A house in the desert

When Mattias's parents were here we rented a house in Palm Springs over the weekend. The weather was beautiful, as always in Palm Springs, and I enjoyed hanging out by the pool and reading. Palm Springs really is one of my favorite places when I want to escape the city for a couple of days. Renting a house is a lot of fun if you're going with some friends or family, I think it beats staying at a hotel because you have everything you need and you can do whatever you want. 

Mountains and blue skies

A few weeks back we went to Joshua Tree for the first time. We decided to leave LA early Saturday morning, so we left our house at around 5.30 am and picked up a coffee at Starbucks on our way. It was such a beautiful drive when the sun started to come up and our favorite songs were playing in the car. We arrived at Joshua tree a few hours later. It was all blue skies and beautiful views. I loved the trees, they really are spectacular.

 Then we hiked up to Ryan mountain, where the view was even better.

I would recommend also going to the overlook at Keys view where you can see the Coachella valley and Salton sea. On clear days you can even see Signal mountain in Mexico!

Abbot Kinney festival

Well, here's an old post that I've been planning to post for sometime now.. So here it goes! Abbot Kinney festival is held every year in Venice. This was the first time we went, and it was loads of fun. There are bands playing, great food from all around the world, fun people watching (I spotted Kate Hudson!) and biergartens.