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Literally Just Photos of Food in Greece
By Mercedes Santana on November 26, 2019
A few friends said I didn’t post enough photos of the food in Greece. I feel like I lived off yogurt and greek salads, but here’s every food photo I took. So sit back and prepare to work up an appetite. Google translator says this is how you say bon appetit in Greek—Kalí óreksi!
Here is how we spent our 3 nights and 4 days in Mykonos Greece!
Naxos may not have been on your radar, but it should be! It wasn’t on mine, until I found it on some “best places to go in the Cyclades” lists. I knew I wanted to see Paros and Naxos seemed to be a convenient place to stay between Mykonos and Santorini. I honestly wish we […]
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3 Nights of Santorini Sunsets
By Mercedes Santana on August 24, 2019
When I pictured Greece in my head I was picturing Santorini. And it totally lived up to my imagination. It’s just as picturesque as it is on Instagram and the landscape of the Caldera is like nothing I’ve seen before. It you’re going to Greece, go to Santorini, it’s worth the hype. Day 1 — […]
The first leg of our 10 nights in Greece started in none other than the capital city of Athens. Day One We flew from LAX to Athens, with a quick layover in Paris on AirFrance. After a long travel day we landed in a very hot Athens. Europe had been having unusually warm weather. Most […]
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Video: Elephant Day in Chaing Mai As Told By Our GoPro
By Mercedes Santana on September 14, 2018
Here is a little #TravelTuesday throwback to Thailand, say that 10 times fast. I shot all this video with my handy GoPro and the chest mount. Have you ever had an elephant encounter?
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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
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 […]