Staying in California

The California Coast

CA's coast runs north – south for 840 miles, with a scenic coastline of 3,427 miles. I'm not going to detail everything to see on the coast road, CA Rt #1, just some of the highlights we...

5 Exciting Things to Visit at Joshua Tree NPS

Joshua Tree National Park is located in California where the Mojave Desert meets the Colorado River. The two different ecosystems make for an interesting and exciting area to explore! This is a...

Classic California: Capitola Beach Vacation

There are many different Californias. There's the glitz of Hollywood, and the gritty cityscape of L.A. There is wine country, mountains, and forests. But, arguably the one iconic landscape of the...

4 Amazing Day Trips from San Francisco

San Francisco is a wonderful vacation destination and a hub of cultural, financial, and cultural activities. Moreover, it is the 16th most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most in...

How to See Breathtaking Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is well-known for its beautiful waterfalls, picturesque granite cliffs, and ancient sequoia trees. It has almost 1200 square miles of wilderness to explore in California...

Christmas at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

I must confess, I'm not one for amusement park rides, I'll go on them, I just don't care one way or the other… but I like places like Disneyland and Universal Studios, mostly for the character...