Epiphany On Living Abroad

When my husband and I first started this “size it down and travel it up experiment,” we planned to try

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Manhattan Upper East Side Living

Along with the changing of the leaves and the Autumn air blowing into the city, I was able to visit

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Glass As Art; Made Here Daily

Take four brothers, a creativity for turning glass into art, and a desire to make pieces of glass meld together

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Coast Street Festival, Santa Monica, California

141 years after the coastal city of Santa Monica, California was founded,  it finally held it’s first open street festival,

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Santa Monica Vacation; Home Away From Home

Our apartment building has been under construction for 9 months, with jack hammers tearing up the cement balconies that encircle

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Trump the Hotelier vs Trump the Politician

I just flew into Manhattan for 5 nights, the day after the second biggest blizzard in New York history hit

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Noshing in Nashville

I’ve always wanted to visit Nashville, because I love music and southern food. Over Labor Day weekend, I spent 4

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Selling Our Home

Part of the Size It Down & Travel It Up Experiment was to lease our Pacific Palisades, California home for

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Elton John, Sam Smith, And Me In The Woods

I entered the woods at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, carrying lip balm, cash, a down jacket, and a

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NYC in Summertime; How I Spent 5 Days Of Artistic Bliss

One of the major benefits of a trip to Manhattan, New York, is being able to experience a Broadway show,

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