by Vero | Jul 11, 2024 | L.A. Field Trips, Traveling with kids
Los Angeles prides itself from being 20 minutes to an hour away from every outdoor activity you can imagine. Part of the allure of living in Los Angeles – and the reason we all gladly pay for the beautiful weather tax – is it’s close proximity to...
by Vero | Mar 24, 2023 | Beyond L.A., Traveling with kids
In November 2022 we took out first trip to Europe. A moment we had dreamt about for a lifetime. The journey with 3 kids (and my mom and brother!) seemed daunting not to mention expensive. I had two major fears, that the kids would get sick, and that because of the...
by Vero | Oct 10, 2022 | Beyond L.A., Traveling with kids
San Diego is a beautiful place to visit any time of year. They have great food, wonderful attractions and coastal vibes. It’s the perfect getaway location and there isn’t a bad time to visit, the weather is perfect almost year round! But I will argue that...
by Vero | Mar 3, 2022 | Beyond L.A., Traveling with kids
I think the question I get asked the most is, “Are you from Oklahoma?” The answer is… No! I was born and raised in L.A. Here’s what happened… My Dad had always dreamt to own a farm, so after I graduated high school, he made the bold move to...
by Vero | Jul 12, 2021 | Beyond L.A., Traveling with kids
Pismo Beach has long been our favorite beach to visit. At about 3 hours from Los Angeles it is far enough to get away from the city and wash your stress away with sand and salty surf. I’ve put together our top things to do (and eat!) in Pismo Beach! Pismo Beach...
by Vero | Jun 24, 2021 | Traveling with kids
Living in Los Angeles, you’re only 20 minutes away from the mountains, the sea or the desert. Anywhere you want to be, really… IF there wasn’t any traffic! True, we are ideally and centrally located, but the reality of living in L.A. is the traffic...
by Vero | Feb 22, 2021 | Beyond L.A., Traveling with kids
Wine tasting has been one of my husband and I favorite thing to do. We don’t always have a sitter to get out as often as we like and with Covid, date nights or any escape alone has been non-existent. Napa was our favorite destination “before we were blessed” with...
by Vero | Jul 7, 2020 | Traveling with kids, What's Happening in L.A.
Adventure has been missing in our lives. The kids crave a change of scenery beyond the walls of our home. When one of our favorite Zoo’s reopened recently I thought, maybe we could do that! Then the numbers here in L.A. started to climb again. Spending too much time...
by Vero | Feb 16, 2020 | Beyond L.A., The L.A. Mom Lifestyle, Traveling with kids, What's Happening in L.A.
I couldn’t let 2019 go without a recap of the things we loved discovering in 2019! So, here is our “Best of 2019” list! Places to go… 2019 was big for us in travel. We used to travel a lot before we had kids and when Vie came along we still managed...
by Vero | Aug 11, 2019 | Beyond L.A., Traveling with kids
This summer we were invited to go on an incredible adventure whale watching tour with Harbor Breeze Cruises. We set off into the open ocean to look for blue whales to mark the start of blue whale watching season. The blue whale is the largest animal to ever...
