If you’ve driven along Interstate 5 in Orange County, specifically in Irvine, California, you may have wondered about the giant orange ball floating in the horizon. That orange balloon is the one and only Great Park Balloon. The City of Irvine offers tethered balloon rides in the Great Park on…
If I had a choice, I’d only ever go to Harley Goat Farm in Pescadero, CA during kidding season! But goats can’t exactly give birth all the time, that’d be animal abuse which I’m not a fan of. With that said, it is possible to visit Harley Goat Farm outside of…
Have you ever been to a hot air balloon festival before? Well there’s nothing else quite like it, especially when you get to see all of the hot air balloons launch from Sonoma County, just a little bit north of San Francisco, in the middle of wine country. As much…
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a famous American architect from the late 1800s through the 1900s. He was originally from the Midwest, where he was known for his distinct Prairie style homes. With his first home in Los Angeles, the Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright went for a self-described, California…
As a resident of the Bay Area, it is SO easy to say “Let’s just go to Los Angeles for a weekend!” Because why NOT go to Los Angeles? We have friends there, We can visit them and see some new exhibits we’ve been wanting to see… the problem here…
While Descanso Gardens is great any time of the year, it’s AMAZING during the winter holiday season. Descanso Gardens is a beautiful botanical garden nestled in the mountains of La Cañada Flintridge, close to Pasadena, in Los Angeles county. Beginning in November until January, Descanso Gardens Enchanted: Forest of Light…
This A Weekend Away 3 day itinerary post is our local’s guide to exploring San Francisco! Our guide to San Francisco is strictly local and we will not be taking you to the touristy spots that the city is known for. If you’re looking for Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, Lombard…
Wow, where do we begin? Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa was one of the best places we’ve ever stayed at. It’s the perfect hotel for couples or even families, but its proximity to the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) campus as well as to Qualcomm headquarters make…
In one of our previous A Weekend Away posts, I’d once said that many tourists come to San Francisco expecting warm weather, palm trees, and sunshine, but they’re met with fog? Well those descriptors better describe the Los Angeles (LA) climate. This month’s A Weekend Away post is a 3…
We love trying new things and sometimes this includes local cooking classes. We hadn’t made chocolates before and when we saw a Groupon deal for Rachel Dunn Chocolates in the San Francisco Bay Area, we couldn’t say no! Plus they were highly rated on Yelp and Groupon so we quickly…
