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The Pine Inn, Carmel
If you know anything about seventh grade Stephanie, you know I loved two things more than anything: a boy whose eye I never caught and Danielle Steel books. Summer’s End setting was at times in Carmel by the Sea. Deanna meets Ben in front of his beach house. Walking the beach, I looked for the…
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The Magic Castle Hotel
After walking through the lobby of The Magic Castle Hotel, you are instantly transported onto the set of Melrose Place. Seriously, this place was once an LA apartment complex that looks just like you’d imagine, but it is so much more. Truly magical with complimentary snacks, ice cream, soda, and even a popsicle hotline. Oh,…
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California Hotels
I have stayed a few hotels at this point, and here are my favourites so far… Hotel Del Madonna Inn Magic Castle The Pine Inn
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Winchester Mystery House
Bought my tickets in March and arrived 30 minutes before opening. 10,000 Window, 2,000 Doors, 160 Rooms, 2 Hour Tour of Amazing!
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Great Eastern Restaurant
649 Jackson Street, San Francisco I grew up with believing that Dim Sum was essentially a meatball inside of an open-faced pasta. Completely deliious. So when I when to Great Eastern for lunch I saw all these yummy looking dishes that were called Dim Sum! I had a fast lesson that dim sum is basically…
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Restaurants & Food
So much to eat… so little time! Stinking Rose Great Eastern Nepenthe Drunken Crab Paradise Cove Duke’s-Malibu The Ranch The Blind Rabbit Gjulina In N Out Salt and Straw Pink’s Smoke House Cheeky’s Coming Soon Coming Soon
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The Stinking Rose
Three people told me that I MUST go here… so so so delicious. Seating 12:00 – 8:00Serving till 10:30 every day 430 Columbus Avenue… link in first picture
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Giants of Technology
After leaving San Francisco but before getting to Santa Clara, I sought out three tech giants: Facebook, Google, and the Hewlett Packard Garage!
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San Francisco
Two days in San Francisco 21.08 miles walked in 49,103 steps taken One massively wrong direction … two wrong hotels before I found the right one tonight I was on Fisherman’s Wharf by 8:30 and 12 hours later was eating dinner. Here are my highlights!!!!!
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Downtown Disney
Disneyland and California Adventure are just steps away from each other across a promenade from each other. Below I am standing in one spot and just pivot (PIVOT!)…and yes.. the wind was blowing. so my hair is crazy. But that is literally how close they are to each other! And Downtown Disney is steps away…
