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Vineland Swap Meet: Baldwin Park, CA
Baldwin Park is located about 20 minutes east of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. It's a small town with big city characteristics. There is plenty to do even if it may be a short ride away, this...
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Views from the Sky Glider: Santa Cruz, CA
Coastal cities are my obsession and my favorite has to be Santa Cruz in California. No other place transports me to a 1960's beach blanket party with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello like...
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Knott's Berry Farm: Buena Park, CA
Disneyland is usually what comes to mind when someone says "theme park". But living among Disneyland's shadows is a place that my family and I have enjoyed for years. Knott's Berry Farm located in...
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Sunset: Santa Monica Pt. 2
By now you have probably figured that I like the beach and, yes, I really do. I've always questioned where my fascination with beaches and beach culture/lifestyle stems from and it could be that I'm...
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Travel Flashback: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
A view of Vallarta's MaleconNowadays, I know Puerto Vallarta is a bustling, tourist spot in Mexico. But as a little girl, all I knew was that it was a place where my relatives lived. I have great...
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Carson City: The Blue Line Trail
The Brewery Arts CenterMark Twain's HomeIt has been very common for me to bash the small town I have lived in for the majority of my life. I always complained it was too small, too old-fashioned, too...
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Earth Day at Spooner Lake
We arose to a glorious, warm day here in Northern Nevada yesterday. It was a perfect day for it to be Earth Day and my little brother and I celebrated by going to Spooner Lake. The lake is about a 15...
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Arts and Riverwalkin' in the Biggest Little City
For many, Reno, NV is a place where Johnny Cash shot a man just to watch him die. To others who have been, it is a tacky, gaudy and depressing place wrought with Casinos and run-down motels. To some...
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Countdown to Barcelona
Photo SourceFor the longest time, I've wondered about the other side of the world. What do they eat? How do they live? What holidays do they celebrate, I asked myself. The more I researched, the more...
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There's no place like Home
This summer so far has been amazing and the funny thing is, nothing especially spectacular has happened. There haven't been any fancy trips to Los Angeles or even any road trips yet but I still have...
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Remnants of life in L.A.
These photos are all I have left of what my life was in Los Angeles. I am now back in Carson City, Nevada. My stay in the city was somewhat short-lived, spanning only eight months. I don't how I feel...
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Barcelona: Las Ramblas and Porto Olimpico
Las RamblasAn alley by the Opera House Candies galore at La Boqueria MarketMy trip to Europe came and went too quickly. I sit here and wish I could rewind the adventures that my four friends and I...
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La Sagrada Familia and Barrio Gothico in Barcelona
Catedral de la SeuThe more time we spent in Barcelona, the more we realized it was hard to tap into the heart of the city. This could have been due to the massive amount of tourists or maybe we just...
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El Tibidabo: Barcelona, Spain
Even people's homes in this neighborhood looked like mini-castles.The interior of El TibidaboThe view from the top of the TibidaboAfter getting lost and stumbling upon some of the best parts of...
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Sant Sebastia : Beach culture in Barcelona
I had heard that it was fairly common for women to go topless at the beach in Europe so, I knew that was to be expected. I was curious to see how else their beach culture differed from ours. We made...
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Puerta Del Sol and Palacio Real in Madrid
Puerta Del SolBookstore in MadridOpera House in Plaza Isabel IIPalacio RealEntrance to the PalaceThe palace's gardensBy the time we said goodbye to Barcelona, we were ready for a new city to explore....
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Dazzling nights in Madrid
Library on the Paseo de RecoletosPuerta de Alcala (Door of Alcala)Edificio Metropolis ( Metropolis Building)Fuente de Cibeles ( Cibeles Fountain)Banco de Espana ( Bank of Spain)Casa de America (...
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A Tour of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium:Go Real Madrid!!
I've always been a fan of futbol, thanks in part to my Dad. The games are super exciting to watch and the fact that the players are very good-looking doesn't hurt either. So, of course I jumped at the...
View ArticleEnjoy exciting ski holidays and culture during winter in Florence: A Guest Post
Tuscany in general and Florence in particular, are places to visit in the spring, summer and autumn. The food and wine are marvellous and the Renaissance culture and beautiful countryside even more so....
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A Tour through Haunted Paris
Dead rats as the window display of an exterminator shopNotre Dame in the left corner overlooking the Seine RiverWe had said goodbye to Madrid and were now in Paris, France. I was there, in the City of...
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Insecure in Paris
My parents were immigrants who came to the U.S. from Mexico in search of a better life. They struggled as many like them do. They found jobs, worked very hard, became citizens and little by little,...
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The Palace at Versailles
I must have seen the film Marie Antoinette about a dozen times before I made it to France. I loved the movie and when I found out that we could tour what was her palace, I jumped at the chance. A train...
View ArticleTravel Stories Wanted!
It has been a while since my last post and it feels good to be back. After thinking much about what I'd like to do with this blog I've decided I would love to hear from you! Reading about other...
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Suitcase Heart
A recent obsession with the Home & Garden television channel left me feeling like my room needed a little makeover. I decided to go for a travel-inspired theme and these are a few photos...
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Ancestry Finds with DNA
A couple of weeks ago I ordered a DNA-testing kit in order to research my ancestry. I received my results a few days ago and was expecting most of what I got but there were some surprises as well. My...
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