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
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Chinatown, Los Angeles (December 2025) (In honor of the start of Lunar New Year today, I wanted to share with you a piece of Chinese-American history in my hometown of Los Angeles. Enjoy!) No matter where you travel in the world, you are bound to come across a Chinatown neighborhood. From San Francisco's (the oldest … Continue reading Lost in LA: Chinatown
Matcha: the vibrant, Japanese green tea that has taken the world by storm. Even just five years ago, matcha was still a niche drink popular among inner Asian circles-- now, it's an "influencer" beverage that's exploded to fame thanks to social media, with different iterations (e.g. latte, einspänner, even seltzer) created seemingly every season. The … Continue reading 5 Best Matcha Spots in Los Angeles
The Wiltern Theater in K-Town (July 2024) Known colloquially as "K-Town," Koreatown is one of the densest and ethnically-diverse neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Downtown LA, this area is, of course, home to a notable Korean-American community with shopping malls, churches, and grocery stores that cater to the … Continue reading Lost in LA: Koreatown
Old Fisherman's Wharf (July 2024) Following a long day spent in the neighboring towns of Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea, I spent the next day with my partner and her mother exploring more of Monterey. Although we had seen a lot of the city during our first afternoon in, there were a few more stops we … Continue reading Destination: Monterey, California (PART 2)
Rebecca Goes Rendezvous 