TRAVEL WRITER AMANDA BLAKLEY IN MALIBU

With an insatiable appetite for adventure, travel writer Amanda Blakley chronicles the inside scoop on fashionable, family-friendly travel for a number of publications including Elle Canada, Well+Good and Here Magazine. A recent transport from Toronto to sunny California, Amanda and her husband and two boys have spent the last year establishing roots in their new hometown of Malibu, embracing all that the natural setting has to offer. We caught up with Amanda to hear firsthand all about her dreamy west coast lifestyle, favorite beaches, go-to restaurants and more.