Over the holidays, the hubs and I took a road trip from California to Arizona and back again. You can read about our first stop, Joshua Tree National Park, here! From Joshua Tree, we drove to Phoenix (Scottsdale specifically) and spent a couple nights there. Phoenix was sort of just another big city. We had…
Joshua Tree National Park
What to do in Joshua Tree National Park including where to stay and which trails to hike. Over the holidays, Nick and I went on a little roadtrip from California to Arizona, by way of Joshua Tree National Park. We wanted to take one last trip, in case we didn’t have time to do another…
Chilean Cuisine Cooking Class
This post has been a long time coming, but I’m excited to finally share it with you! If you missed my other Chile posts, check them out here: Santiago and Wine Tasting and Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. As I mentioned, one of my favorite things that we did on the whole trip was a…
Valparaíso and Viña Del Mar, Chile
If you missed Part 1 of my Chile trip (Santiago and wine country), check it out here! If not, let’s keep going! We arrived in Vine del Mar after our wine tour and checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Hotel Oceanic, which I had found online with great reviews. It wasn’t quite in…
Santiago and Wine Tasting, Chile
Ok, it’s time. Time to talk about the most amazing, fantastic, perfectly awesome vacation I’ve taken in a long time– or ever? Quite possibly. It’s only been just under 2 weeks since I left Chile, but it seems like forever ago. Seems like a dream. I want to go back! Can I, can I? This…
Garrapata State Park – Carmel, CA
A few weeks back, I shared a post about our hike in Pinnacles National Park. That same weekend, we also did an amazing hike in Garrapata State Park. I’ve been meaning to get around to posting a recap of that hike, and today it’s finally happening! We spent a weekend in Monterey, CA, and wanted…
Pinnacles National Park – Paicines, CA
Last week, Nick had Thursday and Friday off, so we took a little mini-trip to Monterey, CA. On the way there, we stopped at Pinnacles National Park for the day. It’s been forever since I’ve done a travel post, so I figured it was high time. Plus, the park was too cool and beautiful not…
A Trip to Portland, Oregon
Someday, I hope to visit every state in the US! In an attempt to check another state off the bucket list, Nick and I took advantage of the extra-long Thanksgiving weekend and visited Portland, Oregon. Oregon was state #24, and the third new state in 2013, including Hawaii and Nevada. I’m almost halfway there!! Considering…
