Balboa Park: Prado and Candlelight
A perfect summer evening date!
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The Shanghai Room, Part 3
Part 3 in our “Relocation Reality Show” moving from Portland to Encinitas!
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The Relocation Reality Show
Part 2 in our “Relocation Reality Show!”
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The Shanghai Room, Part 1
#1 in our “Relocation Reality Show” Series!
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The Eclipse
Living out of a Picnic Basket We are ticking-down to our last moments in Portland, and the preparations are reaching a fever pitch. We’ve spent the past few weeks sleeping on the floor, eating fast food, and pulling all-nighters in order to wrap up Andy’s work obligations. Oh, and it[…]
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The Bier Garden and Cruise Night
#8 in our Eating Up and Down Encinitas series!
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DTLA: Going Into The Grid
Bizcation It’s been a long time since we have done a Bizcation, our term for turning work into pleasure. Since long before Shutdown, Andy has been working from a home studio for Spotify. But every now and then, it’s good to go into the office to connect with co workers[…]
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Lounging At The Sands
Lounge Lizards After squeezing every drop out of our time in Laguna Beach, Andy now asks for “do-nothing” vacations by name! Now my man wants to spend a few days chillin’ by a pool. The Sands Hotel and Spa in Indian Wells, California is the perfect desert-chic retreat for couples[…]
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A Three-fer Saturday Up The Gorge
Gorge of Wonders The Columbia Gorge is stupefying in its beauty! The mouth of the Gorge is defined by Mount Hood on the Oregon side, with a breathtaking array of waterfalls walkable in flipflops just off I-84. Sadly, this is as adventurous as many Portlanders get. It’s a beautiful sunny[…]
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Off the Chain in Laguna Beach
New Year Tradition Often for Christmas, we give each other the gift of travel to begin the year. After nearly a year of no travel, in January ’21 there’s a little extra wiggle room in our budget, and we are like two dogs off the chain and over the fence![…]
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