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Twist Travel Magazine – Summer Edition

Melissa — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 21:47:24 +0000

Summer is my favorite time of year – no school, warm weather, beach day trips and fun family vacations.I was excited to contribute to the Summer edition of Twist Travel Magazine. In the Summer issue, you will find travel inspiration for you and your family. The Summer issue has articles about British Columbia, NYC,...

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Savvy Travel: Day Date in Yountville

Melissa — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:51:13 +0000

The first part of our Spring Break, we had a staycation before heading down to Carmel Valley for the second part of the week. In the beginning of the week, we headed to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Francisco Zoo and then Carlos and I snuck away for the day to Yountville. We hit up...

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Park City

Melissa — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 01:18:00 +0000

This last weekend we took a quick weekend trip to Park City, Utah. It was for a business retreat for Carlos’ work and the spouses were invited. We stayed at the gorgeous St. Regis in Deer Valley (right next to Park City) on top of a mountain. I had not skied in nine years (right before I...

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Savvy Travel: Provence Wine Region

Melissa — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:05:00 +0000

I’m finally getting around to posting our trip to France and I thought I would share it in multiple posts since the posts will be so picture heavy. It’s so hard to not share all of the pictures that I took while in France, since everything is so breathtakingly gorgeous. When we first arrived in...

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Happy Hour – Paris Style

Melissa — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 03:34:00 +0000

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Savvy Travel: Bonjour from France

Melissa — Fri, 23 May 2014 10:44:00 +0000

Bonjour from Provence, France! Actually bonjour from the train speeding through the French countryside at 200mph from Provence back to Paris. I’ve been a little MIA on the blog getting ready to leave and then being on the trip. Carlos and I are here celebrating our nine year anniversary (it’s actually today – love...

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Savvy Travel: Packing for France

Melissa — Tue, 20 May 2014 11:19:00 +0000

Everytime we go on a vacation, I tell myself that THIS WILL BE THE TRIP that I pack lighter and more efficiently. I actually started out well and then what happened (which is what always happens) is that I started panicking and then ended up throwing last minute things into the suitcase on top of...

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Sunsets in Santa Barbara

Melissa — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:48:00 +0000

This week we are spending Spring Break down in Santa Barbara and trying to soak up all things beach and sun. Lucky for us, my friend Kim, told me to check out Could I Have That’s blog post on must do things and places to eat while we are here. Her two blog posts on...

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Holman Ranch Vineyards – Carmel Valley

Melissa — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 04:49:00 +0000

I was recently invited to attend an overnight press trip to Holman Ranch to not only experience their beautiful wedding and event venue but to taste their wines. Holman Ranch is a gorgeous ranch nestled in the Carmel Valley that it is full of history dating back to 1928 when it was first built. Many...

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Dry Creek Valley – Wine Tour

Melissa — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:40:00 +0000

Aromatics Seminar at Fritz Winery Underground caves at Fritz Winery “Soil Tasting” at Mauritson Winery Organic Grapevines at http://www.quivirawine.com Blending Seminar at Dutcher Crossing Dutcher Crossing wine maker Kerry Damskey The three Dutcher Crossing wines we blended Dinner at the home of Debra Mathy, Proprietor, Dutcher Crossing Winery All of the writers “blends” ready to...

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