peacock mural from Ladybird movie
California, USA

What to do in Sacramento, California

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

an old blue train in Sacramento
Oregon, USA

Sacramento to Portland on the Coast Starlight Train

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