A San Francisco Hotel Icon

The Marker is located in the heart of the theatre district in San Francisco and was built in 1910 in the Beaux- arts architecture. You can witness its beautiful pillars and balustrades that you notice right when you walk into the grand lobby. With over 200 rooms that include 40 suites, this is a perfect…

Hidden Food Gems of Honolulu

We love our food but we dislike the long lines and over hype of some popular places. So we went off the beaten path and tried some other spots that were equally if not more delicious! Debu Hawaii This place sells giant delicious yubuchobap! @debuhawaii is a unique concept restaurant serving a variety of these…

Japan Hotel Stays

One of the most important aspects of traveling is where to stay. You always want to find the best bang for your buck and somewhere that has a good location and comfy beds. Here are some of the places that we stayed at to give you some options of where to stay. For more tips…

Tips for Japan

We recently flew our first international trip after the pandemic with a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) and chose Japan as our destination! Since there is a lot of information out there about Japan already, I’ll be compiling a list of tips to help your personal planning hopefully be easier! We chose…

Family Vacation to Hawaii Big Island

Since we had little ones, we kept on the conservative side during COVID regarding travel. Finally we felt numbers were low enough for a family vacation and our youngest kid’s first time flying (before he turns two!). It was also an easy choice since there are so many direct flights from any of the Bay…

Sunny Days in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara is known as the “American Riviera” with its beaches, shopping, and leisure lifestyle. Not only does it have gorgeous Spanish Colonial architecture, there is much to do to keep you busy or relaxed for a nice getaway. Stay We stayed at Ramada By Wyndham Santa Barbara during our visit. We loved their beautiful…

New Cheese Steak Melt to Celebrate Togo’s 50th Anniversary

Togo’s was a name that I grew up with. It was a logo that I recognized while driving around town which stood for big and fresh sandwiches that can satisfy any sandwich cravings. Togo’s has around 200 locations all across the US West Coast and this year marks their 50th Anniversary! The first location was…

A Kitchen Must Have: Proline Range Hood

With our recent house remodel, our kitchen was one of the bigger projects that we wanted to do for the house. It would be a space that we use every day and a center point of our house so we wanted to make sure we loved it. We also wanted something that was high quality…

Our Home Renovation

Have you ever bought a house that needs renovation? We recently bought a house that had not been upgraded in years. It was fun (but also a lot of work!) to choose our own designs and preferences throughout the house. We put together a couple of our favorite items and components of the reno so…

Fried Chickens of the Bay Area

If you like food you’ve probably noticed the delicious trend of Hot Chicken Sandwiches this past year. We wanted to put together a list of all the places we’ve tried (and counting!) so you can try them too! Chickenbros Chick N’ Bro is heating it up with their delicious spicy chicken sandwiches from their food…

Jeffrey Court Renovation Challenge- Dreamy Laundry Room

Week 6- FINAL REVEAL! This last week was a mad dash to finish up the laundry room! We got all the wall tiling done, the Sinkology Adam’s Farmhouse Sink was installed, and the laundry machines installed. We are in love with the tiles we chose for the wall. They are so unique and gorgeous to look at…

Patio Sofas for an Outdoor Living Lifestyle

One of the biggest advantages of living in the Bay Area is our often amazing weather. Even the coldest of weathers doesn’t last as long as most other areas in America and are not nearly as cold. We have been taking advantage of our great climate as much as possible by making our outdoor spaces…