MapWanderer Travels

On Saturday morning, I woke up before the sun had even risen. It just doesn’t seem right to be waking up that early, on a weekend nonetheless. Needed to reserve a spot at Woodley Park in Van Nuys for an event for work for kids in the community – this is what it looked like […]

This photo is of one the buildings I passed by in Downtown LA, adorned with vibrant colors over a black canvas.

John Wooden (1910-2010) was an inspiring teacher, coach, family man, and the list goes on. Not only did he achieve success in the game of basketball, but he was an all around “wizard” in all else. There’s a reason they call him the Wizard of Westwood. For the past couple years, I’ve attended the Wooden […]

Took this photo on a semi-hike in Malibu (it was too hot to continue or get very far for that matter). It was a winding road up the the Santa Monica mountains to get to the trail head…too bad it was just too hot! Brings me a feeling of whimsicality… 🙂 Happy Friday! It’s going […]

A few weeks ago, I went to an indoor miniature golf course for my friend’s birthday. Felt nice to get to feel like a kid again, even though by the 10th hole or so (of 18), I was losing focus and desire to attain the hole in one (or even to make it in the […]

One of the few beaches that allows dogs in LA is the Leo Carrillo Beach in Malibu. It was too hot for the hike we wanted to do, so we ended up at the beach – what a great choice. I guess this was typical LA celebrity sighting – Channing Tatum and his wife (also […]

oh, hello, friend.you are loved. The first time I saw the design of ( oh, hello friend. ) was at the Renegade Craft Fair in LA last year. I bought some lovely earrings and a necklace at the fair and have been following the blog ever since. I stopped by her etsy shop last week […]

Sunny days throughout Memorial Day Weekend – just perfect!

Tick tock, tick tock. Every morning I wake up to this large clock above my window, constantly urging me to wake up with every passing minute. As with every morning, day, month, year, time seems to be going at the speed of light – and once it passes by, it is lost forever. Is there […]