I’m an extremely organized traveler. Weeks before setting out I plan what I want to see every day, where to go on excursions, where to shop and even what restaurants I want to eat in. However, sometimes you have to change your plans. Let me tell you the story of how we found Stein am […]
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, so today I want to share with you my pumpkin pie recipe. I had never tried this delicious dessert before I moved to the US. However, I quickly started falling in love with all things pumpkin: pumpkin cake, pumpkin pie and every year I can’t wait for fall to drink pumpkin
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There are many shopping venues in L.A. but one that I particularly like is the complex consisting of Farmer’s Market and The Grove, located in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District. The Grove opened in 2002 and has been an extremely popular outdoor mall ever since. The TV show Extra was also taped here. The Grove features
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The first thing I should explain about this place is its name: Matadero, which is Spanish for slaughterhouse. The place has been converted to an arts centre. Matadero is a lively, constantly changing space at the service of creative processes, participatory artistic training and dialogue between the arts. It was set up to help reflect
Third stop on our journey along the California coast is Monterey. We’ve already visited the fairy tale city Carmel-by-the-Sea and the dreamy Pacific Grove. Monterey was the capital of Alta California under both Spain and Mexico. In 1846 the U.S. flag was raised over the Customs House, and California became part of the United States after
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Come fall the internet fills up with all things pumpkin. However, there are other equally delicious foods typical of this season that seem to be overlooked. This recipe is extremely simple as you can see in the directions above. By the way, how cute is the poster? Have you ever seen this? This is what
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I left my heart in San Francisco, just like the song says. But I also left pieces of it spread along California in dreamy coastal cities like Carmel, Monterey or Pacific Grove. Pacific Grove has been called “Butterfly Town U.S.A.”, “The Most Romantic City in the U.S.”, “A Dreamy California Destination”, as well as an
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UPDATED AUGUST 2019 Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hearst Castle are two of my favorite places in California. Its cute little houses make you feel as if you were in a fairy tale. Carmel has inspired artists, sparked romances, and attracted celebrities for decades. Rated a top-10 destination in the U.S. year after year, Carmel is an amazing,
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When you travel, don’t forget to visit the city by night. You will feel like you are in a totally different place. As soon as the sun goes down, cities are filled with lights which allow monuments show off their best assets. People stop running from place to place after a stressful day and can
If you have followed me since the begining you probably know why this blog is called Memories of the Pacific. However, lately it looks more like Memories of Switzerland. So I was thinking that a California post was long due! So let’s get in the Hallowe’en mood, shall we? Today I want to show you the
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