Late last year, my boyfriend and I took a week-long trip to Southern California after a long year of no travel due to COVID. We got invited to my cousin's wedding in Santa Barbara and also thought it'd be perfect timing to spend Thanksgiving with Davis' family. So in November, we jetted off to California…
Since my time in San Francisco was quickly coming to a close, my friends and I tried to squeeze in as much as we could on our very last two days in the city. I was excited to check out some new eateries, but also bummed that it was almost time to say goodbye to…
I didn't know I had family in the Bay Area until I attended a family reunion on the Big Island of Hawaii in July. There, I met my dad's cousin Sharyn and her husband Tim, who live in Roseville, about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco. I got in touch with them a few weeks…
One thing I really appreciated about San Francisco was how easy it was to get around the city without a car. With the city's efficient bus system and the help of Google Maps, my friends and I felt pretty comfortable navigating the city on our own. But not having a car also led to some…
I'll never forget when my college friend Nate announced that his roommate let him borrow his car for a weekend and could take it wherever he pleased, so he asked me if I was interested in tagging along for a road trip down to San Francisco from Seattle. I couldn't pass this up since I…
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