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South Bay Staycation

Let's face it: when you travel as much as I do, sometimes the most indulgent thing you can do is chill in your hometown for a weekend,...

Keep Portland Weird

Hot take: Portland is weird. One minute, you're in an industrial neighborhood, next, a bustling cityscape, and then suddenly, a quaint...

Life's a Beach

I have never known anything aside from the beach. It was my backyard when I was little, it was my respite when I was an angsty teen, and...

A Winter Day in Southern California

One of the most amazing parts of living in a small beach city in Southern California are those brief moments in time when the gods smile...

Australia, a love story

"A reasonless love for Australia" is what my high school ex-boyfriend called my seemingly random obsession with the land down under, and...

Meet your friendly neighborhood beach teacher

Traveler meets teacher meets beach bum The year was 1987, and it was a sunny, yet otherwise unremarkable Thursday in Hermosa Beach,...