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Four Stops on a Chico, California Road Trip

July 12, 2016 by Lori Leave a Comment

The Lavender Ranch in California | Chico Road Trip | The 3 Star Traveler

This Chico, California road trip had been a long time coming. Its place of origin just happened to change from the time we decided we should go, until the time we actually got around to doing so.

We started thinking about it when we were still living in the Bay Area. Leave it to us to move even further away to finally hit the road, ultimately for good beer. That didn’t discourage us though, all that changed was where we were coming from, a few extra miles on the road.

These are four of our favorite stops on our Chico, California road trip. A few things were planned, but on this particular trip more were decided along the way.

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Filed Under: California, Drink, Food, Road Trips Tagged With: California, chico, road trip

A Weekend in Morro Bay, California

March 17, 2016 by Lori Leave a Comment

A Weekend in Morro Bay, California | The 3 Star Traveler
A sleepy beach town is what we were seeking and a sleepy beach town is exactly what we got.

After a month in our new home of the South Central Valley, it was finally time to venture to the Central Coast. We set out on the easy 2 1/2 hour drive west on a Friday afternoon in October.

All I really cared about at that point was the water. It’s not an easy transition to go from having the water within a 20 minute walk to it being a 2 hour drive away. I was ready for some ocean breezes and a good sunset.

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Filed Under: California Tagged With: California, morro bay, weekend trip

In the Forest Fridays: The House in Sequoia National Park

February 19, 2016 by Lori Leave a Comment

This was taken on our last snowy hike through Sequoia National Park. In the Giant Forest, just past where the Congress Trail and the Alta Trail intersect, is The House. Some other hikers passed just in time to help me capture the magnitude of these amazing trees.

The House in Sequoia National Park | The 3 Star Traveler

Filed Under: California, National Parks Tagged With: California, hiking, national parks, sequoias

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Hi! We're Dan and Lori, world travelers and former expats. This blog is our way of helping and encouraging travelers like you to get out there and see this beautiful world!

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