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Wine Enthusiast Magazine has come out with the Best 10 Wine Destinations for the upcoming year! Regions from around the globe were chosen not only on the wine produced in the area but also the culinary experiences and overall flavor of the area. Wine and food always taste better in regions that offer beautiful views [...]
We decided that it would be cool to have farm fresh eggs at home. Not the kind you buy at the store that say “Farm Fresh” but actually fresh from our very own yard. Apparently, I’m not the only one. Recently, there has been a run on chickens in San Diego. The country feed store [...]
Nearly two years ago, I was blessed with a week of wellness that changed my life. That was the week I spent reenergizing and renewing my spirit at Rancho La Puerta. A Different Place in Time It’s easy to see why Travel + Leisure named Rancho La Puerta the “World’s Best Destination Spa” the last [...]
Scene: Local coffee shop. After a couple of crazy weeks, we finally have time to have a cuppa together. I just got my vanilla americano and you just got your (insert name of fancy coffee drink). We’re looming around a bit looking for a place to sit. Two old guys fold up their newspapers and get [...]
Every year, bloggers gather for the travel blogger conference, TBEX. And every year, I read the travel bloggers’ tweets, wishing I was one of them. You may not know this about me, but one of my not-so-secret dreams is to write for Sunset Magazine from the back of an Airstream. A Sunset by-line and owning [...]
I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]
One of my favorite places to spend the day is the place where I held my favorite summer job as a teen: Knott’s Berry Farm. Whenever I go back, I feel like a kid again! I recently got to go as a guest of the park with my kids and several other bloggers and their [...]
