Dining around Santa Cruz

Since Santa Cruz, California is a small, beach-side town, we never had to pay our Lyft drivers a fortune. That meant more money to fill our bellies. Our short commutes also resulted in us often walking. Since Pacific Avenue was the nearest district to our AirBnB, many of our belly-filling adventures revolved around this area….

Exploring Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California was one of those domestic locations where Hubs and I explored freely without bias. While I wish I could say it was because we just suddenly packed up and flew, the sad truth was our network of friends were East Coasters at heart- the few who even knew the location of Santa…

RAINY LAST DAY IN ALPINE, TX

This is how to frustrate two Floridians quickly- have the weather turn cold and wet. We all don’t have this healthy, brown glow from staying indoors. Until today, the weather in Southwest Texas was cooperative. The skies were blue when we hiked, dried as we canoed, and clear as we searched for stars. But as…

BIG BEND: BIG SCENERY

The smart thing to do would’ve been to wake up at sunrise in order to maximize our time at Big Bend. But… leave the comfy bed so soon? And come on… it was our honeymoon! So our lazy yet clever selves decided we’d visit one of the furthest areas of the park first. Then we’d…