CALIFORNIA TRAVEL DIARY

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Hi guys! Sorry for the week long absence, but if you remember I told you about an upcoming trip I had, well if you saw my Instastories and Instagram you know I spent the past week in California. It was my first time on the West Coast of the US, and I am really happy I finally got to see some of what Cali has to offer.

¡Hola! Perdón por la ausencia de una semana, pero si recuerdan les conté que tenía un viaje próximo, si vieron mis historias de Instagram saben que pasé la última semana en California. Fue mi primer viaje a la Costa Oeste de EUA, y estoy encantada de haber visto un poco de lo mucho que ofrece California.

It was an amazing experience I got to live, I lived in the East Coast for a year a while ago, and I’m telling you, California is a whole other thing, one thing I do wish is I had more time to see more of this beautiful place, however in the time I spent there I got to see some pretty cool things.

We stayed in Anaheim in the Grove District, pretty close to the Disney parks, we went shopping to the Outlets at Orange, highly recommend you stop by, we got to see the Angels’ Stadium, I had some really nice food, and I felt so surprised to see all the things people in CA want to add avocado to.

Fue una experiencia asombrosa la que viví, yo viví en la costa este un tiempo, y les juro que California es otra cosa, la verdad me faltó tiempo para ver más de éste asombroso lugar, pero en el poco tiempo que tuve vi muchas cosas cool.

Nos quedamos en Anaheim, bastante cerca de los parques de Disney, fuimos de compras a los Outlets at Orange, se los recomiendo mucho, y vimos el estadio de los Angels, comí cosas muy ricas y la verdad es que me sorprendió la cantidad de alimentos a los que la gente les quiere agregar aguacate.

I also got to see the Mojave Desert on our way to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden which is beautiful, we drove past all those wind turbines and it was pretty impressive tbh, I also drove past the Cabazon Dinosaurs on my way back, I fell in love with the desert.

Pude ver el Desierto de Mojave de camino a Indian Wells, y es hermoso, manejamos a través de varios kilometros llenos de aerogeneradores y fue bastante impresionante, también pude ver los Cabazon Dinosaurs, la verdad me enamoré del desierto.

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We also visited Los Angeles, and I can kind of see why so many people dream of living there, it’s an amazing and beautiful city, but you definitely need to spend more than one day getting to see it, that same day we drove down to Santa Monica, it was a dream, we walked by the promenade and the pier as the sun was setting, I loved seeing the colors change and feeling the wind on my face and the smell of salt water.

También visitamos Los Ángeles, y puedo ver porqué tanta gente quiere vivir ahí, es una bella ciudad, pero sin duda toma más de un día para verla completa, ese mismo día manejamos a Santa Monica, fue de ensueño, caminamos por el muelle mientras el sol se ponía, me encantó ver cómo cambiaban los colores, sentir el viento en mi cara y el olor de agua de mar.

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53 Comments

  1. Wow great pictures 😍 I absolutely love this post!

  2. The pictures are so beautiful

    XO,
    Shreya
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  3. Ah the pictures from this trip were incredible! I hope you had an incredible time in California. I’d love to make it there one day.

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    1. Ohh I did so so much!! I hope you make it soon, it’s so worth it!! You’d love it M! <3

  4. Looks like you had such a fun time in California, I love all the pictures you shared 😀

    1. Thank you Ange! I did have a blast! 🙂

  5. Muy bonitas fotos Dani,la verdad en un día no se termina de explorar y conocer los lugares lindos que ofrece California, yo creo elegiría para vivir Santa Mónica
    Me encantó tu post ❤❤
    Xoxo💋

    1. Graciaaaas!! Creo que Santa Monica fue mi favorito!! Me enamoré, espero volver pronto! 🙂

  6. Nice photos, so glad to see this post as we will be heading to Anaheim and LA soon too. Great to find your blog!

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    1. Aww thanks, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

  7. Love all the photos and I’m glad to hear you had fun!
    I’ve heard the air in LA is bad and takes 4 years off your life if you live there(if true, IDK, lol).
    As for the avocados, oh noo! This girl isn’t a fan of the avocado 😣

