Hello friends!! The weekend getaways continue in my goals to always be traveling! Two weeks ago the boyfriend and I discovered Solvang, Ca. This last weekend we took an even shorter travel time to Carlsbad, CA. We have a friend who lives here and we had yet to visit, so this made for a perfect, … More Surfs up in Carlsbad, California
Argh! I promise, I am working on my consistency game!! So let’s not dwell on it, shall we…not? 🙂 This last Thursday my boyfriend commented that we should go somewhere on Friday. I said that’s a great idea, lets go to Solvang! He said, um, what? I quickly explained that it’s a cute little … More Visiting Denmark in the USA
Hiiiii, It’s been so long! I know; I usually start off by saying that don’t I? Hahaha. OK, seriously, I’m going to write more. OK. Here are my top 5 CONSISTENT things I do to make sure the “excuses doubt train” doesn’t mess with my mojo and keep me from a bad ass trip! 1.STOP … More Top 5 Tips for saving for a trip
Hi fraaands, If you’ve been reading along you know that I spent 2 awesome, kick-ass, mother-flippin crazy months in South East Asia. So, as you can imagine, I did NOT want to come back. But obvs, I did, and I am here and surprisingly, quite happy. At first I didn’t feel this way. I was going … More Why Los Angeles always sucked, until now
Hi everybody! Some of my posts start off with that greeting due to my deep admiration of The Simpsons tv show. There’s a character in the show, Dr. Nicholas Riviera, better known as Dr. Nick; a quack doctor whose always prescribing the easy way out. Whenever he comes out in an episode, he always says, “Hi everybody!”. … More Going to Nowhere
I love bread. I LOVE BREAD. Whenever I’m home, I bake bread…every week… because I love it. I love it with real butter and fresh out of the oven. Wait for it to cool down? NEVER!! First, death by fingers burning! So on this note, while I was touring around Asia I realized that bread … More The best Banh Mi in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hi friends, It’s been one month since I’ve last written. Upon returning from my Asian adventure, I spent one week freezing my bum off and went snow boarding for the first time. It was awesome. Then I came to my forever home for the holidays and family time. Here is where … More The coming home blues
Vacations are meant to be a break away from your reality. A time to decompress and let go of aaaalll that stress from your job, responsibilities, and people that annoy you. It is meant to be 3-14 days of bliss, depending on how much time off you could get. So why is it, that when … More Slow down!
Hi Fraaands 🙂 I have just returned from my 2 month journey in south east Asia and could not be missing it more! I finally slept last night, in my current time zone, so I am awake enough to write! When traveling, there’s always someone around to tell you what you should do…and what you … More Top 11 things to NOT do in Asia, that I totally did
A few days ago, while driving to Padang Bay, we passed a cremation ceremony, also known as Ngaben. In Bali, a formal ceremony is held for just about everything, including funerals. We hopped out of the car and our Balinese friend explained the ceremony to us. When a death occurs, the entire village comes together. … More Balinese cremation ceremony
Voyaging Vanessa 