Some holidays are approaching and some of them have already passed so it’s about time to show you the beauty of Los Angeles, specifically Venice Beach, where we spent all our time during our little Thanksgiving break trip. I must admit I haven’t experienced L.A. beyond Venice and Santa Monica so my knowledge is based […]
California
Memorial Day Weekend in Lake Tahoe
I’ve been longing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and once the long weekend came, we drove 3 hrs towards Nevada, to Lake Tahoe. It is mind-blowing to realize that we have such amazing natural reserves around us, just a short drive away. The drive to Lake Tahoe over the […]
One year in California
Year ago it finally happened. We took the leap even though it was scary, seemed like a lot of work, and even though we were insecure about many things (mainly finances) and we knew it was going to be a pain in the butt to organize a cross-country move. We did it even though the […]
Ten22 Farm to Table Restaurant in Sacramento
After going round and round, up and down the 8-block radius that’s called the Old Sacramento, we got hungry and started Googling restaurants we would agree on (we disagree a lot). “Farm-to-table” is the key ingredient in our restaurant searches and we found this highly rated gem, a farm to table restaurant Ten22. Their back […]
Trip to Old Sacramento
Some time ago we took a ride down to Sacramento which is just about 45 minutes from where we live. Our trip to Sacramento was inspired by the old western movies because I always wanted to visit some old “wild wild west” type of town. We saw some when in New Mexico, but didn’t have […]