The charming town of Carmel in Northern California makes the perfect destination for a staycation in the USA. Located in Monterey County, the town is an idyllic West Coast paradise, with beautiful beaches, the cutest 1920s cottages I have ever seen, and a relaxed and dare I say it genteel kind of a vibe. It's… Continue reading A weekend in Carmel by the Sea
If you're after some wine tasting adventures near Sacramento, check out some of the best wineries in Lodi California. (For a fraction of the price of Napa) *This site uses affiliate links, where I may earn a small commission at no cost to the reader. Ever heard of Lodi, California? You know that moment when… Continue reading The Best Wineries in Lodi. A Wine Tasting Adventure near Sacramento, California.
Ever since I took the Coast Starlight train from LA to Oakland, it was one of my ultimate number one goals in life to go on a Big Sur road trip. For those non-USA folk, Big Sur is renowned as one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, and the Pacific Coast Highway runs… Continue reading The Big Sur Road Trip : Ticking off the California Bucket List
What is there to do in Sacramento, anyway? Despite being the capital city of California, it tends to be completely off the radar to visitors to the Golden State. It makes sense, kind of... LA has the dazzling lights of Hollywood, San Francisco has its hilly roads and hippy history, and San Diego has its… Continue reading What to do in Sacramento, California
Sacramento to Portland by train- normally a 15 hour journey. What could possibly go wrong? It was midnight in Sacramento train station, and I had just discovered that my train- Amtrak's Coast Starlight- was delayed by at least an hour. UGH. I tried to sneakily work out who was waiting to board the train and… Continue reading Sacramento to Portland on the Coast Starlight Train
So here it is, you guys: the beginning of the America trip, in all its glory. Neither me nor my boyfriend had even been on a long haul flight before. Yet there we were, planning three months in America without much of an idea of a route- other than that we were starting in Los… Continue reading Journey to L.A. : Saying Howdy to the US Border Control
