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An Ode to Pacific Coasting: California (Part 3 NorCal)
Ode to Pacific Coasting and we travel through Northern California, in the San Francisco area.
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An Ode to Pacific Coasting: California (Part 2 Central Coast)
Coast through Central Coast, from Lompoc to Monterey, California.
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An Afternoon at Granville island
Granville Island is the perfect dog-friendly, kids-friendly spot to spend a day at on your visit to beautiful Vancouver.
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SLO: Creamery Marketplace
The Creamery Marketplace is a cool spot in San Luis Obispo in Central Coast. Here’s where we took our visitors on Saturday.
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Hiking Pismo Preserve
Pismo Preserve is a local favourite for hikes, nature-lovers, and photography. The multi-use trails are also open to bikers and equestrians. Here’s what to know about visiting Pismo Preserve.
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An Ode to Pacific Coasting: California (Part 1 SoCal)
In this series we start from Southern California north on our Pacific Coast Highway trip. Dr Seuss, Bart’s Books, Koba Sushi are some highlights
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Big Sur is reopened
As of January 14, 2026, Highway 1 through Big Sur is re-opened. The work on the last section, Regent’s Slide, was completed ahead of the scheduled date of March 30. Regent’s Slide goes back to February 9, 2024. At the time, a section called Paul’s Slide had already been closed from January 14, 2023. Six…
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Series: An Ode to Pacific Coasting
Introducing the Pacific Coast Series. I recently added Danielle Kroll’s Pacific Coasting to my library and was inspired to do a series of travel posts along the Pacific Coast, from Southern California to Vancouver, Canada.
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Leavenworth and Solvang: Themed Towns of the West Coast
Love Europe? Check out these two towns on the US West Coast. One is known as the Christmas Town.
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Saturday in Arroyo Grande
Saturday brunch at Branch Street Deli, a look inside The Gallery, and a browse through Monarch Books in Arroyo Grande, Central Coast in California.
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Shell Beach, Central Coast Gem
Shell Beach is a quiet seaside neighbourhood in Pismo Beach, Central Coast. Find out why this is the perfect place to stay.
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New Orleans
Reading EA Hanks’ The 10 and revisiting some of the same cities. Her writing is taking me deeper into my own trip to New Orleans, which happened a few years before hers.