Author Archives: mapwanderer

[246/365] Wilshire Boulevard Street Sign, Beverly Hills, California, USA

As we walked towards Rodeo Drive for some sightseeing with LA visitors, took this photo of the Wilshire Boulevard sign in Beverly Hills…

[245/365] Spanish Latte, Urth Caffe, Beverly Hills, California, USA

I don’t drink too much coffee, but after seeing pictures of the designs they do with the coffee drinks you order, I just couldn’t resist! I got a Spanish latte, and it was delicious. I got the mild coffee, so it was perfectly hot and sweet. Urth Caffe is so cute! Great for people watching. […]

[244/365] OMG Usher Tour, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

I’m so glad I got last minute tickets to see Usher. He definitely knows how to put on a SHOW! I loved it because I feel like I grew up listening to him so everything was a song I recognized. One of my FAVORITE lines from his songs, “It’s 7 o’clock on the dot, I’m […]

[243/365] Alligator, Everglades, Miami, Florida, USA

Yes, I know these alligators grew up surrounded by tourists, but it was still a little scary being so close to them on the airboat. The airboat tour was so much fun – for parts of it we were slowly drifting along, looking out for gators and for part of it we were speeding through […]

[242/365] Colorful Bird, Gator Park, Everglades, Miami, Florida, USA

The Airboat tour was full of stops to view the wildlife, including alligators, turtles and birds like this one. So colorful!

[241/365] Collins Street, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

I love the architecture of Miami. The Art Deco style is part of the design of many of the hotels and buildings there. It feels modern, but at the same time, vintage. Loved Miami! Wish I could be back there and lying out on the beach in November again…

[240/365] LA Skies While Driving Down Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

WOW. Sometimes the skies of LA turn this beautiful mixture of red, purple, and orange. Loved it!

[239/365] Pier, Manhattan Beach, California, USA

It was a nice few minutes at the beach…until it started getting colder… Why is it that it’s hot on weekdays when I don’t have time to go to the beach, but on the weekend when I have time, it gets considerably cooler? Darn.

[238/365] Spicy Tuna Roll, Sushi Misu, Los Angeles, California, USA

Food photography on the new camera is fun! Yummmm, sushi!

[237/365] Globe, Los Angeles, California, USA

Thank you, old roomie Jill! I got a globe for my birthday – now I can spin it and see where next in the world I will be!