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“Yosemite is a prison on wheels!” – this is how my husband summarized our trip to Yosemite this month, July 2024. Visiting Yosemite National Park in 2024 is not an easy endeavor without detailed planning months in advance. This California National Park is becoming more and more popular every year with crowds waiting at its …
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If you have been following me for a while you know that I am not a fan of one day trips to National Parks, unless it is a small park (ex. Pinnacles National Park) or a special arrangement is needed (ex. boat trip to Channel Islands). A national park deserves more of your attention than …
Have you heard about Oatman, AZ? It is one of the cool little towns on historic Route 66 with a TON of character. For a town this size the number of things to do in Oatman AZ is quite surprising. If I had to describe it in short I would say “It is Old West …
Fresno Blossom Trail also known as Fresno County Blossom Trail or California Blossom trail is one of those unique attractions that exist only in California. Fresno area is the region of the Golden State where one third of all stone fruits sold in the U.S. are grown, such as plums, peaches, apricots and nectarines. And …
When you read the title of this article “Things to do in Lone Pine”, did you say to yourself: what? where? If so, you MUST visit Lone Pine, California! It is one of those underrated, less crowded but truly stunning locations that I call a “hidden gem”. Not many people know about this town in …
If you have been following my blog for a while you have probably figured out that I put a huge focus on making travel affordable to ALL families. This new article, “Free Things to Do in Bay Area”, is just the latest in the series of my blog posts about travel on a shoestring budget. …
San Luis Obispo County covers a vast territory on the Central Coast of California, its Northern boarder being just 2.5 hours away from San Francisco Bay Area. It is beautiful, laid back and underrated. There are lots of family activities in San Luis Obispo County. No, let me put this differently: there is a TON …