    1. It did seem bad!! At first I naively thought it was fog, then realization dawned on me and it was horrifying lol, I do like avocado but when I saw that for 1.99 extra you could add avocado to your omelette, it was too much! haha I did have a blast there 🙂

      1. Whoo boy, they still charge extra for it over there? I added it to my chipotle meal ONCE. Saw the increased price and was like, whaaaaa? Never again. xD I’ll eat them only at the rate my doctor says I must. 😛
        But the air pollution was so bad you thought it was FOG? Omg, that’s horrifying. No wonder they put warning labels on everything! :O
        Makes me even more determined to go zero waste.

        1. Yeah 1.99 extra for avocado! With that money I can buy 2 pounds of it here in Mexico! And yeah, pollution was THAT bad!!

  8. What beautiful pictures! Your holiday looks incredible.. I’m so jealous! Your a great photographer 😊

    1. Aww thank you so much for the huge compliment! <3 xx

  9. You look gorgeous and write so well. And i agree u need more than a day in LA I wasn’t able to cover santa monica area. But did do studio tours.? They r amazing!

    1. Oh Santa Monica is awesome, so pretty, I didn’t get to do any tours cause I was there for business reasons, but I hope I get to go back soon and really enjoy it to its fullest potential.

  10. I’m glad you visited Cali! Make San Francisco your next stop! I promise it will take your breath away ❤️🌁

    1. I want to sooo bad, I hope I can make it there soon! 😀

    2. I agree if you liked LA. San Francisco will continue to fulfill your need your beautiful pictures and sites to see. 🙂 FlightMinistries.com

      1. Yessss, I hope to make it there soon!!

  11. California is definitely a whole other world from the East Coast. I find the people there much more friendly and carefree, and you can’t beat the weather and being by the beach!

  12. Cool shots, glad you had fun 🙂

  13. Me encantaron las fotoooos. ¡Ya quiero ir a visitarla! Nunca he ido, pero ya vi tus fotos y ya está en mi lista de lugares por visitar. Me encanta cómo mezclan la ciudad y la playa. Y los paisajes con palmeras, los amo <3

    Un abrazote, Dani. Jaja, esta hora es de stalkearte en tu blog, pero es que siento que hace tiempo que no me paseaba por él, y vi tantos posts nuevos <3 Tuve que leerlos jaja. Besos <3

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    1. Ay me encanta que lo stalkees y que te guste 🙂

      California es hermosa, justo como la imaginé, es una oportunidad que si se presenta no la dejes ir! No te arrepentirás! <3

  14. Ahhh dreaming of that place! Lovely photos Dani!

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    1. Thanks!! You should visit, I bet you’d love it! 🙂

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    love these pics! your blog is so aesthetically pleasing. im glad you liked it over here! 🙂

    1. OMG thank you!! That was a huge compliment! <3

  16. I love your travel diary going to California ! I’ve never been to California before, but I wish so. I love your pics ! They make me some inspiration. You are so creative ! Are you happy there ? Hope you like my comment.

    1. I did enjoy my time there! It was beautiful, I wish I had more time there though, thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      1. Thank you for liking and reply my comment. I am so surprised !

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  18. I remember when you posted your planning for packing post, but I didn’t know that you went to Cali! I live nearby Los Angeles, so if you ever want to return! I’d love to meet up with you if you’d like 😀

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    1. Aww that’d be super cool Nat! I might go back soon, I’m going to start travelling there for work a couple of times a year! I’ll let you know next time! 😀

  19. I like busyness in your harbor photos. It really captures the everyday scene.

    1. It really does, doesn’t it? 🙂

  20. My sister is in California! Now I wish I was too!

  21. I absolutely love this idea of writing in both Spanish and English – as someone trying to learn Spanish it is very helpful! Beautiful photos as well.

    1. Aww it makes me so so happy when my bilingual posts help somebody! 🙂

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  23. ! I beloved your travelling diary going to California !

  24. Thank you for sharing. I love California and visiting.
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