California

Seeing Elephant Seals on Highway 1 was a highlight of the PCH road-trip.

While you’re at Alamo Square, go to the bathroom. Not because the facilities are so clean (which, for public restrooms, they are). Right outside the bathroom, well hidden from the sound of buses squeezing through the hilly San Franciscan streets, there is a creative and quirky collection of plants, potted in discarded shoes found by city gardner David Clifton.

I spent over a month in California last year, rekindling my love affair with the Golden State, which has been ongoing since my first visit in 2010. 840 mi (1,350 …

With over a month to spend in California and plans to travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco, there was no question that we would take the Pacific Coast Highway for a true California Dreamin’ road trip.

Last week I went to Santa Rosa in Northern California, a trip that did not only bring me to a bunch of wineries, but also to the Redwoods, the world’s tallest trees!

My highlight of this past week was a road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway into Orange County. One of the best stops along the way? Huntington Beach!

My highlight of the week was the hike up to the Hollywood Sign, which I’d been wanting to do for a while. With blue skies and a gorgeous sunset, I couldn’t have chosen a better day!

Along the Border: San Diego, California to Tucson, Arizona

I nearly didn’t make it to the U.S., but when I finally arrived in Los Angeles, spectacular sunsets, long runs by the ocean, stunning street art and terrific food were waiting for me!

I couldn’t leave L.A. without visiting Silver Lake, which I was told is ‘the Brooklyn of Los Angeles’. I found street art, hipster coffee shops and cool little shops…