Disclosure: I was an invited guest to GMC’s Denali & Dogs event. All my travel, accommodations and food were covered by GMC. As always, all opinions are my own. I recently returned from a beautiful 2-day trip to Ojai,...
5 Unique Art Destinations In Joshua Tree
This is a guest post from Chrissi Hernandez, a lovely travel blogger (and talented Creative Director who has worked on projects for Sephora, Ipsy, and thredUP!) who lives in Southern California. She is a bit of an expert on...
Weekend Adventures: Things to do in Palm Springs
After our two weeks in Paris, we were home for a few days and then headed to Palm Springs where Mr. Misadventures attended a workshop. We hadn’t been to the area since we spent 2 weeks there in the...
36 Hours in Anaheim – Eat, Play and Stay
Disclosure: This post was created in collaboration with InterContinental Hotels Group. As always, all experiences and opinions are my own. Are you heading to Anaheim for a conference or trade show and wondering what to do? Don’t underestimate the...
Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is well-loved by people in Southern California and it’s famous for its stars. Mr. Misadventures and I spent a long weekend in Palm Springs in 2011 and visited the park but didn’t spend a ton...
Falling in Love in Monterey County
Monterey County holds a very special place in my heart. You see, when Mr. Misadventures and I first started dating this is where we went to. We were both working for the same company, and although the company was...
5 Things to Do While Staying in Borrego Springs
We spent three weeks in Borrego-Springs, our first official stop for Project Escape. It could not have been a better location for us. Besides all the great stuff we did in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, we got out...
Locals I Love – An Afternoon at Seley Ranch
During our first week in Borrego Springs, Mr. Misadventures and I were immensely enjoying the local grapefruit. At least once a day on our way in or out of Borrego Springs, we drove by Seley Ranch. By the end...
Cruising around the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea story is a long one. It ebbs and flows with many victories and defeats. There is a very detailed explanation about its natural history on Wikipedia, I won’t repeat it here. There is a briefer and...
7 Things to Do in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Where is Borrego Springs? Borrego Springs is a tiny little town of a little over 3500 desert-dwelling people in the middle of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It’s 2 hours from San Diego and 90 minutes from Palm Springs. The...
In Pursuit of Happiness
This sponsored post is part of my ongoing project #ExperienceBuick. Throughout 2015, I will be experiencing Buick through a series of events and initiatives that reinforce what this American car manufacturer brand is all about. My trip to Los...
Weekend Misadventures: Yosemite National Park
Despite the fact that I have lived in Northern California off-and-on for more than 20 years, Yosemite was a park that had alluded me. Mr. Misadventures and I accidentally stumbled through Yosemite Valley two years ago when returning...