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My Wanderlust Wish List

By Mercedes Santana on July 1, 2020
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I’ve always been obsessed with maps and learning more about the world. I’m still proud of the fact that I was the only second grader in my class to get 100% on the US maps test. After college Henri and I started planning an internal trip each year. First we went to Mexico, which I […]

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Delightful Italy Food Photos

By Mercedes Santana on April 28, 2020

If you needed another reason to add Italy to your travel list.

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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!

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3 Nights in Mykonos

By Mercedes Santana on November 4, 2019

Here is how we spent our 3 nights and 4 days in Mykonos Greece!

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2 Nights in Naxos

By Mercedes Santana on September 22, 2019

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 — […]

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2 Nights in Athens

By Mercedes Santana on August 11, 2019

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
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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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