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Last day in Paris - Day 3 | November 11, 2014

Saturday, December 13, 2014
To start off our day, we grabbed a quick breakfast on the go at the Eiffel Tower before hopping on the bus and heading to Jardin du Luxembourg. It was a nice, warm day. It was perfect for strolling ...

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Tourists in Paris - Day 2 | November 10, 201

Friday, December 12, 2014
We started our day off with brunch at Angelinas (it was recommended by my cousin, as well as the "Paris" book we had). It did not disappoint! The salmon meal I had We started our day off with brunch at Angelinas (it was recommended by my cousin, as well as the "Paris" book we had). It did not disappoint! The salmon meal I...

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Lovers in Paris - Day 1 | November 9, 2014

Thursday, December 11, 2014
After three and a half days in London, we made our way back to Paris via train (Picture above in front of the sign was taken when we first landed in Paris via plane). We arrived in Paris ...

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Day 3 - London, UK - Parks and palaces! | November 8, 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
After having seen all the major attractions of London, we went ahead and checked out some of the beautiful parks! First stop was Regent Park. It was a nice sunny morning and ...

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Day 2 - London, UK - Being tourists! | November 8, 2014

Tuesday, December 09, 2014
We tried to get an early start on the second day. We were up and out by 9:30am and our first stop was Buckingham Palace. We got there just in time for the Changing of the Guards. It was cool to see, but I dont think i would stand and do it again in the future. I got squished ...

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Day 1 - London, UK - Harry Potter! | November 6, 2014

Monday, December 08, 2014
It's been a little over a month since our trip! Im having major Europe withdrawals!!! Okay, you're probably wondering why we decided to spend our first day at the WB Studios: Making of Harry Potter?! John grew up ...

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New York City, NY | August 2014

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
I told you it wouldn't be the last time I posted about NYC! This past summer, after our trip to the west coast, my sister came and visited us in Virginia for 3 weeks. I think she's making this a yearly tradition! Haa! Anyway, we took her to New York this time because she hasn't gone since 2008, so we went the weekend...

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California Dreamin' | It's been too long!

Thursday, July 24, 2014
We haven't gone home to visit in 2.5 years and boy did it feel good to be back, even for a short period of time (wished it was longer though!) I didnt take too many pictures while we were home, but these are some that was snapped.  We drove from Vegas to San Diego and on the way to SD, we stopped by LA...

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Salt Lake City, UT

Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Who would have thought that we'd end up in Salt Lake City, UT!? Neither did we. But we had to fly out for my college graduation (along with my family) a few weeks ago. Who would have thought that we'd end up in Salt Lake City, UT!? Neither did we. But we had to fly out for my college graduation (along with my...

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Maymont Mansion - Richmond, Va - June 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014
This was a spontaneous day trip to Richmond. We woke up wanting to go somewhere. I picked up my phone went on yelp, and it was the first thing that popped up. So off we went. This place was nice and relaxing. The mansion that sits on top of their 100-acre land was beautiful, scary looking at first, but beautiful. We recommend it...

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New York City, NY - March 2014

Tuesday, July 08, 2014
New York City once again. Some of our closest friends here in Virginia is headed back home to San Diego (they got relocated back home, lucky!) So we accompanied them to NYC because a few of them haven't gone yet. Im sure this won't be the last time I post about NYC! ;) ...

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Boracay Philippines - January 2014 | Video Diary

Monday, July 07, 2014
Here's a video from our trip to Boracay! The water activities were so fun, mainly because we got to experience them with my whole family plus relatives! What better way to spend the new year, right? ...

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Boracay Islands, Philippines - January 2014

Monday, July 07, 2014
This was an amazing trip we spent with 30 of my family members. From Aunts to Uncles and cousins and nephews. We did a few water sports adventures as well as land adventures: banana boat, island tour, snorkeling, fly fish, ATV, and then we climbed up 50 steps to one of the highest peaks of the island and was able to see an...

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San Antonio, Zambales Philippines - December 2013

Sunday, July 06, 2014
Its been a long time comin! The trip to Philippines finally happened after 3 years of planning for the family reunion!! The pictures below are from my parents hometown. I was thrilled to finally be able to take John with me to a trip to the motherland! It was amazing being able to be with family. He finally met the rest of my...

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Philadelphia, Pa - August 2013

Tuesday, July 01, 2014
My sister came to visit, so since all three of us have been to New York, we wanted to go some place different.. Philly it was. The city of ‘brotherly love.’ ...

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Parasailing - Oceanfront, Virginia Beach | July 2013

Monday, June 30, 2014
This was John's birthday surprise for me! I had no idea what we were doing. He was full of surprises that week. First dinner, then the batting cages, and then the weekend of my birthday we went parasailing! Another thing crossed off our bucket list! I was terrified at first, but a few minutes after we got all the way up, I started...

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Charlottesville, Va - June 2013

Saturday, June 28, 2014
This trip was for our 3rd Wedding Anniversary. We decided instead of buying each other things, we'd spend it on a get away. So after Luray Caverns, we stayed the night in Charlottesville so that we can explore the city some more. Charlottesville is where UVA is located at (University of Virginia). The campus is definitely something I wasn't used to seeing. A...

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Luray Caverns, Virginia - June 2013

Friday, June 27, 2014
The caverns were breathe taking! I thought I’d feel claustrophobic in there, but it was surprisingly very big and spacious! The drive to Luray was like driving to nowheresville! Lol! I loved the drive through the Shenandoah Valley, but after that I just went to sleep.  It was a little chilly when we got down to the caverns! It was about a 2 hour...

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