I can’t believe I am saying this, but I went on my fifth trip to Paris this summer! This time, it was to work on a project for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, what a whirlwind. I came to the realization that it was time for a true Paris roundup with all my favorite recommendations […]
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Passport to San Francisco Food
By Mercedes Santana on August 13, 2023San Francisco is a city known for its diverse and eclectic food scene. From classic seafood dishes at Fisherman’s Wharf to the famous sourdough bread, there is no shortage of delicious and unique eats to indulge in while visiting this hilly city. Recently we where in SF to help my brother in law propose to […]
Moorea Food Guide (with photos!)
By Mercedes Santana on January 24, 2023We’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 […]
Passport to Tahiti | A Guide to 7 Nights in Moorea
By Mercedes Santana on January 22, 2023The 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 […]
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 […]
Christmas Craft: Clear Travel Ornaments
By Mercedes Santana on November 26, 2020I saved some save or pebbles from beach trips because I knew I wanted to make these. I also usually keep tickets and other memories for scrapbooking so I had items for some of the other countries. Maybe I’ll start collecting real ornaments when travel opens again, but for now these match my pink tree. […]
My Wanderlust Wish List
By Mercedes Santana on July 1, 2020I’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 […]
If you needed another reason to add Italy to your travel list.
Inside my Scrapbook: 2019 Greece & France
By Mercedes Santana on April 5, 2020Well here I am writing from couch at the end of week 3 of self-isolation due to COVID-19. I have to say, despite the fact that the world feels a little scary right now I’m really enjoying my time at home. I am getting work projects done that I always put on the back burner, […]
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 […]