Is there a better way to see South Florida’s best sights? I live in Miami. Latin culture is everywhere. So while we regularly enjoy ceviche and mojitos, it’s even better when you get to dive in with with experts who can show you what you’re missing. And, when you get to hang out with one…
Getting Outside My Comfort Zone and Back to Adventure by Off-Roading in a Toyota (or Six)
There’s nothing like finding exhilaration with 9 of your friends. That’s jut what happened when 9 women from all walks of life and different parts of the country came together to go off-roading in the Ozarks recently. Having never met each other before, and having only one thing in common, a love for adventure, we…
Maybe it isn’t all about the crossover – Why we love the Toyota Avalon Hybrid
The Full-Size Toyota Avalon Could be the Perfect Family Car The sedan is on the way O-U-T, haven’t you heard? SUVs and small crossovers are the thing now. Pay attention when you’re out and about and you’ll see it’s true. There are more and more SUV type vehicles and less and less mid-sized sedans on…
2019 Toyota Sienna XLE: How it Saved My Family Time – and My Sanity
After 18 days and 3,100 miles and I can tell you that I still like my family. I’d love to tell you that it’s because I’m just a loving and patient mom but I’ll be honest with you; it wasn’t me, it was the 2019 Toyota Sienna XLE that made the difference. When my husband…
AWD Prius: The Guilt-Free Car that Takes You From City to Country and Back Again
For adventures that make memories and leave only footprints. I moved to Los Angeles a year ago and for the first time in years, I started thinking about owning a car again. Southern California offers so many lifestyle options that any vehicle I own needs to be able to take me from Tuesday in West…
Toyota RAV4: A Small SUV That’s Big On Adventure
Yes, you can go big and go small at the same time. We found out how. You see them on the highway: The Toyota RAV4 loaded with gear – kayaks and surfboards and fishing rods – and you wonder where that car is headed and what adventure they’ll soon see. And you wonder how they…
2019 Toyota Highlander: Why it Makes the Best Travel Car EVER (and is Just Plain Awesome)
When you meet a Toyota owner, you’ll learn one thing fast: these people love their cars. Like love, love, love. When it’s time for a Toyota owner to get a new car (which isn’t very often because every Toyota owner I know hangs on to their car because of the superior quality) they get…wait for it…another…
The 2019 Toyota RAV4 Limited is Everything You Want in a Small SUV
I just couldn’t turn down the chance to review the redesigned 2019 Toyota RAV4. We love the Toyota RAV4. We have written about it a lot in the past. But when I was asked if I might like to test drive a small group of vehicles, among them, the all-new 2019 Toyota RAV4, I jumped…
Changing Careers: I quit my job and now I’m doing THIS
I’m not sitting in the passenger seat of my life. I’m taking the wheel! I quit my job last year. This was a HUGE move for me. I was working in the non-profit sector in youth development services and had been in that field for the past seven years of my life. This was not only…
Taking the Long Way Home, Intentionally, in the Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
Finally getting off the road, and seeing what I’d missed before On a recent road trip home, I decided to take the Pacific Coast Highway to my hometown of Cupertino, California. Toyota handed me the keys to the new 2018 4-Runner TRD Pro and it was the perfect opportunity to opt for the scenic route. We woke up at…