While visiting Monterey, we decided to drive the 17-Mile Drive after a day driving through Big Sur. The 17-Mile Drive is located on Pebble Beach Resort land and requires a vehicle entry fee of $10.50 (as of Fall 2019). This fee can be reimbursed with a purchase in any Pebble Beach Resort restaurant. The drive is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Since we were coming up from[...]
Big Sur is one of those places that should be on everyone's travel bucket list. While there are a lot of tourists, one still has a sense of peacefulness and solitude from the fast-paced chaos of the outside world. While on a recent trip to San Francisco, we visited Monterey for a couple of days and took a quick trip to Big Sur, California. Read on to see just how much you can fit into one[...]
A palm oasis surrounding Andreas Creek One evening during a trip to Palm Springs my in-laws drove up to meet up with us for a couple of hours and we decided to go on an easy hike to Andreas Canyon within Indian Canyons located on the outskirts of town. We had a full evening planned so we opted to take the easiest hike through the Andreas Trailhead. Surrou[...]
The unique terrain of Moorten Botanical Gardens has awed and inspired many a visitor and should be on your Palm Springs to-do list. This amazing cactus garden in the desert is home to the famous Cactarium and takes you on a journey through several different desert regions showcasing some impressive species of desert plants and cacti including a greenhouse dedicated to some smaller, u[...]
Just an hour outside of Palm Springs, California is one of the most unique and beloved landscape, Joshua Tree National Park. With two unique desert ecosystems, The Mojave and Colorado, and some of the weirdest rock and plant life you will see in the United States. While visiting Palm Springs in November we decided to visit the park for our second time having a perfect November day i[...]
Incredible arch entryway of the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles The Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles is in a restored historic building and the detail and charm are evident throughout the building and its facade. In its past life, the hotel was The United Artists Building, a movie mecca with a theater bringing in some of the top stars of the 1920s. The facade was designed in a Spanish[...]
Secluded Pirate's Cove in Malibu, California Point Dume State Beach Having been to California often to visit friends and family, I decided we should start making an effort to visit different beaches on each visit to add something new to our trips out west. One particular trip we decided to spend a day at Point Dume State Beach in Malibu, California. Point Dume State Beach is located n[...]