“You are going to Medford? What the heck is in Medford?” That was often the question I received when I mentioned our plan to stay in Medford Oregon for the long weekend. But they didn’t see that Medford Oregon has a lot more going for it, more than one might see at first glance. Awesome…
Growing up in small town NJ, I had the privilege of having my grandmother close to us almost all of my childhood. We often would travel with my grandmother, doing road trips, going to Puerto Rico to see family, and even once doing a family cruise with five of us in a small stateroom on…
On our last day in San Diego, we spent a lazy morning packing up our AirBnB and making a picnic lunch. We were headed north next, and thought on our way out of town, at the suggestion of a friend, we decided to check out Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. My friend promised beautiful views…
We had spent the morning soaking up sun and surf at La Jolla Shores. We were dressed and ready to search for some ice cream. My husband said the Village of La Jolla had cute shops, nice restaurants, and ice cream. So we jumped in to car and went to find it. We parked at…
After several hours in the car, but still arriving at San Diego too early to check into our AirBnB, the family was excited to get to a place to stretch our legs and enjoy the beautiful Southern California weather after a long morning of driving. At the recommendation of a friend we decided to check…
It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. That’s what I always tell myself. But being the organized, planner I am, I can never quite seem to enjoy that. I always am thinking of what the faster route from point A to point B is. Even if I go a circular route, it’s because…
Before I knew I was moving to a more northern part of the Bay Area, I signed my son up for a 2 week sport camp at Cal so he could be with his pre-school friends. Once I moved, I realized that driving the highway in the direction of traffic in the morning would be…
Inspired by the Throwback Thursday concept and a recent blog post written by Journeys of the Fabulist about a crazy driving adventure in Japan, I decided to write a throwback post about one of my favorite travel memories as a kid. When I was 14 years old, my parents took my little sister and I…
So you remember I said that we only did 3 of the 4 intended activities? Well, if you’ve been following along you have figured out that the missed activity was the fireworks. That manager at the Quality Inn we stayed in suggested the fireworks along the beach. We decided we would walk to dinner before…
Before this 4th of July weekend, the only time we went to Santa Cruz was for the “Holiday Day Out with Thomas” train rides (a must if you have toddlers or preschoolers who are into Thomas). I always wanted to ride the full train ride along the beach and was excited at the prospect. At…