full disclosure: I worked with Visit Buellton to facilitate this trip. All opinions are my own. When I was a kid my family and I made several trips to Solvang, a quaint town in the Santa Ynez Valley. We’d drive up the 101, get off […]
Sometime when I was a teenager I decided I wanted to visit the Hoover Dam (yes, I was that nerdy). I couldn’t even tell you why…I probably heard about it in an old film and thought “I think I’ll check that out someday.” As things […]
Last time I was in Las Vegas one of my must see attractions was the Neon Museum. The extensive outdoor space near downtown houses neon signs from the city’s storied casinos and more. The tour was everything I’d hoped it be and my sister, Shannon, […]
I’m not the biggest fan of Valentine’s Day but I do love one aspect of it – chocolate! I’ll take a heart shaped box of the good stuff any day. One of my favorite chocolate companies is Las Vegas’ Ethel M and I make sure […]
Anyone who’s traveled the 5 Freeway in California knows there can be long stretches of nothingness. Like the area between Redding and the Oregon border where you’ll view Mt. Shasta for miles while passing the occasional lonely exit. A few months ago my family and […]
On New Year’s weekend my family and I found ourselves with little to do so we decided to spend a day in the mountains. Normally, that would be problematic as I’m terrified of driving in the snow, especially on winding, mountain roads but (aside from […]
