Del Mar Beaches: A SoCal Getaway

On a recent San Diego weekend getaway, I wanted to explore more of the surrounding area and ended up spending four nights in Del Mar, just north of San Diego. I totally fell in love with this cute Southern California beach town and highly recommend Del Mar if you are visiting San Diego County! It’s …

My Favorite Museums in Phoenix

Let’s be honest. I didn’t move to the Sonoran Desert for cultural opportunities. It’s the great outdoors, diverse landscapes, and dry air that drew me in. (Great Mexican food and Cubs Spring Training are a plus!) But the brutally hot summers in Arizona drive many of us indoors for several months, not unlike the Chicago …

Day of the Dead: Chicago Celebrations

If you can’t make it to Mexico in early November, Day of the Dead in Chicago is a good alternative! Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a relatively new concept to me. My grandmother was born in Mexico, but it doesn’t seem that this is a tradition that the Amesquita family …