by Cynthia Graner | Jan 30, 2020 | USA
When I lived in Los Angeles, I would often drive down to San Diego to spend time exploring the city. Known as the “Birthplace of California”, San Diego is the 8thlargest city in the US. There are so many things to do you could spend a lifetime here! Of course, your...
by Cynthia Graner | Mar 17, 2019 | USA
California’s Central Coast is filled with many family-owned boutique wineries and they also have some beautiful beaches! It makes for an easy weekend getaway, being only about a 2-3 hour scenic drive from Los Angeles. While there are numerous small beach towns in...
by Cynthia Graner | Jan 26, 2019 | USA
If you’re visiting the city of Los Angeles soon, don’t overlook the beautiful city of Pasadena! Located just a few miles northeast of Downtown LA, there are a lot of fun things to do in Pasadena, and some are even free! Willa’s Coffee 680 South Arroyo...
by Cynthia Graner | Nov 2, 2018 | USA
A few hours drive northwest of Los Angeles is a winery-filled wonderland known as Paso Robles. My Mom and I decided to explore the area one weekend and I found it to be a beautiful small town with amazing restaurants, gorgeous fall colors that reminded me of growing...
by Cynthia Graner | Jun 16, 2018 | USA
Seattle was the ending point of my Coast Starlight Train Ride, so I decided to take two days to explore this beautiful west coast seaport city. There are so many things to do here, you can definitely find enough budget activities to keep you busy for a two-day, $200...
by Cynthia Graner | Mar 24, 2018 | USA
I’ve been seeing quite a bit on social media recently about inexpensive train rides across the United States, so I decided to check out one of them. The Coast Starlight is a route going between Los Angeles and Seattle, that takes just under 2 days, one way. I...
