california, los angeles, North America, Travel, united states

Lost in LA: Silver Lake

The hills of Silver Lake (March 2025) Located in northeast Los Angeles County, the neighborhood of Silver Lake is a small, but trendy place known for its eponymous reservoir and notable bohemian community. It is an area popular with young professionals and artists to live in and hang out among the numerous cafés, boutique shops, … Continue reading Lost in LA: Silver Lake

North America, Travel, united states, Washington, D.C.

Destination: Washington, D.C. (Visiting the National Mall, National Portrait Gallery, & Cherry Blossoms– PART 3)

Floral Library with Washington Monument (April 2025) My partner and I had one more day in D.C. following a day spent in Virginia. We had planned to take it easy before our flight back to Los Angeles that evening, but we ended up having a whirlwind of a time walking all over the capital to … Continue reading Destination: Washington, D.C. (Visiting the National Mall, National Portrait Gallery, & Cherry Blossoms– PART 3)

Maryland, North America, Travel, united states

Destination: Bethesda, Maryland

Capital Crest Trail (April 2025) Washington, D.C. is not considered a US state, but rather a federal district. Given its small size, as well as the relatively-small sizes of the states on the East Coast, it makes for easy trips outside of the capital. In fact, D.C.'s public transport connects the neighboring states (Virginia and … Continue reading Destination: Bethesda, Maryland

North America, Travel, united states, Washington, D.C.

Destination: Washington, D.C. (Visiting Adams-Morgan & Georgetown, Ethiopian Food for Dinner– PART 2)

Healy Hall of Georgetown University (April 2025) Continuing our first full day in Washington, D.C., my partner and I wrapped up our visit of the Renwick Gallery and decided to spontaneously catch the metro to Bethesda, where we spent part of the afternoon in town (more on it later). It was my first time visiting … Continue reading Destination: Washington, D.C. (Visiting Adams-Morgan & Georgetown, Ethiopian Food for Dinner– PART 2)