Learning to Love Downtown L.A. (Well, Almost)
L.A. is perhaps the most frustrating city I’ve ever been to. A permanent snarl of traffic in an...
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Category: California
Dancing With Dragons in the California Desert
As we drove, we left behind the suburban strip mall sprawl and started to get into fields dotted...
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Reverse Culture Shock: It’s The Little Things
Take a look at the literature on culture shock, and you’ll probably come across the concept...
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2 Amazing California Markets You Have to Eat At
Lots of people I come across with in Spain believe that there’s not really such a thing as...
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Why Things Have Been Quiet Around Here Lately
Over the past couple of weeks, things have been pretty quiet around here. Usually, whenever my...
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Relaxing in Style in La Jolla, California
Tucked away in a protected part of the southern California coastline is pretty La Jolla, a small...
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Wine Tasting: Not Just for Pretentious Snobs
“We have to go wine tasting next time you’re home!” enthused my mum and sister...
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The #1 Thing I Like Better About Spain than California
(Or, if you’re going to San Francisco, don’t even bother with flowers in your...
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Wrapping Up 2013 in Travel
Happy new year! I know, I know, I’m a little late to the game on this one. But it’s...
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Traveling Up and Down the Coast of California for the New Year
This holiday season, I’ve been lucky enough to get three lovely weeks at home, which...
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4 Countries in 4 Weeks (& 3 Continents too!)
I’m back in Barcelona! Well, I suppose officially I was back a little under a month ago, but...
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Photos: Wrapping Up the Holidays, from Barcelona to California
Tomorrow is January 6th, so that means that even the longest holiday celebrations are officially...
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Hola from Jessica!
I'm Jessica, a travel writer and translator from England who grew up in California and now lives in Barcelona. Come read all about my aventuras in Spain and beyond!
Get in touch at holayessica{at}gmail.com
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