, one place of which was Santa Monica. Though I went numerous times as a child, Nick and I have not been there together and we wanted to… Read more
On a trip to Southern California for a quick weekend escape, we drove up the coast from LA to Santa Barbara, with stops along the way in Malibu and Ventura. I’d only ever been as far as Malibu and Nick had never made that drive along the Pacific Coast Highway,… Read more