Gosh, where does the time fly?!! It’s been a month since our trip to Los Angeles and I haven’t even posted any delicious details yet. So let’s start with Rose Cafe that I found just a quick walk away from our hotel in Venice Beach. I look up Yelp reviews and sometimes Instagram photos to […]
Travel
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 […]
Holidays in Finland
Few days ago I arrived to Finland after 16+ hours of traveling that started from Oakland, California. The first leg of the flight (10 hrs) went quite smooth. It was completely full flight and I was super uncomfortable from the moment I sat down (have I mentioned that I absolutely hate flying). After watching The […]
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 […]
Roadtrip Pt. 3 : Big Sur & Bixby Bridge
Our final destination on our trip was the breathtaking Big Sur. I had seen so many gorgeous pictures of the Bixby Bridge and Highway 1 that I just had to get there in person to witness it. It was a foggy day so the hills looked even more magical. I was nervous to drive these […]
Roadtrip Pt. 2 : Carmel-by-the-Sea and 17-Mile Scenic Drive
On our second day of the road trip we got up early, luckily no headache from wine, got some tea and coconut milk mochas to go and headed down south towards Big Sur. We made it to Santa Cruz in little over 2 hours (thank goodness for carpool lanes!), but were there actually so early […]
Roadtrip Pt. 1 Napa Valley
My sister came to visit from Finland a couple of weeks ago and wanted to visit Napa, Santa Cruz and drive along the Highway 1. So we did all that in just two days. First stop was Napa Valley. We arrived pretty late and since most wineries close between 4-5pm we only got to visit […]
WE’RE PLAYING YOUR SONG, NASHVILLE
I had a short but lovely visit to Nashville, Tennessee last month when I got the opportunity to work at a conference there. I really enjoyed the laid back vibe, handsome cowboys, the constant live country music coming out of the bars and restaurants from early morning on and best of all, the beautiful Southern […]