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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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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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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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Passport to Orange County | Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Carlsbad Mini Trip: Recharging in a COVID World

By Mercedes Santana on October 18, 2020
Cliffs at South Carlsbad Beach | Mercedes Santana, PassportsandPapers.com

Or course, all our major plans for 2020 were canceled. Like our June trip to Peru and a family visit to Paris to see Henri’s grandparents. But, what really led us to the beachside town of Carlsbad? A restaurant called Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers. A basic name? Yes, but the burgers are so good! We […]

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Passport to Orange County | Travel

Passport to Orange County: Victoria Beach

By Mercedes Santana on September 11, 2020

You may have seen Victoria Beach on Instagram or in a bridal magazine. I had it saved in my bookmarks on Instagram for so long that we finally planned a day to visit it. Victoria Beach is in Laguna Beach, just a bit passed the downtown area. We go to Laguna often and more recently […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park: COVID Edition

By Mercedes Santana on August 15, 2020

Like the rest of the world our travel plans for 2020 were canceled. I couldn’t take much more of being home and to be honest, I was feeling major burnout from working remotely. I knew I needed a few days to disconnect and get outside. Luckily for me, I live in California which is home […]

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