Rob and I have a special affinity for California’s Central Coast, I have a lot of family there and spent a good portion of my childhood running around the hills of Santa Barbara, and Rob biked and hiked all over while in college at San Luis Obispo. So we always jump at the chance to head down and spend some…
I love summer time in Europe. The weather is warm even into the evening, there are all kinds of outdoor cafes and restaurants, and I can pretend that all those gelato calories don’t count because of all the walking. This summer Rob and I are heading to Berlin, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and ending our trip in France for a friends…
Spain is a beautiful country with a rich history, amazing culture, delicious food, and also a pink lake! What the what?!? You thought pink lakes were only in places like Australia or Mexico? Nope, Spain’s got one too! A couple hours south of Valencia is the little beach town of Torrevieja, and there is where you will find la Laguna…
Summertime is road trip season, and if you are looking for some sights off the beaten path I’d suggests heading out to the Salton Sea in Southern California. There are amazing works of art out in the desert that you wouldn’t find anywhere else. On our way to San Diego from Coachella we decided to take the long way around…
Kyoto is a beautiful city with tons to see, but if you’ve got a short schedule you can definitely make the most of your time and experience some of the amazingness Kyoto has to offer. With plenty of public transportation it’s easy to get around the city in a timely manner so that you can see as much as possible….
As we head into spring we also come upon festival season. And if you’ve been following along for a while, you’ll know that I am no stranger to the music festival scene, with my favorite being Coachella. I started going to Coachella in 2011, so I’ve got a few years under my belt of festival style and it has evolved…
A little over a year ago, I stepped off of a bus into a snow storm on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido. Rob and I had come to the town of Niseko to snowboard, and in the almost white out conditions that evening it looked like our dreams of riding powder were about to come true. The next morning when…
We flew into Tokyo from Chiang Mai Thailand in early December. We’d spent the last four months in warm and tropical South East Asia, and realized very quickly that we needed to go buy some warmer clothes. Packing List This packing list is perfect for visiting central Japan in the winter months, and even early spring or fall. If you…
Last year I made a list of five places I wanted to go in 2017, but as life would have it, plans changed I didn’t end up going to any of those places (except for exploring around Lake Tahoe, I did manage that :)). So just for fun I figured I’d make a list of places I’d like to go…
Something I love about big cities is that there is always random street art all around. It makes me happy to see both commissioned and guerrilla works of art brightening up what can sometimes feel like a concrete jungle. I saw some awesome street art all around Barcelona, from beautifully painted garage doors to tiled space invaders tucked away in…
