February 26, 2026
How to Plan a Trip to California’s Indian Wells Tennis Tournament
When my mom and I were planning a trip to Indian Wells, one of the major tennis tournaments, a couple years back, I had so many questions....
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March 1, 2025
Coastal California: A Day Trip to Half Moon Bay to Martin’s Beach
After a few days camped out in the North Bay of San Francisco, we relocated to the city and four nights gave us ample time to to revisit our...
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January 24, 2023
One Day in Joshua Tree: How to Visit the Instagram National Park
While Joshua Tree may have become a pop culture phenomenon thanks to U2’s 1987 album of the same name, it wasn’t until it became...
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September 21, 2021
Into Fern Canyon: Where Dinosaurs Roam in California
On our recent 11-day trip to California, we did very little planning. For one, we stayed with my in-laws on the front end of our trip, then...
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March 27, 2018
California Day Trip: The Perfect Day at Point Reyes National Seashore
Somehow, I lived in California for four years, wrote more than a dozen guidebooks on the state and countless magazine features, and yet...
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March 18, 2018
One Magical, Rainy Weekend at Muir Beach Overlook
We travel so much that people assume any trip is work-related. And while that’s often the case, not always. In fact, our recent trip to...
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