As a native Angeleno, I’m always getting asked where the must visit places around Los Angeles are. The problem is as a local, I hadn’t grown up doing the “touristy” things around my city. I only recently started to visit the famous sites. Up until a few months ago, I had never been to the Hollywood Sign!

There are a lot of recommendations for the best places to take pictures around Los Angeles. You know, where can you get those pictures that are going to get you 100 likes (or more, go you!). I’ve read them all and honestly I don’t really want to drive across the city just to jump in front of a wall to then drive back.

This may sound strange, but it was really hard coming up with a “best” list for ice cream around Los Angeles. I think it’s because it’s pretty hard to mess ice cream up and there are so many places to chose from. I mean I crave Baskin Robbins sometimes. I may have left off a few places, but to me these are the best and most unique places around.

I’m a Los Angeles native and up until two weeks ago, I had never hiked to see the Hollywood Sign. The closest I ever came to seeing the Hollywood Sign was from Griffith Observatory. Not exactly what I’d call close. I think it’s just one of those things where you really don’t do the touristy things when you’re from an area.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Cambodia is one of my favorite countries I've ever visited. As of now I've been fortunate to visit 30 countries, so I think that's saying a lot! It's been a dream of mine to see Angkor Wat and experience the beautiful Cambodia culture.

Singapore is always a country I was interested in visiting but had always heard that it was super expensive to visit. I prepared myself a bit for possible pocket-gauging prices especially since generally traveling through Southeast Asia is very affordable and in most cases insanely cheap.

Yes, flying from the United States to Thailand for just a week, or from anywhere across the world from wherever you are, sounds just plain crazy or tiring, and maybe not even worth it to you. The thing is when you only have a certain number of vacation days, you kind of have to suck it up and take what you can get.

It's only been a week and a half since I got back from my trip to the beautiful island of Bali. I had the time of my life, literally loving every second of being in such an incredible place. My absolute favorite part of my trip to Bali was my time spent in Ubud.

During any trip to Portugal, you should definitely visit Lisbon or maybe even Porto, but if you choose to go anywhere else, the Algarve should be at the top of that list. I knew the Algarve is a beach area but I don’t think I realized how beautiful it was going to be. Before we went, of course I goggled it but you never know if you can trust the professional pictures of a place.

I don't think there are many words needed for this post, so I'll keep it short. After all, these photos speak for themselves, don't they? If you made it all the way down here, I know you're thinking, get me on a plane now, right? And before you might've never even heard of Lake Bled let alone the country Slovenia.

Budapest is definitely a gem that can't be missed on your next European trip. I really didn't realize how much I'd like Budapest. I actually didn't know what to expect. The first day we got to Budapest we decided to take in the city by wandering through the streets. This is my favorite thing to do.

What better a way to start of my Europe blog posts than with one from London. I spent about a week and a half in London, which is by far the longest I stayed in one city during my month long adventure. I definitely have a soft spot for London and it is one of the only cities in the world that I have visited not once but four times.