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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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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Weekend Getaway to Joshua Tree

By Mercedes Santana on May 29, 2019
Joshua Tree; Mercedes Santana of Passports and Papers

Joshua Tree is just a short car ride away, depending on where you are in SoCal. For us in Los Angeles, it’s only about 2 hours away. This desert national park is great for hiking, rock climbing, and star gazing. We don’t rock climb, but it was neat to see other visitors making their way […]

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Day Trip: Malibu Pier and Malibu Farms Cafe

By Mercedes Santana on October 5, 2018

After a long week at work I consider myself lucky that going to the beach on the weekend is an option. We are totally beach bums in my house. I love getting up and going straight to the beach, getting a coffee, or brunch and then reading on the sand. It’s one of my easy […]

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On the Road to Monterey

By Mercedes Santana on August 7, 2018

We love to travel and have been to five countries in the last four years while being full-time employees. But, we haven’t taken advantage of what’s right in our backyards. Sometimes we take for granted that we’re SoCal natives and look elsewhere on the map to satisfy our wanderlust. Planning a road trip seems daunting […]

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