As a travel, culture, architecture, art and history lover, I rarely pass up an opportunity to visit a castle. But for those few that cater …
Castles for Christmas: Highclere Castle to Hearst Castle

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As a travel, culture, architecture, art and history lover, I rarely pass up an opportunity to visit a castle. But for those few that cater …
Santa Barbara – nicknamed the American Riviera – has always been one of my favorite places to escape LA, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, …
In advance of Hollywood Awards Season (January) – of which I always watched growing up and am obsessed with movies, shows & storytelling in general …
When you mention California to most people around the world, they think of the famous major cities like Los Angeles-San Francisco-San Diego, beaches, palm trees, …
Fun Fact: Napa Valley and Sonoma Counties are famous for the quality of their wines. However, together they grow less than ten percent of California’s wine grapes. Most wine …
Summer is here, let’s surf! And if you are not a regular, maybe it’s time to test the waters (literally) and take a class or …
As someone who has spent significant time in Palm Springs over the years, and it’s somewhere I have always felt relaxed to and connected in. …
The drive through Big Sur on the way to Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea is nothing short of spectacular, and should be on everybody’s ‘must do’ travel …