I’m back in my hometown in Ohio after 8 months of traversing southern California while living rent free by house and pet sitting. If you’ve been following along on my adventures for some time now, you are probably familiar with my house sitting escapades. If you’re new to the blog, check out my previous house sitting posts here. Read More→
I have recently returned home to Ohio after house and pet sitting all over southern California for 8 months. Yes, 8 months! I began my journey last October in the beautiful seaside town of San Clemente, California. While the sit was meant to be for three glorious sun-kissed months, it was suddenly (and excruciatingly) cut short when the homeowner had a change of plans and needed to return home. Still, I ended up spending five full weeks soaking up the San Clemente vibe, and taking nightly sunset walks along the beach feeling like the luckiest girl in the world.
San Clemente has some of the most spectacular sunsets I’ve ever seen and I had my camera ready each night to capture the show. Below are a few of my favorites (perhaps more than just a few – it was hard to choose!). I hope you will enjoy them, and soon I will write a more detailed post about the beautiful city of San Clemente – the Spanish Village by the Sea – and my many other recent California adventures. Read More→
On my drive out to California I had the opportunity to check off another National Park from my list. This time it was Zion National Park located in southwest Utah. I’ve visited a lot of National Parks and I have to say Zion is one of the most organized and efficient of any of them. For example, cars are not allowed inside the park from April to October, which makes for a much quieter, safe, and less congested experience. I was able to leave my car parked all day and travel by foot or bus to wherever I wanted to go – both inside and out of the park. Everything was clearly marked and buses came by every 5-10 minutes without fail.
I happened to arrive on a national holiday, so perhaps that is the reason why the park was extremely crowded and noisy, but some weeks later I did hear that all national parks are becoming increasingly popular and overcrowded and that one day soon a visitor may need to plan ahead and secure a ticket to visit. That doesn’t sound so good for this spur-of-the-moment gal, but after seeing the crowds first hand, I can completely understand this necessity.
If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you may well have noticed I finally took another trip – yes, I’ve been slowing down lately! – this time to spectacular Bar Harbor and Acadia Park, Maine. This was my very first trip to Maine ever, and I am happy to announce it has been added to my list of favorite places in the world. I invite you along on my adventure through pictures to find out why for yourself and I’m happy to share some of my favorite things to do and places to eat. Read More→
A rather much delayed post – to a rather much delayed trip – out to Geneva on the Lake, a vacation spot (in fact Ohio’s oldest resort town), that sits only an hour from my hometown but took me 33 years to get to! And what a pity it took me that long, as it turned out to be a wonderful way to spend the weekend. Read More→
Hi Glacier. How I’ve missed you.
I spent an entirely blissful week in Glacier National Park last August, 2015. I made the five hour drive north after my housesit in small town Livingston, Montana came to an end. After two months spent in an apartment, building friendships and a routine, Glacier helped ease the transition back onto the road and into the great unknown. And after spending an entire week there, the traveling lifestyle was once again running through my veins. Read More→
