Seaside Florida

My first throwback Thursday blog post and I couldn’t help but want to do it on my trip to Seaside, Florida this past April to see the wedding of my fabulous friend; you can see the original post here.  This was my first time in Seaside and now I can see why my friend Kelsey […]

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Germany

After 19 years the Salinas girls were headed back to Germany.  The last time we were there was the entire summer of 1996 and we had the most amazing time that so many details are still very vivid in my brain today.  The time was special because not only was it 19 years that we […]

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Garden Dress

For the first part of our trip to Germany we stayed in Duisburg where my mom is from.  It is an absolutely charming town with adorable classic homes, tons of beautiful gardens and many memories of when I would come down for the entire summer to spend time with my grandmother. On the second day […]

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Mykonos

For our second stop to our trip we headed to Mykonos and my husband and I fell in love with the culture, the people, the food, the island and the gorgeous colors of white and blue everywhere. Every day we were there we we hopped onto our ATV and toured the island, took ourselves on […]

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Santorini

I left my heart in Santorini, literally.  I have been blessed to travel to many places in my life but nothing captured my heart more than Santorini. The white buildings resting on the rocks had this immense sense of calmness and relaxation.  The sky was a crystal clear blue and the sun shined from 6am to […]

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Paris

anniversary, paris

For our first stop to our 1 year wedding anniversary trip my husband and I stopped in Paris.  He knew it was the one place that I had always wanted to go to, so when he was putting this trip together he made sure to have us stop through there first. <3  The first day […]

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Andronis Santorini 

For the second part of our trip we headed to Santorini and stayed at the Andronis Boutique Hotel…let me just say it was perfection!!  This was absolutely the most beautiful and magical setting that I have been too and I never wanted to leave.  Our hotel was located at one of the busiest intersections on […]

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Stripes

I found this perfect dress from HM right before we left on our trip and wore it for our last night in Mykonos.  You can found a lot of this exact same style in any authentic Greek shop so I am glad that I found this to compliment the culture; topping it with one of […]

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Mykonos Town

mykonos town

As we traveled through the town of Mykonos (see previous post here) one of my favorite parts was Mykonos town.  It is completely charming with all of its shops, amazing restaurants, beautiful white and blue homes and most importantly the phenomenal view at sunset.  We went there for two nights to have dinner, drinks, and […]

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Leduree Paris

Paris is an absolutely magical city and already in the past 3 days I have fallen in love!! The sights, the sounds, the food, the people and all the life it exudes. While we were planning our trip I knew one of the stops I had to make was at the famous Laduree pastry shop […]

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