Tag: United States of America
7 Days In Guam
After my Cali–Michigan trip, I headed back to the Philippines to prep for another holiday. For my mom’s birthday, my family spent 7 days and 6 nights in Guam, one of the US territories in the Micronesia sub-region of the western Pacific Ocean. We initially wanted to go to New York, San Francisco (again, for […]
Day Trip To Mackinac Island
This October I visited my Uncle Tom and Aunt Cherry who live in Michigan, where they manage a thriving wedding venue called The Little Red Barn of Nunica. Fall was just starting as the leaves were a few days short of turning full red-orange, matching the pumpkin patch palette of this side of the United […]
Towering Ice Cream in Norm’s Michigan
One of the highlights of my Michigan trip this year is Norm’s Ice Cream, a seasonal local hang out in West Michigan. They have three locations—Grand Haven, North Muskegon, and Fruitport. My new Michigan friends (Hi, Katie and Nate!) took me to the latter. What’s a digital nomad/modern city girl like me doing all the […]
Lido Village Books: Newport Beach’s Beloved Indie Bookstore
I love bookstore chains as much as the next bookworm, but there’s something special about independent bookstores. Usually tucked in corner spaces or under-the-radar locations, these little shops are the types I come across by chance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kate Alvarez (Kate Was Here) (@replikate) I was sauntering through […]
Wow Wow Lemonade Stand is Now in Vacaville
There’s a cute new lemonade shop in Vacaville, California. Say aloha to Wow Wow Lemonade, a handcrafted beverage shop with roots in Hawaii and has branched out all over the US. Their newest franchise in Vacaville just opened its doors this April. It’s about an hour’s drive from San Francisco or 35 minutes from Sacramento. […]