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A Visit to Oystera in Todos Santos
A Visit to Oystera is a must for anyone looking for an elevated dining experience in Todos Santos. A Sweet Past If you’re not familiar with this area, Todos Santos is a charming beach town in Baja California Sur, Mexico that is home to some of the best restaurants in BCS. In the late 1800s until the 1950s Todos Santos was the sugar cane capital of all of Baja. In fact, Oystera is located on the site of the old Santa Terra Sugar Mill facility in Todos Santos. Recently this site has been transformed into a gorgeous upscale space for dining and shopping. Despite the modern appeal, you will still…
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Great Places in the Foster Powell Neighborhood
The Foster Powell neighborhood located in South East Portland, affectionately known as FoPo, is the only triangle-shaped neighborhood in Portland. The area is beginning to see a resurgence with vibrant new shops and restaurants popping up, so I mapped out a few of them went exploring. But First a little Portland History This land was originally farmland owned by pioneer homesteader Phillip Foster who arrived in the Oregon Territory in 1843. The Fosters also owned land in Eagle Creek and if you love living history experiences, I highly recommend visiting the historic Phillip Foster Farms site. If you would like to learn more about the history of this neighborhood, I…
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Pink Places in Las Vegas
I really love fun girlie places that are decked out in PINK and I figured I can’t be the only one, so I’m starting a series of really great pink places, starting with Las Vegas. This is by no means a complete list because there are still so many more on my list. Here are some of my favorite pink places in Vegas: Cafe Lola There are five perfectly pink Cafe Lola locations in Las Vagas and I’m slowly working my way to visit them all. Recently I made it to their newest cafe at the Forum Shops at Cesar’s Palace. This adorable cafe is easily one of the cutest,…
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Visit the Lilly Pulitzer Flagship Store on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach
Lilly Pulitzer is synonymous with Palm Beach style, so I couldn’t pass up a trip to visit the Lilly Pulitzer flagship store while we were in Palm Beach… When in Rome and all that. A Look Inside the Lilly Pulitzer Flagship Store How it Started Lilly Pulitzer was an American Fashion designer who created the iconic shift dress in the late 1950s. It all started when Lilly worked at a juice stand and wanted to wear something colorful that would hide the fruit stains. She began selling more dresses than juice, so she decided to open up her own boutique and the rest is history. Her popular resort wear has…
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A Year of Coffee Flights at Country Coffee
CC Sit N Sip in Boring, Oregon has the most adorable coffee flights. New seasonal flavors are offered every month paired with sweet treats. When we visited in January we decided to make this our monthly coffee date, so I present you with a year of coffee flights recap: January Coffee Flight The Horeseshoe Latte had cinnamon and tasted like the rice pudding my mom used to make at Christmas. This was our favorite. The Cowgirl Latte was the least sweet. I don’t know if I detected a dominant flavor, but it was nice to have something less sweet. The Haystack Mocha had a caramel flavor and was the most…
