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Day Trip: Leo Carrillo State Beach with a Dog

By Mercedes Santana on July 10, 2018

It’s only the beginning of July, but a heat wave has struck Los Angeles and each day is hitting record breaking temperatures. We had no choice but to pack ourselves up and head to the beach for the day. We have both been wanting to explore the Malibu beaches and because it was too hot […]

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Past Papers: San Francisco Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on June 20, 2018
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Even a weekend trip deserves to be preserved in scrapbook pages. I have so many pages from before I started blogging that I thought it would be fun to do a new series of articles dedicated to my past scrapbook pages, so welcome to the “Past Papers” series. This is a simple one page, three-photo […]

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Video: Thailand’s Beautiful Beaches as Told by Our GoPro

By Mercedes Santana on June 5, 2018

I am so excited I finally got around to going thru our GoPro footage. This is just from the beaches, I still have more to share especially from our day with the elephants in Chaing Mai. Also, editing in the GoPro Quik app is so…well quick! Enjoy a minute of our trip.  Would you […]

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2 Luxurious Weeks In Thailand Only Cost Us $1600

By Mercedes Santana on May 19, 2018
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First, I want to note this was around $1600 per person, this includes everything from our international flight to hotels to food. Second, you can absolutely do Thailand for cheaper. But, this was our first trip to Asia and we were sparing no expense. So many times I hear people say “I can’t afford to […]

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Sun Soaked Days in Railay Bay

By Mercedes Santana on April 17, 2018

The last leg of our Thailand trip was in Krabi, more specifically Railay Beach. Getting there was a trek. We flew in from Chiang Mai on the first flight out. We had to take a car to the pier, then a long tail boat to get to our hotel, Railay Bay Resort and Spa. Railay […]

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5 Days of Adventures in Chiang Mai

By Mercedes Santana on April 11, 2018
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If you like the outdoors and hipster vibes Chiang Mai is the place for you. We checked into our hotel, the Cozytel Chiang Mai, and let the adventures begin. Here’s our five day guide, hopefully the experiences we had inspire you. Day 1: Cooking Class and Night Bazaar When I started my research for Chiang […]

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3 Days in Bangkok

By Mercedes Santana on March 20, 2018

Day 1: We arrived in Bangkok around 12:30 noon. Upon arrival we go thru customs only, there is no additional security. However, if you have a layover in China, like we did, be careful what you pack. I got our mosquito spray and a bottle of perfume taken away for not being 100ml, they we’re […]

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Lifestyle | Scrapbooking

Inside My Europe Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on March 17, 2018

Every use of our passports turns into pages of papers because every good vacation deserves a place in our adventure book. Here’s Europe:

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How I Lived My Best Parisian Life

By Mercedes Santana on March 6, 2018
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This past May I was lucky enough to go to Paris for two weeks to stay with my boyfriend Henri’s grandparents. This was actually going to be my second time to The City of Lights, my first trip was in 2008 with my aunt, uncle, and cousin. This time I was focused less on the […]

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Cricut Craft: Soap Labels

By Mercedes Santana on March 5, 2018

I try to craft something once a week, whether it’s a scrapbook, card, or something simple. I slapped together this quick DIY with my handy Cricut machine. For all my fellow-Cricut enthusiasts this ones for you. This DIY only took me maybe five minutes, it took me longer to decide on a font. I had […]

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