San Luis Obispo is a GREAT, cheap vacation spot. It's less expensive than neighboring Paso Robles, with less-crowded wine tasting rooms, lots of outdoor adventure, amazing food and a pretty famous Thursday night Farmers Market that's more like a weekly street fair.
It's also the halfway point in CA so it's a perfect road trip destination from LA or SF.
Don't miss Luna Red, Novo and Nate's on Marsh for food, and Shindig Cider, Jan's Place (vinyl bar), Hi Bar at Hotel SLO and Chamisal Vineyards for drinks. :)
Another wonderful and much needed piece! Taos has long been a favorite of mine, we grew up going there and just seeing its evolution has been beautiful. Heading to Bozeman in August for the first time and this post just made me even more excited for what's in store!
Great picks! We just got back from McMinnville, Oregon. Exploring wine country in the valley was a very affordable getaway. We're also big fans of Oxford, Mississippi for a small town getaway with great food and drinks. Saugatuck, Michigan is an excellent Great Lakes beach town. And Madison, Wisconsin has an outstanding dining scene is is surrounded by natural beauty.
Would love to hear about your wine and food finds in Oregon. Also: Feels like there's a lot of Michigan excitement in the last few years, and that's a place we'd like to explore some more. Thanks for the tips! Adding to the list.
Michigan is really taking off. We wrote about three of our new favorite Portland spots (Pacific Standard, Too Soon, and Kann) in our newsletter this week. We’ll have more from wine country and Portland in the weeks to come, but in McMinnville Soter Vineyards and Humble Spirit were both standouts!
San Luis Obispo is a GREAT, cheap vacation spot. It's less expensive than neighboring Paso Robles, with less-crowded wine tasting rooms, lots of outdoor adventure, amazing food and a pretty famous Thursday night Farmers Market that's more like a weekly street fair.
It's also the halfway point in CA so it's a perfect road trip destination from LA or SF.
Don't miss Luna Red, Novo and Nate's on Marsh for food, and Shindig Cider, Jan's Place (vinyl bar), Hi Bar at Hotel SLO and Chamisal Vineyards for drinks. :)
<Taking notes> we love a personal hit list in a cute vacay spot. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for writing this! We're all feeling the burrrrrn right now. xx
It's rough out there.
We are actually heading up to Taos in two weeks. Really excited for this visit. Great read!
So. Magical. Hope you enjoyed!
Another wonderful and much needed piece! Taos has long been a favorite of mine, we grew up going there and just seeing its evolution has been beautiful. Heading to Bozeman in August for the first time and this post just made me even more excited for what's in store!
I (Jeralyn) am heading to Bozeman in August, too! Trying to find an affordable ranch before glamping at Yellowstone. Let me know what you find!
Great picks! We just got back from McMinnville, Oregon. Exploring wine country in the valley was a very affordable getaway. We're also big fans of Oxford, Mississippi for a small town getaway with great food and drinks. Saugatuck, Michigan is an excellent Great Lakes beach town. And Madison, Wisconsin has an outstanding dining scene is is surrounded by natural beauty.
Would love to hear about your wine and food finds in Oregon. Also: Feels like there's a lot of Michigan excitement in the last few years, and that's a place we'd like to explore some more. Thanks for the tips! Adding to the list.
Michigan is really taking off. We wrote about three of our new favorite Portland spots (Pacific Standard, Too Soon, and Kann) in our newsletter this week. We’ll have more from wine country and Portland in the weeks to come, but in McMinnville Soter Vineyards and Humble Spirit were both standouts!
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