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Today was our San Francisco day, and we got a little bit of everything the city is known for. Beautiful architecture, winding streets, waterfront views, sea lions, cable cars, ice cream and, of course, some of San Francisco’s biggest tech landmarks. We started at the Palace of Fine Arts, which still feels almost unreal inContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 8 – San Francisco”

Today felt like the perfect way to end our California road trip. After days of driving along the coast, we finally made our way into San Francisco, and the drive itself felt special. The familiar sight of the Bay, the hills and the Golden Gate coming into view made the arrival feel like the tripContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 7 – Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge”

Today was all about slowing down and spending a few hours underwater, without ever getting wet. We spent the day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and it turned out to be one of those places where you can keep walking into the next exhibit thinking it can’t get any better, only to find something thatContinue reading “Route 1 Roadtrip: Day 6 – A Day Under the Pacific at Monterey Bay Aquarium”

Today was one of those travel days that makes you stop checking the clock. We started around Monterey and made our way toward Big Sur, with the Pacific beside us and the kind of scenery that keeps making you reach for your phone even when you know the camera won’t quite capture it. The seaContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 5 – The Day Big Sur Took Our Breath Away”

Day 4 was the day our Route 1 road trip started to feel like the California road trip we had imagined. We left Lompoc after breakfast and headed north toward Pismo Beach. The drive itself was beautiful, with the landscape gradually changing as we got closer to the coast. Pismo Beach was our first stop,Continue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 4 – Pismo Beach, Morro Bay and More”

We left LA after breakfast, filled up the car, and headed toward Malibu. After two busy days exploring Los Angeles, it felt good to have the Pacific ahead of us and a long stretch of California coastline to follow. Our first stop was Malibu Pier. We walked along the pier, spent some time by theContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 3: Malibu, Santa Barbara and the Road to Lompoc”

Los Angeles has a funny way of making you feel like you have already been there. You have seen the palm trees in movies. You know the Hollywood sign. You have watched people drive down streets lined with expensive cars and even more expensive houses. Then you arrive, get into a rental car, and realizeContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 1, 2 LA”

Some sporting moments stay with you because of the final score. Others stay because of everything that happens around it. The Round of 32 match between Norway and Ivory Coast gave me one of those days. The experience started long before kickoff. Getting to the stadium meant joining a river of people walking toward theContinue reading “When 69,655 Voices Sound Like One”

This Father’s Day weekend, we packed up the car and headed toward Palo Duro Canyon, ready for a few days of adventure, family time, and hopefully some great views. On the way, we stopped at Wichita Falls. I’ll be honest, it didn’t quite live up to the expectations we’d built in our heads. Sometimes placesContinue reading “Father’s Day Weekend – Chasing Sunsets, Dinosaurs, and a Few Surprises”