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“Half the fun of the travel is the aesthetic of lostness.” – Ray Bradbury
“Half the fun of the travel is the aesthetic of lostness.” – Ray Bradbury
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.Joseph Campbell Photo from an amazing campsite in Big Sur, Kirk Creek Camp Ground. Love this place! Camp Kirk Creek,Big Sur on Google Maps.
Point Dume’ at Dusk (the in between) Point Dume’ State Preserve is an amazing sanctuary. “It features headlands, cliffs, rocky coves and vast beach access. The beach is presently operated by Los Angeles County, which also operates Zuma County Beach. These facilities are noted for swimming, surfing, scuba diving and fishing. Point Dume is a […]
A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” Moslih Eddin Saadi Image from Santa Monica Beach
Today we took a walk to Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. To get to Montana it is lovely to take the Pacific Palisades Park walkway. It has a beautiful vista, which overlooks the ocean. The park has a good vibe and has some amazing coastal foliage and is a sweet spot for loungers, dog walkers, […]
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.” All things connect. ~Chief Seattle, 1855 Do something good for yourself and the Earth today! Images from Palisades Park in Santa Monica.
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine
If you are looking for a day retreat from the chaos of daily life, the Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is the place to BE. “COME INTO THE SILENCE OF SOLITUDE,AND THE VIBRATION THERE WILL TALK TO YOU THROUGH THE VOICE OF GOD“ — PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA Don and I kept driving past this interesting building […]
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller
Carpe Diem LA is a travel log of our adventures in Los Angeles and beyond. In October 2010, we moved here from the San Francisco, Bay Area and we have a lot of unknown territory to cover. Since, the beginning of our relationship, which was over ten years ago, we have had the philosophy that […]