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Los Angeles in One Day

July 22, 2015

Los Angeles in One Day

There is so much to see and do in Los Angeles that it almost sounds ridiculous to even think of only spending one day there. Sometimes though, that’s just how it has to happen. When Claire started planning to visit for only three days, I knew that one of those days needed to be spent…

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Tagged: Beverly Hills, CA Life, California, Downtown LA, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Malibu, Olvera Street, Santa Monica, Venice Beach

Roadside Coffee & Santa Monica Views

May 13, 2015

Roadside Coffee & Santa Monica Views

One of the best parts about driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades is how easy it is to pull over and enjoy the beach. While most of the beach cities around only have paid lots or garages, maybe on-street metered parking at best, the stretches of highway through this…

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Tagged: CA Life, California, Camera Obscura, Malibu, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica

Visiting The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades

May 12, 2015

Visiting The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades

Ever since we first visited The Getty Center I’ve been anticipating a visit to the museum’s sister property, The Getty Villa. The Villa is located atop the bluffs north of Pacific Palisades, similarly considered the very southern part of Malibu. If The Getty Center location is their hub for fine arts, like paintings, The Getty…

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Tagged: California, Malibu, Museum, Pacific Palisades, The Getty, The Getty Villa

Malibu

August 2, 2014

Malibu

Thursday this past week was Dan and I’s fourth wedding anniversary! Because we have a friend in town visiting this week, we decided to do something to celebrate later in the month of August. Because I had a doctors appointment that morning, I decided to go ahead and take the whole day off. So Dan…

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Tagged: CA Life, Caleb, California, Malibu, Marriage, Pacific Coast Highway

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