As I walked down Telegraph Avenue, my footsteps in sync with the cadence of students rushing to lectures and street vendors peddling their one-of-a-kind wares, I stumbled upon this curious relic: an abandoned park, a vestige of a bygone era. Even amidst the backdrop of Berkeley’s student-fueled hustle and offbeat charm, this isolated corner seemed …
Picture this: I’m standing in an old-fashioned candy shop in Sacramento, barrels of color and flavor surround me—think of Willy Wonka’s factory, but smaller and a bit more quaint. I’ve always been a chocoholic, you see. In any face-off between cake, hard-candies, or even fresh fruit desserts, chocolate has always been my undisputed champion. But …
Sometimes I hate Los Angeles. It’s a sprawling urban tapestry, a maze of concrete and palm trees extending as far as the eye can see. It’s a city (rightfully) maligned for its traffic snarls, and the constant sun can sometimes seem as relentless as the pursuit of fame that drives many to its glittering streets. …
Nearing exhaustion and having already wandered about the Metropolitan Museum of Art for hours, I finally spotted a lone Degas painting on the wall—one of his classic ballerina studies. Like a dog onto the scent I darted a quick look around the room, scanning the paintings and then moving my eyes to the small white …
I’m heading to New York City at the end of the month and I’m actually probably as thrilled to head to NYC as I am to the more exotic locales in Central America that I’ll visit in February. I’ve been to NYC a grand total of once – for the three days surrounding my 18th …
As a born and raised Floridian, I’ve visited a whole lot of theme parks in my day. The only one in the entire state that I hadn’t by the time I reached adulthood was surprisingly close to my hometown of Clearwater: Dinosaur World. This theme park actually has a few locations across the south, and …