One of the things I love about Los Angeles is that there are plenty of cool hiking spots you can go to. One of these hiking spots is Runyon Canyon with its North entrance located off Mulholland Drive. You can find a small parking lot on this entrance. Runyon Canyon has the East Trail (medium) and West Trail (difficult). I’ve only taken the East Trail and would…
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Last week I visited Santa Barbara, a cute beach town two hours away from Los Angeles. Usually when I travel to a place, I do the top touristy things to do. During this getaway, I decided to relax and get more of a local feel of Santa Barbara. One of my favorite things I did was going to the farmer’s market in Downtown on State…
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My father immigrated to the United States from Mexico when he was 20 years old and years later did my mother as well after they married. They are both from the same pueblo. I am first generation being born in this country. Spanish was my first language and I was raised predominantly in Mexican culture. However, I was never taken away from celebrating this country…
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One of the cool things about the desert is that you’ll find art installations in some areas. Last week I visited Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum in Joshua Tree, an hour away from Palm Springs, California. This place reminded me of a post nuclear warfare era which inspired me to write the following poem I included in this post. The outfit shown throughout my pictures is the…
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Yesterday’s Friday evening was spent at the iconic Malibu Pier with an after dinner at Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine which is a few minutes from the pier. The pier itself has Malibu Farm Pier Cafe which is very convenient if you are just hanging out by the pier. However, I really wanted some Thai food and Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine did not disappoint. I usually get…
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Early spring in Los Angeles can still be chilly at times. Or not if you’re used to harsh winters and then come to visit Los Angeles. You’ll probably think I am out of mind and won’t be needing a light coat or jacket on like I do. It is true that weather here is great almost all year round. There might still be some April showers…
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Hi. My name is Marisol. I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I love this city. Its perfect blue skies. And its early sunny weathers. Hola. Mi nombre es Marisol. Nací y crecí en Los Ángeles. Yo amo esta ciudad. Su cielo azul perfecto. Y sus temporales soleados que llegan temprano. I am obsessed with my new Comme des Garçons PLAY x Converse sneakers. Estoy obsesionada con mis…
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