Orange County Guidebook | Part 1

True to word of mouth form, these recommendations all stemmed from other sources. In turn, here's what I'd pass along.

Fullerton | Shopping 

A super cute downtown area with lots of cute little stores, including a favorite of mine - Buffalo Exchange. I cozied up in Dripp Coffee for a while and then rambled through the following shops:
Share and Do Good
The Found Shop
Roadkill Ranch & Boutique
The Brick Basement

For dinner one evening we hit up the Anaheim Packing District, an upscale food court with lots of delicious trendy dining options. I opted for ADYA's pav, basically a sloppy joe but with Indian flavors & a coconut gelato popsicle dipped in chocolate from Popbar.

Laguna | Beach

Even in November, the beach is a must. After my morning in Fullerton, I drove about 30 minutes to Laguna, grabbed lunch from Zinc Market (spendy!) & strolled along the sandy beach. There are some cute shops here too, I'd recommend Aero, Tuvalu, & Brass Tack.

Orange Circle | Wish I'd had more time
On the last day, we explored the Orange Circle shopping area, which is super cute! I wish I had stopped in sooner because there were lots of little antique and boutique shops I didn't have time to explore. We grabbed lunch at Rutabegorz (with a menu as diverse as the Cheesecake Factory) & then I spent all my time trying on clothes from The Collection by Casa Teresa, a great re-sale shop with inexpensive prices. This was my best shopping of the whole trip & I finally scored the most classic clothing piece - the iconic blue jean jacket!

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SJW