An Afternoon in Venice Beach (& Why Trips Need Breaks)

On my last Sunday afternoon in L.A., Rox and I decided to hit up Venice Beach. It was a few hours before I needed to be at the airport, and due to a really late night out, we both slept until noon. Neither one of us was in the mood for anything too adventurous, so…

Let’s Pretend I Found The Lotus Sushi & Hookah Lounge On Purpose

I don’t know a lot about the Hollywood area. What I know, I don’t particularly like. I was reminded of this again today after encountering a man in Starbucks (near the Chinese Theater and a lot of the touristy stuff), who felt the need to verbally harass an asian man for buying a printer. I…

Palm Springs Was Neat

Before last week, my knowledge of Palm Springs, CA was limited to one really bad episode of 90210.

Airplane Strangers & Flying Jitters

I made it to L.A. Phew. I’m stationed at a Starbucks getting some work done, and I wrote this post quickly. I wanted to share it before jumping into info about my trip. I’ve been thinking a lot about why I’m doing this – traveling all the time – and I got an answer yesterday,…