When people think of Aruba, they often imagine pristine white-sand beaches and the clearest of waters, but this small Caribbean island also offers a dramatic, rugged desert landscape filled with cacti forests, volcanic rock formations, and windswept coastlines, owing to…
I’ve always wanted to go see the desert wildflowers in the desert near San Diego. I’ve lived here 28 years and only just went for the first time. If you’ve been making excuses for years, too, it’s time to make it…
Each year in January, we drive from San Diego, CA to Yuma, AZ to visit family. I have an aunt and uncle who are “snowbirds”, and my husband has an aunt who lives there year-round. We never go during the…