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If you had told me a year ago that I would have ended up wearing a toga, shouting “Huzzah” with a bunch of strangers this year, I would have laughed at you. And yet, I found myself on the fields of a medieval battle recently and was happy as could be. How I Got There I’d heard of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). Back in college, a handful of Dungeons and Dragons-playing socially awkward boys would dash about the courtyard outside my friend’s dorm smacking each other with cardboard swords. I was not impressed. But at a party at…

I’m lucky enough to have numerous women in my life who, like me, love to travel. Recently, I went with Lori and Sandra on a girls’ trip up California from San Diego to Central Coast. We had an amazing time, not only chatting about life and boys in the car ride up, but also enjoying the sights. Here’s what I think makes for a memorable girls’ getaway. 1. Interesting Destinations I counted it up and we hit at least seven cities/towns on our trip, including stops for lunch or dinner on the road! Our main destinations were: San Simeon: The one-time…