Category: Blog
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Trip report Sedona: Meet me in the middle
At the end of January, my good friend Sarah and I “met in the middle” for a trip to Sedona and its surroundings. Now that I live in New Mexico and she’s in California, we liked telling people we were meeting in the middle when they asked what brought us to the area—though, admittedly, after…
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New Mexico Christmas Traditions
Unique things that New Mexicans do to celebrate the season I’ve had to explain it countless times – “Wait, Mexico!?” when I tell people where I live. And I have to explain that no, NEW Mexico. It’s the state in the Southwest? Colorado to the North? Mexico and Texas to the south? And then they…
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How to spend a perfect day in Morro Bay
A guide to a hidden coastal gem Nestled along California’s Central Coast, Morro Bay offers visitors a perfect blend of natural beauty, outdoor adventure, and small-town charm. It’s one of my favorite places to be in California, and one of the first places I head to when touching down on the Central Coast, my stomping…
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Let’s go to ‘Farmers’; the market that’s more
I love a good farmers’ market. The Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market, however, is more than just a market. It is an experience, a gathering place. It’s the first thing that came to mind when I planned a trip to San Luis Obispo this fall and something that I miss terribly as not just a former…
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Going home again once home is somewhere new
I just returned from a trip to the Central Coast of California, a place where I lived for about 15 years. It’s where I went to high school, where I got my first writing job, and where I still am lucky to have many dear friends and professional contacts. Going home again once home is…
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Day of the Dead in Downtown El Paso
Last year, I took a trip down to El Paso Texas specifically to attend the Dia De Los Muertos parade and celebration hosted by the El Paso Art Museum and History Museum. I was in the early, imaginative stages of my Going Places project and at the time living in a tiny hot springs town…
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Welcome to Going Places With Skye
Greetings gorgeous readers. Thank you so much for being here. My name is Skye and I have been a writer and artist since I could first grasp a pencil. For the last decade or so, I’ve been working as a journalist and news editor for a hometown publishing company. In late 2019, I also launched…
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