Author: Charlotte

After a weekend in the dry desert of Joshua Tree, my water-sign-laden astrology chart was craving the ocean again. So, I was bound for the Central Coast, the stretch of land by the Pacific between LA and San Francisco. I had basically been looking to stay anywhere near Big Sur…

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After my week in Los Angeles, my next stop in California was a weekend trip to Joshua Tree National Park. I had a long weekend for Easter anyway, which was perfect timing. I was able to spend 2 full days exploring the park, with plenty of hiking through the desert.…

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One of the joys of working remotely is you can just pick up the laptop and go wherever to work. Which is exactly what I’m doing for 3 weeks in California, in search of sunshine after surviving winter in Vancouver. My first stop was a week in Los Angeles, Hollywood,…

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The original Disneyland in California turns 100 years old in 2023, so what perfect timing for my trip there! I'm spending 3 weeks in California, so there will be many more posts from the trip to come. On one of my full free days in LA, I headed straight to…

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It's only been a few weeks since I went to Portland, but here I am crossing the Canada-US border again! A while back, I realised my birthday landed on a Saturday this year. So, what better way to celebrate than taking Friday off work and going away for a weekend…

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Vancouver is about an hour away from the Canadian border with the USA, making it easy to access the Pacific Northwest region. Think temperature rainforests, mountains and wild coastline (it's also where Twilight is set). So with my most recent long weekend off work, thanks to a public holiday in…

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