“People don’t take trips… trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

“People don’t take trips… trips take people.” – John Steinbeck
“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” – Lawrence Block
“Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness.” – Ray Bradbury
Howdy, Partners! Sometimes we include a portion of a trip into an article and have a hard time deciding which photos to include in the post. Surviving Desert Hot Springs, Desert Snow, and Desert Sushi: Joshua Tree and Beyond was one of those posts. In the article, we mention Pioneertown. As hokey as this place seemed, we […]
Concrete. Concrete. Glass. Concrete. Asphalt. Traffic. Concrete. We love cities. Innovation, culture, art, and coffee every three blocks are just a few reasons Hillary and I gravitate toward and have lived in cities. However, sometimes the rushing (honking) cars, the giant buildings, and zoned trees motivate us to put the skyscraper skyline in our rearview […]
You’ll probably think you’re lost the first time you come to visit Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Desert Art Museum. We certainly did! Situated off of an unassuming dirt road in Joshua Tree, California (look for the hand-lettered “Blair Lane” street sign) on 7.5 acres of open land, this outdoor museum features more than 30 of Purifoy’s assemblage pieces (some […]
There wasn’t any particularly reason why we decided to visit the beach town of Cambria in the dead of winter. Ok, maybe there was a reason. But it certainly wasn’t part of the plan when first we headed up to Livermore, California to spend Christmas with Justin’s parents. We had a lovely visit, but as we neared the end […]
For those of us plagued with wanderlust, there’s nothing quite like the lure of the cross-country road-trip. Sure, you may have a destination in mind, maybe some stops planned along the way, but when it’s just you, your wheels, and the open road, anything could happen…and very often does! It wasn’t that long ago that […]
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