A fall foliage wonderland It would be impossible to capture all there is to do and see in Mono County in one blog post, just as it’s impossible to experience everything the area has to offer in one trip. From about April through October, visitors coming from the Bay Area can arrive at Mono…

Book your leaf peeping getaway now Though temperatures in the East Bay were hovering around 80 degrees just a few days ago, fall has officially begun. In many regions of Northern California, the leaves are just starting to change, and according to the California leaf peeping maps, you’re going to want to plan your fall foliage…

This post originally appeared on my travel site, sexyairbnbs.com, where I feature and discuss my favorite weekend stays in California and beyond. I recently stayed at a hidden gem of a Hipcamp in Nevada City, CA. The cabin is a converted garden shed with huge windows that overlook the creek…

There’s still a lot of holiday cheer — It goes without saying that the holidays are going to be different this year. Gone are the days of squeezing into a large crowd to watch a Christmas tree lighting, bustling shoppers bumping into each other at Westfield San Francisco Centre, and ice skating in Union Square. …

Insert edited picture of thin white woman in designer pajamas drinking wine on a couch that costs more than your salary. 2020, amirite?! Wow, this year has really been a rollercoaster. Can we cancel 2020 already? 0/10 would not recommend 2020!! For real you guys, this year has been tough…

Hundreds of ancient redwood trees have burned in California’s oldest state park — Places like Big Basin Redwoods State Park are the reason I moved to California. Within weeks of my move, I discovered Big Basin, which is nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains. …

Good day, greetings, hello. Do you like Airbnbs? Summer vacation? Winter vacation? Spring vacation? Fall vacation? Great, me too! As Airbnb’s biggest fan and frequent weekend traveler*, I have started my own blog and Instagram highlighting the best Airbnbs I’ve stayed in (and a few Hipcamps). They’re mostly located on the west coast, because…

Yurts, Airstreams, tiny houses, oh my — I first discovered Hipcamp two years ago when desperately searching for a last-minute campsite in Joshua Tree National Park. …

When that chemical imbalance acts up, these are books to soothe. — Hi, my name is Emma and I have depression. I always have. I was diagnosed with clinical depression at eleven, but it existed in me long before my mother took me to the doctor to treat the mental illness she so kindly passed down to me. I’ve been lucky; it…