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The Pros and Cons of Spending Christmas at the Hotel del Coronado

The Hotel del Coronado is a historic beachfront property in Coronado Island, California. Many of the wooden hotel buildings were constructed in 1888, and the…

Big Sur, Ragged Point Inn and Resort, Travel, California, Road Trip, Pacific Ocean Views

Big Sur California Travel

Photo Tour: Revisiting Ragged Point in Big Sur, California

Patricia September 28, 2018 No Comments big sur California Pacific Ocean Views Photo Tour Ragged Point Inn and Resort Road Trip Travel

If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that Andy and I spent the last night of our Honeymoon in Ragged Point/Big Sur, California.…

Sebastian's general store, restaurant, best hamburgers, San Simeon

California Cambria/San Simeon Food and Drink Travel

Discover Sebastian’s and Hearst Ranch Winery in San Simeon, California

Patricia September 24, 2018 3 Comments Best Burgers cambria Central Coast Food and Drink Hearst Ranch Winery Restaurant Road Trips San Simeon Sebastian's store Travel Wine

If you are looking for the best hamburgers on the Central Coast, savor the mouthwatering burgers at Sebastian’s, attached to Hearst Ranch Winery. Conveniently, the…

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Bicycle Misadventures in Cambria, California

Patricia August 6, 2018 2 Comments Bike Riding California cambria Misadventures Travel

This is a tale of a yellow bicycle, I not so affectionately named “El Diablo.” It all started in Cambria, California. I…

Cambria Beach Lodge, Sunset, Pacific Ocean, Summer, Cambria, California

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Visiting Cambria Beach Lodge on Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California

Patricia July 17, 2018 22 Comments California cambria Central Coast Hotel Moonstone Beach review Road Trip Travel

If you are looking for a hotel with thoughtful amenities, comfortable beds and a location across from Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California, book an ocean…

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Visiting Manzanar

Patricia June 20, 2018 10 Comments California concentration camp Educational Travel history internment camp Manzanar Road Trip Travel

Manzanar. You can’t visit it without being impacted in some way. It’s still a difficult place, even though many decades have passed. In fact, it…

Tecopa Hot Springs, California, Those Someday Goals, Desert, Road Trips

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A Journey Through California’s Tecopa Hot Springs

Patricia August 22, 2017 No Comments California Desert Desert Road Trips Tecopa Hot Springs Therapeutic Water Travel Wellness Travel

The air was warm and dry, even on a late afternoon in February, when Andy and I first traveled to California’s Tecopa Hot Springs. The…

Queen Mary, passport, Long Beach, California

California Long Beach Travel

Step Aboard The Queen Mary Hotel

Patricia August 7, 2017 No Comments California Food and Drink Hotels Long Beach Luxury Road Trips The Queen Mary Hotel Travel

The Queen Mary Hotel has the distinction of combining an incredible history with amazing architectural details. Both elements appeal to Andy and me, so when…

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Pamper Yourself with Luxury at the Marina Del Rey Hotel

Patricia August 3, 2017 No Comments California Hotel on the Water Los Angeles Luxury Hotel Marina Del Rey Hotel suite

Andy and I rarely indulge in a night away at an LA-area hotel. We’ve done it on special occasions (including a recent birthday excursion to…

Randsburg, California, Desert, Travel, Adventure, Ghost Towns

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Eccentric Travel: A California Desert Road Trip Leads Us to Randsburg

Patricia July 31, 2017 No Comments Adventure California Desert Ghost towns Randsburg Travel

A road trip through the California desert tends to yield some amazing (and often eccentric) things. The views can span miles when the weather…