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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

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

One Night in Solvang

November 9, 2013

One Night in Solvang

Our original idea was to spend a girl’s night in Santa Barbara, but we couldn’t find a hotel that was reasonable on such short notice. Zooming around on Google Maps, I came across the Wine Valley Inn in Solvang. It was adorable and just right… we just weren’t completely aware of just how far away…

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Tagged: CA Life, California, Chelsea, Diana, Los Angeles, Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Barbara, Sevtap Winery, Solvang, Wine Valley Inn

Driving the 101

March 11, 2013

Driving the 101

I still have to finish sharing all of our California adventures! Bear with me… we were only there for two more days! And while the first four days of our trip were scheduled, pre-planned and tour guided around, our last two days were very laid back and go-with-the-flow. Dan had been speaking with a developer…

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Tagged: California, Carlsbad, Del Mar, El Camino Real, Encintas, Laguna Beach, Oceanside, Orange County, Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego, Solana Beach

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