San Luis Obispo, or SLO as its known to the locals, is a great gem off Highway 101 as you’re heading north to San Francisco (Or, down to LA). Minutes from Pismo Beach, you’ll find yourself nestled among lush mountains & landscapes filled with […]
While I am a casual fan of Green Day, when Los Angeles’ DOMA Theatre Company invited me out to see their current production of the band’s 2004 hit album, American Idiot, I didn’t know quite what to expect when we arrived at the very intimate, […]
I am so excited for some blog trips coming up for me this Summer, as well as day adventures too. Yet, whenever my trips draw closer, the 4 letter word looms over me: Pack. Or, to be less dramatic about it, packing. It can be […]
Imagine Comic Con, yet, in Downtown Los Angeles, where the streets are flooded for 4 packed filled days & nights of hob nobbing, sipping endless amounts of bubbly, wine, noshing on plates created by your favorite Chefs like Wolfgang Puck & Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto & […]
Want a coastal escape in California not too far from San Francisco, Wine Country, the beach & beautiful drives like over Big Sur? Look no further than Carmel by the Sea. This was the first trip I took with my boyfriend & it was […]
I was driving home on the 405 last night, blasting Tori Amos’ From the Choirgirl Hotel on Spotify & found myself struck at what a legend of an album this is. While The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, even Joni Mitchell, continue to make the best-of […]
The Theatricum Botanicum’s Summer season has begun & they’re off to one of their most powerful & meaningful years thus far. Thanks, in part, to their production of Christopher Sergel’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, which opened to a sold out crowd […]
In the Fall of 1995, the pop & alternative worlds of music were at a bit of a crossroad that had left us with a bit of a question mark as far as, whats next? While Alanis Morrisette was burning up the charts with her Jagged […]
As some of you might know, I semi-grew up in Solvang, California; I say ‘semi’ since I consider myself more of a Los Angeles native, yet spent a good ten years in The Santa Ynez Valley. While it’s a great place to visit, I can’t […]
(*Disclosure: I work often with Theatricum Botanicum & love this company!) If you’re in the Los Angeles area, where can you drive along winding roads through the canyon then reach a destination that is a magical venue filled with Lords, Kings & Queens, & maybe […]
Happy Summer! In this mini series of posts, I thought it would be fun to tell you about some California destinations that are especially perfect for those like myself who reside in Los Angeles. Kicking this series off will be at the border of our […]
Mornings can be rough at our house. Especially when you have a couple who one loves rising early (my boyfriend) & me (I hate waking up, am grumpy & sometimes will beg my dogs to get the coffee pot on for me to no avail). […]
