Growing up, my mom always made me aware that my Puerto Rican heritage meant that I had Spanish blood; although people constantly assumed we were Mexican, we ...

If you read my Jolene goes to Copenhagen (Again) blog, then you already know about Jennifer and my adventures exploring castles and getting our hygge time in...

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller After one of the hardest years of our lives, Jennifer and I were off yet...

Most of us are not blessed with a disposable income and unlimited time off from our 9 to 5 daily grind, but that doesn’t mean we can’t squeeze in an adventur...

"The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Brunch at Malibu Farm t r e a t y o u r s e l f "True girlfriends are like d...

At the end of my first San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) in 2011, my best friend and I walked through the Convention Center doors one last time, into the late after...

It was an overcast Saturday morning, a perfect match for the new, melancholy album by Bastille. I relished some “me time,” even if that meant encountering tr...

Over Memorial Day weekend, I got really sick. I mean FEVER sick. I’d seen a tweet floating around in cyberspace about some contest related to the Jonas Broth...

A while back, I was trying to plan one of my trips to Seattle, and I tried to find a local coffee crawl and was successful. After plenty of googling, I stumb...

If you've been following along with my adventures since last year, then you already know at least a little bit about my figure skating past and my ever-livin...

Over the weekend, I decided to splurge and attend Pop Up Disney: A Mickey Celebration, located at ESPN Zone's old home in Downtown Disney. Pop Up Disney! is ...

While Disney may be taking over our social media feeds, Knott's Berry Farm has its own kind of vintage California charm, complete with some great Instagram-w...

I'm sure by now it's no secret that I practically bleed Disney, so attending another Southern Californian theme park is not normally on my radar. However, I ...

Even though my Instagram feed has flooded with super bloom photos, I decided to take up my friend Stefani's invitation to a different kind of spring outing -...

Sometimes, a mental health day means going to Disney California Adventure in the middle of the week! My cousin Caleb invited me as one of his guests to be si...

Famously depicted in Hollywood favorites such as Rebel Without a Cause and La La Land, the Griffith Observatory is an iconic Los Angeles landmark that draws ...

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – G.K. Chesterton Until ne...

After our very adventurous time in the cloud forest, it was time for us to make a trek to the Pacific Coast. Even though I am a Californian, I am seriously n...

Over the past few years, I've created a secret mental list of destinations in my head, based on my preferences, interests, and what I've read. Costa Rica has...

Monteverde, Costa Rica is a high-altitude region known for its luscious cloud forest, adventurous activities, and plentiful wildlife. Perched in the Puntaren...