#665: Visit The Mysterious Victoria Beach.
Holy shipwreck, what IS that thing?? A pirate tower? Yep, it actually is. Known to some Laguna Beach locals as “The Pirate Tower”, this mysterious, enchanting and crumbling structure on Victoria Beach looks more like something from a storybook than anything you’d find in the OC.
#662: Have A Favorite Airline.
Virgin America. Best airline ever. If not for its excellent flight attendants, stellar airport check-in process, free drinks on any cross-Atlantic flight, or really comfy legroom that seems to only expand in the air… for its amazing and utterly inspiring CEO, Sir Richard Branson. God that man knows what a good company looks like. ***Psstt… are you hiring?*** Open skies, I’m comin’ for ya.
#641: Deep Fried Southern Thanksgiving
Charleston, SC: the perfect place for a deep fried, delicious, family-centric, intoxicating, turkey-filled Thanksgiving. Wait… make that two turkeys to carve this year. One turkey that’s roasted, for the kiddos and health nuts (**Raises hand in sheepish faith**), and one that’s deep fried and garnished with green tomatoes. After all, we’re in the South.
#300: Knock SD off the Bucket List.
I’ve lived in Cali for over 2 years now. You can probably tell; I’ve lived here for just enough time to call it “Cali”. But, like every twenty-something and new millennial and resilient “young whipper snapper” (my 96-year-old granddad’s words, not mine), I’ve grown accustomed to picking up, selling, moving and readjusting “just like that” every couple years. And being totally OK with it. So in that same kind of “whatever-doesn’t-kill-me-only-makes-me-stronger” cliche-but-true motto of living, I’ve done it again. Picked up my…
# Take a European Vacation to London and Amsterdam.
How long does it take to do a city… like really do one? Natives or locals like my brother who’s lived there for 3 years will tell you London takes at least two weeks and Amsterdam a solid week. My 3 brothers and I ambitiously, and naïvely, did London and Amsterdam in 7 days. Mentally, physically and emotionally exhausting with no WiFi connection to the outside world, Ryan, Kevin and I took the train into central London every day…