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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

Claire + SoCal in Three Days

July 20, 2015

Claire + SoCal in Three Days

My friend Claire arrived really late on Thursday night, rushing into town for a long weekend visit to California before we move away in two weeks. Her long day of travel was complete only after we lostĀ couldn’t find each other in LAX (with a dead cell phone, no less) followed by a long 2am trip…

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Tagged: CA Life, California, Claire, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, Olvera Street, Santa Monica

Spending an Afternoon in Santa Monica

May 18, 2015

Spending an Afternoon in Santa Monica

Dan and I were on a mission this weekend: visit Santa Monica before the high tourism season starts. Mission accomplished! Because Memorial Day is just next weekend, we figured we should hurry and make it happen before visiting would be a nightmare. Last summer’s attempt to show our friend Caleb some of Orange County’s beaches…

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Tagged: Camera Obscura, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Parking, Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade

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

A Day in LA (Traffic)

June 17, 2013

A Day in LA (Traffic)

On Saturday morning I harassed Daniel until he got out of bed and agreed to go to Los Angeles. I had been once before when I was about 18 but he had never been. We hopped on the 5 and excitedly began the 34 mile trek to Hollywood… and it took 90 minutes. We laughed…

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Tagged: Beverly Hills, CA Life, California, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

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