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CURIOUS WANDERER

"Not all who wander are lost..."

Welcome! This blog is this hoarder's hoard of researched info, verified data, my observations/impressions and tips about places, experiences and outings we've done. I hope this might help you with your own trip planning!

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Traveling is more than just a place to see or an event to attend. Everything is "travel" and should intrinsically change a person. Travel reminds me that we are all one people living on the same rock that has one water.

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Feel free to add to my bottomless bucket list by sending me an email. Happy Trails!

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Avenue of the Giants

Avenue of the Giants is a highway that goes through a giant redwood forest in Northern California. It was kind of confusing at first, but...

OC Part 2

The OC coffee scene ramped up and is getting hot! Check out these other Orange County coffee shops! Flat White Coffee 4941 Lincoln Ave,...

Santa Barbara Weekend Getaway

California is a large and diverse state. We have hundreds of miles of farms; we have Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach; we have mountains,...

SoCal Flower Season

The term "superbloom" became part of the vernacular in 2019 when, after a particularly wet winter, SoCal enjoyed an explosion of...

Palmdale Day Trip

Only an hour north of LA, or two depending on what part of LA City you're from, Palmdale is an underrated destination. There's no better...

Caffeinating in LA County: Part 1

Just to clarify, because it is understandably confusing, City of Los Angeles is one of the cities in the County of Los Angeles, aka...

Day Trip to Napa

I wasn’t even of legal age when I first visited the famed Napa Valley with my aunts and uncle. They went wine tasting while I ate the...

Caffeinating in OC

Morning Lavender Cafe 330 El Camino Real, Tustin CA 92780 www.morninglavender.com How absolutely charming is this place, huh?!?! The...

Lake Tahoe: Things to See & Do

I call this the Bay Area's backyard. Seems like everyone and their dog goes to Tahoe to get away from the the urban jungle and do some...

CA 395: Drive Through Itinerary

Just when I thought beautiful California has given me everything it has to offer, I finally listened to family, friends and neighbors and...

Lassen Volcanic, A Must-See CA NP

Lassen Volcanic National Park 38050 Highway 36 East Park Headquarters, Mineral CA96063 https://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm Lassen Volcanic...

Fort Bragg Day Trip

So many things to see and do in Fort Bragg. For a tourist like me, Fort Bragg is probably the biggest city in Mendocino County. Things to...

Glass Beach: Trash to Treasure

Yes, what you see is real glass. No, you cannot take them with you. Before "sanitation" was a thing, people used to dump their garbage...

Mendocino Weekend Getaway

I've heard that San Diego is voted as home to the nation's best weather. I can see why - the sky is almost always clear, the sun is...

Mendocino Headlands State Park

We were wandering along the streets of Mendocino after an awesome breakfast in town and instinctively gravitated towards the ocean....

A Walk in Mendocino

I heard some non-Californians think "Hollywood" when they hear "California". In reality, "Hollywood" is a small part of California....

Crater Lake National Park

Every time I browsed the National Parks Services website, I kept reading about how blue this lake is. Well, it's true what everyone is...

Oxbow Public Market

I am loving public markets! And i am especially loving Oxbow Public Market. The first time I visited Napa decades ago (I hope you’re bad...

Guest House Museum

Guest House Museum is a great place to visit if you want to learn more about some local history. Not only was it one of the oldest...

Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society

Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society is a free site manned by friendly train enthusiasts passionate about this project. So...

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