Category: California
Living Coast Discovery Center, San Diego Bay
Having spent so much time RV-ing in Southern California, I discovered that I could buy a non-resident library card for a mere $20 a year. This gives us access to checking out books, free wifi, and even selected Museum Passes, that grant free entrance for a […]
21 Places to Soak Up the San Diego Sun
There are endless things to do in San Diego. Here is a list of 21 great ways to spend time in the San Diego sunshine! 1. Cabrillo National Monument Cabrillo National Monument and Statue celebrate the first European to set foot on the West Coast […]
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Yucatan, Mexico
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles were all necessary to get us to Mexico. Once we arrived it became more like Rickshaws, Colectivos, and Motocars. But I’ll get into that a little later… After spending our life savings on airport food, we stocked up for our almost 5 hour flight from LAX to […]
More Awesome San Diego Spots
Last year while visiting San Diego, we visited many of the popular attractions, such as the San Diego Zoo, Legoland, LaJolla Beach, which I wrote about previously. This year we hit some new places that we greatly enjoyed. USS Midway Museum The USS Midway is […]
Indian Canyons in Palm Springs, California
While in Palm Springs, we took a drive to the Indian Canyons, Agua Client Indian Reservation. There is an admission fee, and there was quite a line to get in, but the trails were very nice. The Agua Caliente Cahuilla Indians settled in the area […]
Redwood National & State Parks, California
The drive from Central California over to the Northern California Coast was not for the faint of heart, driving a 40 foot motorhome. But, it was worth the visit to see the legendary redwood trees of Northern California. The roads were hilly and curvy, and […]
Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite National Park was high on our list of must-visit places. As we were traveling in central California, we met some nice people who were long time residents, and gave us some great advice about visiting Yosemite. We took their advice and visited on a […]
Stunning San Francisco, California
Never having visited San Francisco before, I was very excited to see this unique city. Immediately I was in awe of the streets lined with three story townhouses, trickling up and down the steep roads. Painted Ladies We drove past the row of homes known […]
Driving Tour of Silicon Valley, California
Being the technology fans we are, we decided that spending a Saturday morning on a little driving tour of Silicon Valley was a priority for us. The only places we knew that we could actually see the inside of were the Intel Museum and the […]
Highway 1 – California’s Central Coast With Kids
We spent one weekend driving from Pismo Beach to Monterey, California, along Highway 1. I recommend two full days minimum to cover this area. And that’s because it was not suitable for swimming in February, although some people still were in the water, many in […]
A Driving Tour of Hollywood & LA
The idea of driving through LA, with its well known reputation for traffic jams, did have me a little bit nervous. Perhaps it was the fact that we went on a Saturday, but I found navigating Los Angeles to be no big deal at all. […]
8 THINGS TO DO IN PISMO BEACH, CA WITH KIDS
Pismo Beach, located north of Los Angeles, and is a good place to stay before driving up Highway 1. Here are 8 things to do with kids in Pismo Beach, CA. 1. Pismo Beach Pier Spending an hour kicking back, watching California surfers always seems […]
The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California
We arrived back in San Diego after Christmas, to some unseasonably cold weather and decided to head straight toward the desert, bypassing Los Angeles for the time being. We found a campground in Indio, CA, which borders Palm Desert. The boys favorite attraction there was […]
San Diego, California (Part 2)
Birch Aquarium in La Jolla was a great field trip in the San Diego area. I was pleasantly surprised at how excited my boys were to see the Hall of Fishes, which featured starfish, octopus, sharks, eels, and sea horses. The Aquarium focuses on fish […]
The Beginning of Our San Diego Adventures
Aaaah, San Diego. Who doesn’t enjoy a beautiful, tropical setting, where 70 degree temperatures, sunshine, and swaying palm trees greet you daily? It was probably only within our first full hour in San Diego, when I turned to my husband and said “If you say […]
