California is a big state with many varied destinations to choose from. An excellent place to start exploring California is where its history began: San Diego. San Diego is one of first spots where Europeans stepped ashore on the entire
Los Angeles: a city as iconic as the stars who live there. Not only is it the legendary home of entertainment, but it’s also home to some of the most well-known landmarks in America. It’s also the second-largest city in
The California coast is simply stunning. When we lived in California a few decades ago, we frequently enjoyed weekend and day trips. There is just so much to see in California! Stretching more than 650 miles, California Highway 1 has
My family’s last pre-pandemic family vacation was a trip to California. During that trip, we spent three full days exploring Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. We also spent a day at Pinnacles National Park, but I’ll save that for
MY Museum is the Monterey County Youth Museum. This small museum is perfect for kids ages 7 and under. Although my kids were quite a bit older, we decided to check it out for my readers who have younger children. There’s
We recently returned from a road trip during which we saw almost a dozen national parks, and you know what? My kids kept talking about one of the parks that we visited almost a year ago, one that I hadn’t
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is an immensely popular attraction in California and is frequently named one of the best aquariums in the country. My husband and I had been there two or three other times, but before we had kids,
If a high-rise hotel on the beach is your ideal vacation, then bypass Carmel-by-the-Sea. But if a relaxing getaway in a quiet and quaint little village that feels like it belongs in Europe is more your style, then Carmel-by-the-Sea is
During our West Coast trip last summer, we spent one night in the Monterey/Carmel area of California. We stayed at the Hofsas House Hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea (more about that next time). Sometimes my job has some really nice perks and
My most recent post was about our 2-day hop-on-hop-off sightseeing tour of San Francisco. The first stop where we hopped off the double-decker bus was Chinatown. We enjoyed that stop so much that I decided to devote an entire post
