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NYC vs La Jolla
It's been exactly one year since we moved into our new home in La Jolla, CA. It's been sixteen and a half months since we left New York...
Dec 15, 20229 min read


A Day in Temecula, CA
San Diego has access to many beautiful day trips, including a visit to Temecula's wine region just an hour's drive away. Temecula Wine...
Dec 12, 20223 min read


2 Nights in Catalina Island, CA
One of the many things that I love about our new life in California is the neverending, greatly-varying landscapes that the state offers....
Jun 28, 20224 min read


3 Nights in Mammoth MT, CA
Since we moved to San Diego we've heard locals rave about the slopes of Mammoth Mountain, located along the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range...
Mar 31, 20225 min read


48 Hours in Death Valley, CA
One of the things that I love most about living in California is the unlimited access to breathtaking national parks. Death Valley is one...
Feb 3, 20227 min read


Home.
In March of 2020, we abruptly left our home in New York City for three months to escape to Long Island in hopes of dodging the uncertain...
Dec 25, 20215 min read


Where am I?
It took me thirteen months, and thousands of miles on the road, to bury the many obstacles that kept me from evolving into the person I...
Nov 5, 20214 min read


What a Whirlwind!
It has been an entire month since we have relocated to the west coast. Would you believe it if I told you that it feels like we have...
Sep 1, 20215 min read


Updated Best & Worst of USA
Over the last year, we have spent ten months on the road traveling 25,000 miles as we immersed ourselves in twenty-three states and over...
Aug 2, 202118 min read


2 Nights in Westlake Village, CA
As we wrap up our ten months on the road we wanted to end our USA road trip with a bang. We thought that two nights spent in total...
Aug 1, 20214 min read


1 Night in Pismo Beach, CA
After a not-so-great stop in San Francisco (I decided not to highlight our one-night stay there as we entered California from Bend,...
Jul 30, 20212 min read


3 Nights in Bend, OR
Bend is a special place that offers abundant opportunities to enjoy nature through a plethora of trails and Alpine lakes while also...
Jul 27, 20219 min read


3 Nights in Montana
Montana is one of those places I have always mysteriously been drawn to. I'm not sure where this innate attraction to the state comes...
Jul 26, 202110 min read


1 Night in Dayton, WA
Have you ever heard of Dayton, WA? If you're like most people, chances are you haven't. I needed to find us a stop between Glacier...
Jul 25, 20215 min read


2 Nights in Mount Rushmore, SD
South Dakota is extremely underrated. The state not only houses Mount Rushmore but also majestic national parks, quirky little towns, and...
Jul 21, 20217 min read


24 Hours in Sioux Falls, SD.
We wrongly had very low expectations of Sioux Falls as we pulled into the city. A stay here was simply meant to be a convenient stopover...
Jul 19, 20215 min read


2 Nights in Minneapolis, MN.
I absolutely fell in love with the Land of 10,000 lakes. Minnesota is a picturesque state populated by some of the warmest and...
Jul 18, 202110 min read


2 Nights in Madison, WI.
The people in Madison are extremely friendly and easygoing, ready to strike up a conversation at any time. Despite the large...
Jul 16, 20219 min read


20 Hours in Chicago, IL.
I totally messed up on this leg of the road trip by booking only a one-night stay in this incredible city. Coming from New York City, I...
Jul 14, 20215 min read


2 Nights in Grand Haven, MI.
Grand Haven captures everything I have ever dreamt of when I catch myself longing for summer. This quintessential lake town is a dream...
Jul 13, 20218 min read
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