Five Travelling Monkeys

• The Huntington Gardens 9 years ago The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens was founded in 1919 by Henry Edwards Huntington. Originally from New York, he worked for his uncle, Collis Huntington, one of the owners of Central Pacific Railroad. Eventually he made his way to LA and bought what was then known as the...
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery 10 years ago An easy afternoon trip while you’re in Hollywood is the Forever Cemetery (originally the Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery) on Santa Monica Blvd just behind Paramount Pictures studio lot. Here you’ll find the graves of many celebrities including Douglas Fairbanks, Estelle Getty and Jayne...
• Introducing the shop :) 10 years ago As I’ve travelled over the past 2 years I wanted to find unique souvenirs to remember each trip. I’ve also found that I have great pride for where I grew up and I have a great time sharing stories with my fellow travellers. It was then that Mod’s Best Friend was born… unique, fun ways to...
• Where Did The Time Go!? 10 years ago So while I’ve been keeping up with my quick, on-the-go instagram pics and Facebook check-ins, its been awhile since I’ve posted anything substantial to my blog. Do you ever feel like time is starting to flash by you and you’re just spinning in circles with your hands in the air screaming...
• Home for the Holiday 10 years ago As I sit on a plane back to LA for Christmas, watching a cheesy RomCom (as I love to do. Especially when they make me cry. The torture is my guilty pleasure. Like Grey’s Anatomy.), I got to thinking about our first year as expats. We have missed friends, missed family, missed our kids. We’ve...

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