One of my favorite summer activities is to take a road trip. I feel very lucky to have grown up in California and to now live in Japan. Both places have really beautiful road-trip destinations. I also love that in Japan and California I did not need a car to enjoy the road because both…

I like to beat the summer heat with a staycation. It helps that I absolutely love my home. If you do not love your home, you can still have a staycation. Back in the days when I did not love my home, I would often stay at a bed and breakfast or small cottage inn…

Despite the sweltering heat, the world is still a beautiful place, and being alive is a gift, even if it does not always feel that way. One way to connect to the beauty of life on this earth is to seek out places of beauty. How to define places of beauty is deeply personal and…