Have you ever booked a hotel stay based on pictures alone? Blog posts and Instagrams from friends and another personal recommendation from a former local led to adding Madonna Inn to my Pacific Coast Highway itinerary. I didn't have the sunny weather that I'd seen captured before, but … [Read more...] about A Quirky Stay at Madonna Inn
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A Day in Charming Carmel, California
I vaguely recalled visiting Carmel (or Carmel-by-the-Sea, if you will) as a child and had the t-shirt with a whale on it to prove it. But when driving the Pacific Coast Highway a few months back, it was time for another visit. We'd spent the last few days in Monterey and had seen much of what we … [Read more...] about A Day in Charming Carmel, California
Detouring for the Winchester Mystery House
As early as I could check out library books at Eastvalley Elementary, I was reading books about the weird. Ghosts. Aliens. The disappearance of Amelia Earhart. I loved all things bizarre. My love for these offbeat stories and landmarks has continued into adulthood, as I scour Roadside America before … [Read more...] about Detouring for the Winchester Mystery House
Planning a Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip
Is there anything more quintessentially American than the Pacific Coast Highway road trip? It's an item that was on my bucket list for the last decade, so I'm glad to finally have checked it off. Although the trip wasn't without its hiccups (you may have read about road washouts in this area), it's … [Read more...] about Planning a Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip
Finding Hitchcock in Bodega Bay, California
I think we're in real trouble. I don't know how this started or why, but I know it's here and we'd be crazy to ignore it... The bird war, the bird attack, plague - call it what you like. They're amassing out there someplace and they'll be back. You can count on it... Unless we do something right … [Read more...] about Finding Hitchcock in Bodega Bay, California