Valle De Guadalupe, Mexico’s wine country, is one of the hottest up-and-coming wine regions. Could this hidden spot be the next Napa? Just 90 minutes from San Diego (and 4 hours from Los Angeles, outside peak traffic), Valle De Guadalupe makes a relaxing weekend getaway from southern California. In fact,…
Valle De Guadalupe wineries provide us with our annual zen moment. It’s basically become our annual pilgrimage from Los Angeles every January — the perfect time to visit with smaller crowds and cooler temperatures. We’ve made the trip south of the border for years, and Kevin and I both agree…
We can’t get enough of Mexico’s wine country, Valle De Guadalupe. As our readers know, it’s become an annual tradition for me and my husband to visit each January to celebrate our anniversary. Inside a new wine bar/restaurant called Bodegas. That wine wall is insane! I felt so tempted to…
Valle De Guadalupe remains one of our favorite travel destinations. We’ve come here over the past 5 years, and it truly gets better every time (check out our past blog posts here). But what’s most shocking to us is just how many of our friends in Los Angeles have never…
There is no shortage of gorgeous oceanfront drives in California. But today’s road trip ranks easily as the most striking… Leaps above it’s more famous (and congested) Pacific Coast Highway running through Malibu. This weekend, my partner and I took his parents to Mexican wine country driving along the scenic highway stretching from Tijuana…
There are few restaurants that can be described as culinary events — where it’s more than just a good meal but an experience. Most foodies know the good o’l hot spots like Thomas Keller’s Michelin-starred French Laundry, Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse and LA celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck’s Spago. But what about Chef Diego Hernandez’s restaurant Corazon De Tierra?…
This past weekend, I took a road trip with my partner’s parents to Mexico to check out Baja wine country. Until recently, the only alcohol that I associated with Mexico was Tequila shots (ugh, flashback to my college days) or bottles of Corona (pee in a bottle!). Thankfully, I’ve long…
