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5. Dune Day

Dune coffee that is… with a splash of McConnell’s ice cream… yum 🙂 Beach in the afternoon… Sama Sama… SinzIAna… downtown party… finished the CITINERARY… Blame it on Fidel 🙂

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SWEET WORLD: Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Yummy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! 🙂

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A WORLD 2 CELEBRATE: Ice Cream Month

July is Ice Cream Month and we are looking for a… cool movie night 🙂 The contenders are… Blood on the Carpet: Ice Cream Wars Comfort and Joy My Spy And the winner is…

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SWEET ITINERARIES: Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

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18. VAL-DE-LOIRE: Saumur to Amboise

Another hot day in Loire Valley … to start in a troglodyte cave… the Saut-aux-Loups… mushroom cellars… too early for lunch… that’s what the next destination is for… Tours! We miss the marchĂ© artisanal in Tours… have lunch at Les … Continue reading

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9. NORMANDY: Constellations

Today is the constellation day… the convoluted reason we are continuing our itinerary to Varengeville-sur-Mer… starting from Miro’s Constellations… surprised by the constellation of artists in Varengeville-sur-Mer… BRAQUE, MIRĂ“, CALDER, NELSON… at the MusĂ©e des Beaux-Arts… under the spell of … Continue reading

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2. PARIS: Le Marais

Early morning in Le Marais… earlier than most shops opening time… nice stroll nevertheless… on Rue des Archives… to Rue de Bretagne… past the awakening MarchĂ© des Enfants Rouges… LadurĂ©e and Poilâne… to a green, lush corner… the Square du … Continue reading

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BLACK FRIDAY: By The Ocean

Black Friday was a mystery we’ve never tried to understand… why does black Friday even exist… not much surprise here… we flee back into the nature… a refreshing rainy day in Point Lobos that helps with the crowd control… we … Continue reading

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THANKSGIVING: Refuge by the Sea

A new tradition started last year… Thanksgiving at Asilomar… Refuge by the Sea… this time getting ready for a long awaited storm… after the most devastating Camp Fire… many thoughts on that… and the current state of the world… appreciating … Continue reading

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2. BARCELONA: Bitter Sweet History…

Today was a sad day for us… decided to cut it short and start with the sweet part of the original itinerary… Carrer Petritxol… a sweeter destination was on the list… so we had our sort of brunch at Granja … Continue reading

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