A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
After spending two weeks in peaceful Big Bear Lake in summer, I came to realize pretty quickly that this beautiful place is worth spending some time in. Another few days spend there in the fall confirmed this. Less than a two-hour drive from both LA and San Diego, Big Bear gets a lot of visitors […] Read more…
If you are visiting LA and want to go somewhere beautiful that is a little off the beaten path, don’t miss the South Bay. Here are the best things to do in South Bay to get you started… During my first couple of visits to Los Angeles, I did the usual tourist stuff: Hollywood Boulevard, […] Read more…
Month 130 was spent between Australia, New Zealand, and California and was all about beaches, catching up with friends and family, and eating really good food. I started the month with a hot morning in Auckland, which I spent at the rooftop pool and jacuzzi at my brother’s apartment building, followed by an evening flight […] Read more…
This post is sponsored by Everfun who have awesome backpack coolers. If you want to hit up some of the best West Coast National Parks this summer but are nervous about how crowded they are going to be, then check out my list of some of the least visited West Coast National Parks that are […] Read more…
Month Seventy-Seven started with work and ended with road-tripping and visiting family in three states. I still had just over a week left of working Haunt O’Ween and it was a stressful time, where I had multiple call-outs to deal with, no days off, and the highest customer numbers yet. I was relieved when it […] Read more…
I’ve been so busy the last couple of months that I didn’t have a chance to do my month seventy recap – so here is what I have been up to for the last two months. We started month seventy with five days in Silverthorne where Toby and I were both working as COVID testers. […] Read more…
Month Forty Seven was another month full of travel, starting in the East Coast before flying back West for a National Parks Road Trip and a housesit in LA. I started the month with a couple more days in Washington D.C., where I did a day trip to the beautiful, historic town of Alexandria in […] Read more…
Fast travel got me behind on my monthly recaps so this is for Month Forty Five and Forty Six. Month Forty Five I was on the road again, traveling around three Hawaiian Islands, firstly with Toby and my Dad, then solo on Maui. Month Forty Six saw me return to the mainland – focusing my […] Read more…
Month Twenty Eight of my Digital Nomad Life was a pretty fun one, and included A LOT of road-tripping, plus a big, life-changing event – more on that below. We explored six States in only thirty days this month, and I somehow also managed to fit in work, sleep and lots of Netflix binge-watching. Not […] Read more…
I can’t believe it has been nearly a year since I first embarked on this trip! So much has changed in the past eleven months, more than I ever could have imagined. Month eleven has been a fun one with a lot of travel around the US, both to places I have been before as […] Read more…