The outside is open again and that means crowds, crowds, and more crowds. This normally doesn’t sound appealing to me but after being locked down for most of 2020, I was ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the masses.…
The zip of your suitcase, the excitement of planning for some much-needed solo travel. It’s happening, you’re traveling again, and let’s face it it’s long overdue. It’s been a while since things have felt “normal” but as the country starts…
That dry desert heat and bare land on the 10 East, two hours from Los Angeles. The windmills turning around and around, just then nostalgia hit me. I’m going to be honest, I’ve never loved Palm Springs. I grew up in…
Wake up, work, think, overthink, think some more, repeat. This is the cycle. Always scrambling, thinking, going. I’m notorious for it. Many of us are. The working society rarely takes time to relax. We’re always in stress mode. So when…
Through the experience of visiting wineries to find a great story to tell, I see a lot of the same language as winemakers discuss their process of winemaking. It’s always interesting but as a solo traveler, we’re different. Being unique…
It was a refreshing and dream-like feeling waking up to the sound of pouring rain in my beachfront cabin on Cama Beach State Park. A peace and calm came over me as I realized the sound also meant my zip…
It was a beyond perfect day covering the Pacific Wine and Food Classic for International Food, Wine & Travel Writer’s Association. The sun was shining, the breeze blowing, and the drinks were overflowing! I expected to come and find food,…
“Do you feel awkward traveling by yourself? My answer is always an instinctive,“No,” but I understand there are instances a solo traveler may feel out of place. A table for one or going to a movie alone might be times…
I found a little more of myself on a recent trip to Cama Beach State Park. A visit will do the same for you…. At 16, I took my first camping trip with friends in the desert area of Southern…
Waking up in an incredibly comfortable bed surrounded by luxurious high thread count sheets sounds amazing doesn’t it? It is-and amazing is exactly how you’ll be feeling when waking up in your suite at the Avenue of the Arts Hotel.…
