FBF, TBT, & WBW

If you have any sort of social media you're familiar with the hashtags #FBF,  #TBT and #WBW, if you don't you're probably wondering what do those letters stand for? I'll tell you.

FBF = Flashback Friday
TBT = Throwback Thursday
WBW = Way back Wednesday

Essentially, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday people post old pictures that were taken prior to social media being available and providing a glimpse of the past. Do you guys go back in time and share old pictures? I don't, and I have tons of old pictures. I'm not sure why I haven't joined the hashtag bandwagon, I guess I just think Instagram is about the now and as you add pictures to your profile you are creating a diary of your life. Does that make sense? However, the other day I was looking through some old pictures of the travels I have done and I found some cool pictures I thought I could share.

My first throwback/flashback/way back is from a trip to San Francisco my husband and I did in the fall of 2011. On this trip we drove up the 101 freeway and made some stops along the way. When we arrived in San Francisco we roamed the city, went to Sausalito, Muir Woods, Alcatraz and of course checked out the Golden Gate bridge.

 Keep in mind these photographs were taken on a simple camera and a cell phone. Also, don't you just hate when you take a nice picture and wish it was taken with a proper camera or take picture while walking fast trying to catch up??  Most of these pictures were taken under those circumstances. I digress, here we go...

If you live in California this is a must do road trip!

I hope you guys enjoyed this post, I'll be sharing more in the next coming weeks.

Mini Road trip

You guys, I went on a mini road trip two weeks ago. It was semi work related but I was able to take my family. Our destination was Pismo Beach, which is in the central coast of California. I was in a mad rush to make sure everything was packed and that we left on time that I completely forgot to take my Nikon camera. So all of these photos were taken on my iphone 6. 

Our day started somewhat gloomy and as we drove towards the ocean it became even more gloomy. This picture was taken from the passenger seat while stuck in traffic on the 101 freeway.

As soon as we reached Pismo Beach, the sky cleared up and it was nothing but sunshine. 

We had lunch at Dinosaur Caves Park and walked around and enjoyed the view. 

We made our way down a stair case but weren't able to walk through or around the caves because of the tide. The view was amazing and once the sunset came we drove towards the downtown area and had dinner on the beach. 

Sunsets like this never get old!

The next morning we woke up and had breakfast in Santa Maria and drove off to Solvang to play tourist for a while. If you are not familiar with Solvang here is a quick little history on this cute town. Solvang is a small town in Santa Barbara County that was founded in 1911 by a group of Danes who traveled West in effort to establish a Danish colony from the mid-western winters. The majority of the town consist of unique half-timbered buildings that make you forget your actually in California. 

The town has cute pastry shops, restaurants and gift shops. A replica of a 19th century Danish streetcar, is available for sightseeing tours.  

Since we were doing good on time we decided to make a quick pit stop in Santa Barbara. 

Living in California we are so fortunate to have great weather and have so many places to visit that sometimes we forget how fortunate we really are and we get stuck in our routine. Needless to say, it was nice to getaway for a weekend and spend time with my family.