September 20-22, 2021 Monday Morning 10:00am Departure Packed Car Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara Finney's Santa Barbara for Lunch Arrival in Cambria We pulled into the parking lot of our Moonstone Beach hotel The Cambria Beach Lodge The Lodge had the most excellent graphic and interior design. Teal blue graphics... and see the yellow lamp on... Continue Reading →

January 11, 2020 We have never spent a day so close to home. It is easy to overlook the treasures right in our backyard. This day offered us all something new. Orange Heights Neighborhood Walking Tour As always we started planning our day by searching for guided tours being offered that day. We found the... Continue Reading →

March 10, 2019 We took advantage of two Detour walking tours that we had previously downloaded. The first was a tour of the graffiti murals in downtown Los Angeles and the second was a walking tour of Koreatown. We ate breakfast in the Arts District at Zinc Cafe. After a delicious meal we plugged in... Continue Reading →

We trekked down to Orange County for this adventure, our farthest venture south since our very first outing to San Diego. Gaia grew up in Orange County so she was our trusty guide. I think this was my first visit ever to Laguna Beach, where we started the morning with breakfast at Nick's. After breakfast... Continue Reading →

April 28, 2018 Our favorite walking tour app announced that it had been sold to Bose. The only good news about this announcement was that all audio tours were now free to download. Over breakfast one day we all downloaded three different walking tours. On this day we took the Historic Bank Tour in DTLA.... Continue Reading →

July 23, 2017 I woke up in the morning feeling the worst effects of jet leg that had been accumulating over the week. I felt so sick I had to pass on the day, which tells you how sick I was feeling. I would never cancel! Therefore I can report only a few details of... Continue Reading →

April 2017 Hollyhock House Los Angeles has an assortment of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes. I had wanted to visit the Barnsdall Park and Hollyhock House ever since I read about its restoration and reopening in 2015. We planned our outing around the Hollywood and Los Feliz neighborhoods. First we ate breakfast at Fred 62... Continue Reading →

April 2017 The relatively rare winter rains in Los Angeles motivated us to take a hike in Pasadena. The trail to Eaton Falls begins at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center. The 3.5 mile round trip trail is relatively flat and requires a little bit of boulder maneuvering and river crossing. We hiked on a weekday... Continue Reading →

February 2017 We had been reading about Frogtown - a neighborhood along the Los Angeles River. We thought it might be fun to take a walk along the river and pop in at a local coffee joint. First We stopped at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens. The visitor center has a small exhibit... Continue Reading →

February 2017 We always start our adventures with breakfast. If I polled everyone I think we would all agree to give up dinner before giving up breakfast. We drove our farthest distance to date for this meal; to the Paradise Cove Beach Cafe in Malibu. The Getty Villa After breakfast we visited the Getty Villa... Continue Reading →