Fördelen med att bo i Venice är närheten hit, till dom fridfulla bergen ovanför Malibu och Topanga. Att strutta runt i Santa Monica mountains under flera timmar och andas in det tysta är bland det bästa jag vet. Det här är Solstice Canyon, en hike som är otroligt fin och lummig. Tänk att man kan hamna mitt i vildmarken och inte höra ett knyst annat än prassel från någon liten ödla eller ljudet från ett vattenfall bara några minuter upp från PCH. I love it! Ni som läst min blogg innan jag fick äran att börja blogga här på Vavawoom vet hur mysigt vi tycker dessa utflykter är. Ju längre hikes – desto bättre, ju mer öde – desto härligare, ju fler vattenfall vi kan hitta – omg!

Spending time on long hikes in the mountains above Malibu and Topanga is the one of the best things I know. It’s so peaceful and pretty and is the best way to relax both body and mind. Anyone agrees? 

… a healthier take on life.

Thanks so much for visiting my page here at Vavawoom. It’s going to be a lot of fun being surrounded by all these amazing and inspiring people from all over the world. My name is Marita Karlson and I live in Venice, CA. I’v been here for almost 8 years now… time flies when you have fun, they say. I spend most of my time here on the westside and up and down the southern Cali coast – and there are a few good reasons for that.

 The healthy eateries – I am really spoiled in Venice. There are many fabulous raw food places and juice bars I like. I also cook a lot and I make smoothies all the time. Delicious smoothies and nourishing juices and other easy recipes preferably with greens and veggies from local sources. I’m gonna share all that with you and of course great restaurants in the Venice, SM and Malibu area. This is lovely Los Angeles after all, where many health trends are born and I’m here to give you trend reports from the health world and body&mind. I hope you will like it. 

Photo: Martin Löf.

The easy access to the farms  –  L.A. is where the “farm to table” concept is super hot and I adore that stuff – the farm life.  Just look at this picture and imagine yourself sitting there waiting for the chef to bring you the food she picked from this ranch just moments ago. Farm dinner season is coming up. 

Photo: Malibu Farm

“Nothing is better than waking up early and hit the trails”

The beaches  – after 8 years its almost devastating to think about not living by a beach, the fresh salty air does so good for me. The mountains – easy escape to my favorite canyons. Nothing is better than waking up early and hit the trails. If there is a waterfall involved, bingo! Here, in the canyons above Malibu and Topanga is where most of my “hidden gems” are hiding out, places so far away from busy freeways as it can get. Yes, I’m totally gonna share them with you… in both english and swedish.