Category: California

Visiting Southern California’s Famous Rose Bowl Flea Market

The Rose Bowl Flea Market is one of the most popular flea markets in California, if not the entire U.S. and is the largest market in the state. Held on the second Sunday of each month, the Rose Bowl Flea Market attracts over 20,000 shoppers each day! It’s not...

Visiting Desert X, Coachella Valley’s Contemporary Art Exhibition

Coachella Valley is about more than just its star-studded music festival. It has a vibrant art scene embodied by the biennial Desert X exhibition. Every other spring, the desert comes to life for two months with installations created by international contemporary artists. The artworks are scattered throughout the region...

Here’s What It’s Like Living In Los Angeles Without A Car

When people hear that I was living in Los Angeles without a car for a year, they can’t believe it. Well, the good news is, it’s not impossible. The bad news-it’s not the easiest thing to do and takes planning. At the time, I had just relocated from Barcelona...

Palos Verdes Shipwreck Hike: All you need to know

I’m all about discovering new places, especially when hikes are involved! The Palos Verdes shipwreck is just off of the peninsula between Redondo Beach and Long Beach, about an hour from Downtown Los Angeles. I can’t believe I’ve never visited until now because the entire area is a gem!...

Marciano Art Foundation: A Peek Inside LA’s Masonic Temple Turned Museum

From the street, the Marciano Art Foundation looks like a strange windowless building adorned with curious iconography. In fact, the Scottish Rite Masons constructed the temple in the early 60s and it wasn’t until 2017 that the structure was transformed into the contemporary art museum that it is today....

Guide to Celebrating the Holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood

I always enjoy watching Los Angeles light up with festive décor for a few months each year. I knew all about Universal’s highly rated Halloween Horror Nights (you won’t ever catch me there though), but what I didn’t know is that they have special events for Christmas too. So...