by Casey Siemasko | Jun 23, 2011 | USA
Around 5:00 pm, five of us squeezed into a truck to make the trek to the mountains outside of San Diego. We spent an hour driving past ripe avocado bushes while the smell of wild sage streamed through our open windows. We were in pursuit of something readily available...
by Casey Siemasko | Jun 22, 2011 | Travel, USA
1. Farmers’ Markets We always love farmers’ markets (they are concentrated areas of free samples) but the ones in San Diego are just especially delectable. You can actually find fresh and local produce in an assortment of neighborhoods almost every day of the week. We...
by Casey Siemasko | Jun 18, 2011 | Travel, USA
Neon glow. Riotous cheers. General debauchery. Pure indulgence in the senses. An oasis from the vast desert surroundings. That’s right. We’re talking about….Las Vegas!!! We took on the City of Lights for three days before finishing out the first...
by Casey Siemasko | Jun 16, 2011 | Travel, USA
On our trek from sea to shining sea, we’ve driven past some beautiful scenery and changing landscapes. We’ve passed through the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, seen the outskirts of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, experienced the Ozarks in Missouri,...
by Casey Siemasko | Jun 13, 2011 | Travel, USA
Whenever I hear someone mention the Grand Canyon one thing always comes to mind: Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?! I hope you know the game I’m referring to because it was the sole reason I had any interest in geography as a child. It’s the one where Carmen is...
by Casey Siemasko | Jun 11, 2011 | Travel, USA
We adored New Mexico. Maybe it was because the desert landscape is completely different from the East Coast. Maybe it was because of the huge diversity of the state, with large Native American and Hispanic populations. Or maybe we had no power against ‘the Land of...
