The gang unites in the great city of New Orleans! See below for the multitude of shenanigans in which our friends Joche, Julia and Steve, and my sister Carmel and her husband/my bro-lo/El Cunado Edo joined us for over the course of a few wild days. Continue reading
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April 9-10, 2015: Houston
Said adios to Austin and took off for for N’awlins (New Orleans!), stopping in Houston for a night to break up the 500 mile/8 hour drive and check out the local scene. Decided to keep Steve with us for a couple days as entertainment. Continue reading
April 7-9, 2015: “Keepin’ it Weird” in Austin
Continued our adventures in Texas by making our way to the great and “weird” city of Austin! Continue reading
April 7, 2015: Fredericksburg + The Alamo
Left Marfa for San Antonio, home of The Alamo! Stopped in Fredericksburg on the way, a cool little German town, where we ate some bratwurst, naturally. See pics below! Continue reading
April 6-7, 2015: Marfa, TX
Via a friend’s recommendation, we decided to go check out Marfa. Marfa is a quaint little town in Western Texas (population: 1,819) known for its art and the Marfa Lights. We stayed at a little “commune” type place called “El Cosmico” where we slept in a teepee and showered in an outdoor communal shower. Was quite an experience! Continue reading
April 5-6, 2015: Meteor Crater + Getting Nuclear in Albuquerque
After a quick fly home to Irvine for Passover, coupled with a quick hop over to Vegas with the fam (I know, woe is us), we flew back to Phoenix and took off for Albuquerque, New Mexico, stopping at Meteor Crater along the way. Continue reading
April 1-3, 2015: Vortexing in Sedona
Spent a few days in the gorgeous city of Sedona – a magical and mystical place. We did some hikes, checked out some of the vortexes that Sedona is famous for, and met some very interesting people before making our way down to Phoenix to catch our flight home to Irvine to spend Passover with the fam. Continue reading
March 30-April 1, 2015: Havasupai Falls
A long time ago, two Israeli Couchsurfers were staying at our house in San Diego and telling us about their travels. They told us about a magical oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert that you can only get to by hiking 10 miles into the Grand Canyon. They said it was by the far the most beautiful place either of them had ever been. Continue reading
March 29-30, 2015: Grand Canyon
Though we lived only 7 hours away from the world-famous Grand Canyon for the majority of each of our lives, neither of us had ever been there. It was about time that we paid it a visit! Continue reading
March 28-29, 2015: Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park had the honor of being the first stop on our trip! Samsonite got to chill with the Joshuas and Jason joined us for some fun hiking, scrambling, bouldering and rock-climbing. Continue reading
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