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Hotel Review: Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego

March 10, 2018March 12, 2018 ~ Cherise and Shine ~ Leave a comment

Most of you know that I tend to travel at 100 miles an hour, jumping from place to place and cramming as much into my travels as possible. So when the opportunity came up for me and my husband to actually relax for a weekend and enjoy each other’s company for our one-year wedding anniversary … Continue reading Hotel Review: Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego

2.5 Days on the Big Island of Hawai’i

February 26, 2018 ~ Cherise and Shine ~ 1 Comment

If you live in California, what do you do with a long weekend? Go to Hawai’i, of course! Jokes, most people in California don’t do this, either. But they should!! We found cheap direct flights to the Big Island from Los Angeles, and we figured, why not? If you keep saying you won’t go somewhere … Continue reading 2.5 Days on the Big Island of Hawai’i

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Did you really go to Santorini if you didn’t stand on a white rooftop? . Can you spot me? This photo is another perfect example of how last year, my husband and I still had no idea how Instagram worked. The framing of this photo is off, I should have worn something long, flowy and red to stand out as the subject, and generally photos are more eye-catching on this app if they're vertical. I think last year, my photos were almost exclusively horizontal! It makes me laugh looking back, but the memories we took away from Greece were irreplaceable. 🇬🇷

Wherever you are, be all there. ❤️ . When you go to Santorini, you have many options for what side of the island you can stay on. After researching, we chose to stay two nights in Imerovigli and two nights in Oia. Even though Oia is the more quintessential town that you probably see in the majority of postcards, we really fell in love with Imerovigli. It’s romantic, has delicious food, is slightly less touristy (but it’s Santorini so I meannnn) and is home to the historical Skaros Rock. I’ll take this sunset view over a crowded Oia sunset any day. Do you prefer nature sunsets or city sunsets? . Fun fact: Imerovigli is also the highest point of the island, and has the best views! 🌊🌊🌊

Seas the day. 🌊 Santorini might be the travel destination where I’ve most felt like I was living in a dream. How about you?

Holding onto every last ray of summer and wistfully remembering these Santorini views from last year. I like coffee anywhere, but this might be my all-time favorite coffee view. Where's the prettiest place you've ever drank coffee? ☕️ . Also, I giggle a little when I see this photo, because you can completely tell that last year my hubby and I did not understand how pictures for Instagram worked. I'm looking directly at the camera, you can't see much of my surroundings and my feet are cut off. But at the same time, it's nice to see how far we've come since we first started on this journey a year ago! 🤗

Meet me between the palm trees. 🌴🌴 It's hard not to love life when you're twirling in your new @lulus dress at the @grandwailea! #lovelulus #lulusambassador . By the way, if you adore this peach-colored eyelet dress as much as I do, it's 50% off right now! Check out my stories and swipe up for the link!

Having a mermaid moment at the @grandwailea 💦 . This is our first shot using a GoPro Dome! ...Actually, it’s our first shot ever on a @gopro! . We struggled so hard with this. First, I bought a dome off of Amazon and borrowed my brother’s GoPro, not realizing the dome was for GoPros 5-6 and my brother’s was a 3. It was too small for the dome, and we had to stuff tissue into place around the device so it wouldn’t move around 🙈 . Even so, we had issues. The mode kept changing randomly, and although we practiced in this pool and thought we had gotten the hang of it, when we took it out to the ocean it wouldn’t shoot. It was such a bummer, because a giant kane (sea turtle 🐢) started swimming next to me, and I excitedly thought we got cool underwater shots with the turtle. Oops! Even so, we had fun, and look forward to finessing our GoPro Dome skills. Mad props to everyone who takes successful dome shots! . Have you had any photography fails? If so, share them with me so I feel better about mine! 🤣

Cherise Masukawa

This gorgeous maxi dress is a perfect example of a large must-have item for me that I wore on a couple flights to make space!

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