Shopping in California

Lagoons and Venetian Gondolas Minutes from San Francisco

Venice, Italy has a calming, hypnotic effect that can put you in a trace. On a sunny day, the light breeze snows down flowers from the trees. The traffic of the Grand Canal bobs and bounces, each...

8 Free Things You Can Do During Summer in San Diego

If you are visiting San Diego this summer, here are 8 FREE THINGS that you and your family can participate in: This is one of my favorites to do in any city. You bring your chairs, some snacks...

Love the Cloud Forest of Monteverde, Visit Sutro Forest

In the cloud forests of Monteverde in Costa Rica, I love watching the swirling ballet of clouds dance in the wind from the bay window of our rental house. The rain drops making staccato rhythms...

Filoli Gardens is the Giverny of the Bay Area

Giverny is the home of Claude Monet, the famous impressionist painter who created giant canvases of The Water Lilies that can be found in the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. Giverny is located in...

Visiting Alcatraz Federal Prison

Hi everyone! Here we are again with another adventure. This time we had an incredible, yet scary experience and it had everything to do with a prison. Not just a prison, but the Alcatraz...

What to visit in Los Angeles!

Hi there! Long time no see. Currently we are traveling (roadtripping) through the USA and Canada, so we can definitely give you guys some ideas of what to visit in Los Angeles (our first stop...