#729: Drive Up CA’s Coastal Route.
It’s America’s most popular roadtrip for a reason.…
#679: Be In Two Places At Once.
The U.S. has several spots where you can…
#678: Dip Your Toes in the Pacific.
What’s better than watching a San Diego sunset? Watching…
#114: Visit Dad In Long Beach, CA.
Dad called me about 2 weeks ago on a…
#113: Experience Two SF Hallmarks: Dogs & Fog.
I read recently in my newly favorite urban newspaper, The…
#109: Daily Love Affair With FroYo.
A little post-birthday treat, a little late night…
#108: Build Your Own Salad At Pluto’s.
I spent a whole month walking past it…
#107: Walk All 51 Piers Of Fisherman’s Wharf.
Well, I walked all the ODD numbered piers from 1 to…
#106: Find Your Neighborhood Coffee Spot.
They carry Stumptown’s cold coffee brew in the…
#105: Turn 28 In An Ageless City.
I’m a little late in posting this after my…
#104: Learn How To Cardio Kick-Box.
Funny, before doing a kickboxing class this evening,…
#103: The Perfect Black Bean Burger In SF.
I do love a good, juicy beef burger…
#102: San Francisco’s Crookedest Street, Lombard Street.
At the ripe, old age of 27, I discovered…
#101: Run Early Along The Embarcadero.
Nothing like an early morning run to get…
#99: Get Ocean-Side Lunch Seats At Cliff House.
I didn’t know what I was agreeing to…
#98: Start A Postcard Wall.
One great life hack my twenty-somethings have taught…
#97: A West Coast-Style Christmas.
A light jacket for warmth, salty ocean air,…
#96: Get A Tech Job In Silicon Valley. And Love It.
There’s no denying that landing a job in…
#95: Impromptu Concert At The Ferry Building.
Carolers singing at the footsteps of the San…
#94: Stand Atop The Marin Headlands.
*Cue background music from the Titanic soundtrack, “I’m…
#92: Eat, Not Shop Through Black Friday.
Tasty & Alder’s in Portland, Oregon: the supreme…
#90: Trek To The Original Starbucks.
Tinier than most Starbucks chains I’ve been in,…
#89: X-MAS Tree Lighting In Portland.
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree!
#87: Friends-Style Thanksgiving In Portland.
This past Thanksgiving was not a typical turkey day.…
#85: Thrift Through The Fillmore.
It’s a classic pursuit; this lengthwise traversal of…
#84: Catholic Mass At Grace Cathedral.
No matter which Cathedral you go to in the…
#83: Score An Apt in Nob Hill, SF.
When I moved here on a whim from…
#82: San Francisco’s Exploritorium After Dark.
There’s really two sides to the Exploritorium on Pier…
#81: Get A Black & White Photo Taken.
One of my favorite photoshoots ever! Black &…
#80: Eat Mexican Food In The Mission.
It’s probably a “duh” bucket list item to…
#79: Live Only In Bridge Cities.
I’ve just discovered, I’ve only ever lived in…
#77: Make A Cork Board From CA Wine Corks.
I’ve been wanting to make a cork board for…
#75: Hang Ten At The Santa Cruz Surf Museum.
In my next life –– the one after…
#74: Six Degrees Of Separation In SF.
After four hours of networking, hob-knobbing and mingling…
#73: Late-Night Roadtrip To Wine Country.
Last night, two friends, Brittany and Paul, and I…
#71: Halloween At The Cal Academy Of Sciences.
The California Academy of Sciences is NOT usually…
#70: Carve A Pumpkin, West Coast Style.
It seemed like a brilliant idea at the…
#67: Live In A Stanford Grad Dorm.
After finding out that living with a co-worker NEVER works…
#66: Bruise Your Ribs Before A Half-Marathon.
One could only imagine the sheer, agonizing pain…
#64: Run The Stanford Dish.
Feeling a little like Forrest Gump in this…
#63: Be A Kid Again At Great America.
Rachel and I were masters of the selfie…
#62: Pack California On Your Wall.
It’s much harder than you think. To pack everything…
#61: The “Little Italy” Of CA: Sausalito.
Be careful though. You’ll probably visit and want…