Since 2012, it’s become an unofficial tradition of mine to visit California about once a year. I’ve had years where I’ve gone to the state more than once, and also once or twice where I wasn’t able to go at all. Still, because of my familial ties to California, to not visit is more of … Continue reading
One year ago, I remember contemplating where I would be a year from then. Whilst in my Madrid apartment, I kept thinking to myself, “I want to try Toronto next”. I had resigned myself to the fact that while I loved living in Spain, I wanted to live in my home country. Not only that, though; … Continue reading
As a big fan of the ocean, I’ve felt extremely lucky to visit some of California’s best beaches this August. Recently, I made several trips to Orange County’s well-known Laguna Beach, which is the closest beach to where I’ve been staying here in Southern California. As I mentioned in my previous post, Laguna Beach is very … Continue reading
The beach is where I believe I should have grown up. The waves, the sun, the sand – I love all of it. Lately, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit one well-known beach fairly often. As I’m here in the Orange County (California) area for the entirety of August, this particular beach is so ridiculously … Continue reading
Imagine a place where the air feels fresh, cool, and mountain-like. Would you ever think this place would be about an hour’s drive from Los Angeles, one of the world’s famously smoggy cities? Before this summer, I never would have, but then Dana Point and I had a brief acquaintance. A couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
It’s about time I finally talked about my time in Los Angeles earlier this year. It was a long, fun-filled trip, with visits to different districts in the L.A. area. As a result, I decided to make a few posts on the trip, with each installment focusing on a different part of my trip. The … Continue reading
There’s something magical about Santa Barbara; there really is no other way to describe the relatively small and quaint town that is often referred to as “The American Riviera”. If you drive in from the Los Angeles area, as many people visiting the well-known Californian town do, your trip will get off to a great … Continue reading
The Rooted Traveller 