“To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – that is to have succeeded” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Simple Zero Waste Travel Carry-On Kit Traveling shouldn’t require you to add more carbon footprints. Zero waste travel saves Mama Globe and adds the jingle to our pockets. How can you go wrong? If you’ve been meaning to dip your toes in the world of zero waste travel, I’ve come up with a simple zero waste travel carry-on kit. Remember we want to use what we have…
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Backyard Adventures: Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium (Minor League Baseball)
“If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game.” – Rickey Henderson I love baseball, but sometimes having to drive an hour or two to get to the nearest baseball diamond is not what I’m trying to do after a long week. Approximately 6 miles away from our SoCal home is the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium: Home of the Lake Elsinore Storm, a San Diego Padres Class A Advanced Affiliate. I wanted to check off another thing off my bucket list and truthfully did not know why I had not done it sooner. While the gameplay is slower in pace and the stadium more intimate,…
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How to Have An Awesome Beach Day!
“To escape and sit quietly on the beach – that’s my idea of paradise.” – Emilia Wickstead Living most of my life near the California coast, I am grateful for having access to a beach in any direction. I recently found another gem in Dana Point, California, where my friends and family spent a beautiful day at Salt Creek Beach. I had 24 hours to plan this getogether, but I wanted to keep it simple. After all, who wants to give themselves an anxiety attack before catching some rays by the Pacific? So I’ve put a list together that should help you just as much as it helped me.. FYI:…
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Backyard Adventures: Palm Springs and the Salton Sea
The desert has its holiness of silence, the crowd its holiness of conversation. – Walter Elliot My friend Mike was here for a little less than a week, and I wanted to show him around the other side of California. Not the pretty beaches (although we did end up there at some point.) nor the Hollywood glamour, but the desert life that even I abhorred the first few years of living there. If you are ever in the Los Angeles or San Diego metropolitan areas, these can be quick one-day trips. Of course, overnight to weekend stays work the best! BRING YOUR SUNGLASSES!!! If you thought the sun was bright…
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Visiting Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre, and Pigalle
A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life. – Thomas Jefferson Wear a pair of comfortable shoes. Unless you plan on taking the funiculaire (cost is a single journey on the metro) to avoid the 190+ steps, make sure your feet are happy. Bring bottled water unless you want to pay tourist prices at one of the shops. They’ll gladly take your money! Don’t be a target! Avoid bringing more than you need. Leave the flashy stuff at home. Beware of the scam artists at the foot of the basilica. Right before you reach the second set of stairs to the cathedral, you’ll…
