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International Vacations | Travel

Moorea Food Guide (with photos!)

By Mercedes Santana on January 24, 2023

We’re back with another food guide, this time on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia! I love sharing food recommendations with anyone willing to take them. And I consider cuisine a major part of my pre-vacation research! I knew this trip would be slightly different in the food department because our Costco package came […]

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International Vacations | Travel

Passport to Tahiti | A Guide to 7 Nights in Moorea

By Mercedes Santana on January 22, 2023

The trip we’ve been dreaming of! We’ve always said Tahiti was high on our travel bucket list, but knew we wanted to save it for our honeymoon. Literally the day after reserving our wedding venue, we booked our honeymoon to Moorea! We opted to use Costco Travel! I know what you’re thinking — Costco has […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Washington DC Food Guide (with photos!)

By Mercedes Santana on July 25, 2022

I received a lot of feedback on our Maui food guide so here we are to bring you another edition. Grab a snack and see all the goodies we ate in Washington DC! I also have two international versions of this in Greece and Italy! Did you know I even have some of my favorite […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Passport to Washington D.C.

By Mercedes Santana on April 20, 2022

A complete guide to our long weekend in Washington D.C.

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Lifestyle | Wedding Planning

Designing a Dreamy Engagement Party

By Mercedes Santana on January 6, 2022

We are engaged! But, I guess the title give that away. And that means this blog has a new category — wedding planning! In case you didn’t know, Henri and I have been together for nearly 10 years. So I had an idea of when this was happening since we’ve been talking about this chapter […]

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International Vacations | Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Maui Photo Food Guide

By Mercedes Santana on November 8, 2021

We were lucky to enjoy a trip to Maui and the food was absolutely divine! As I anxiously awaited our trip I scrolled foodie instagram accounts like Yelp Maui and Consuming Maui as I daydreamed of fresh poke and endless seafood. I bookmarked interesting places and took recommendations from friends, I probably could have stayed […]

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International Vacations | Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Passport to Maui, Hawaii

By Mercedes Santana on November 5, 2021

With the continuation of COVID, we really wanted to stay within the United States while feeling like we were on an exotic tropical vacation. And Maui provided just that. I know there’s a lot of back and forth about traveling to Hawaii, my advice? Only travel if you’re vaccinated for the safety of yourself and […]

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Home & Garden | Lifestyle

Inside My Mini Walk-In Closet

By Mercedes Santana on June 27, 2021

Who else is obsessed with Marie Kondo and The Home Edit lifestyle? I know it’s not just me. Nothing sparks joy like a well organized home and that’s especially true of my closet. It makes my little OCD heart so happy! I was feeling inspired after binge watching The Home Edit during quarantine. I also […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Passport to Santa Barbara

By Mercedes Santana on April 9, 2021

So, I am thinking I am going to start titling all my travel articles “Passport to…” Do we think that’s cute? I was thinking about my blog branding and how I could improve and I’m hoping that Passports & Papers still makes sense. If you’ve never read about the blog, it’s name, or me you […]

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Home & Garden | Lifestyle

Cycle Bike 101 | Peloton Bike Alternative and a Review of the App

By Mercedes Santana on March 15, 2021

When COVID hit hard in Los Angeles back in March of 2020, I was really sad about not visiting local studios with my ClassPass subscription. I looked forward to trying a new pilates place or a fun T-Swift vs. Britney cycle class. Now, I was going to be stuck at home with YouTube and my […]

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