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CALIFORNIA HOLIDAY DONE Easy Itinerary here

July 21, 2015
Monica Kapila

Our California holiday was a great success !

California Holiday Done and now London Calling! Just to keep you all updated, here’s the structure of the California Holiday. Our REAL ITINERARY is below; use it to plan your ideal trip.

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California Holiday Places

Santa Monica at Shutters Hotel was a magical experience, wide open beaches at a top class hotel with a real sophisticated feel. LOVED their Coast restaurant! Good areas to explore nearby, don’t miss out on Abbot Kinney road!

The Montage Hotel now known as The Maybourne in Beverly Hills has to be done once in your life! Fabulous experience and the location is superb! Right on Restaurant Row do get your celeb spotting glasses on..

We loved San Louis Obisbo especially the Paso Robles wine country.

Then we did the long drive down to the Big Sur beaches and FABULOUS ELEPHANT SEALS toward

Carmel at the Carmel Country Inn and finally via 17 mile drive to stop at

San Francisco at the Zetta.

Then a flight to London on Virgin Atlantic, no Dreamliners on this route as yet, but stunning service none the less! Premium Economy was SO WORTH IT!

More info to come in the weeks ahead

Thanks Monica

Happy Eid to all of you who are celebrating and a great summer break to everyone!

Are you in London?

Then pop down to Trafalgar Square on the 23rd of July to join in a Big Eid in London festival with food, music and more!

BOUTIQUE HOTEL KALKAN – FIDANKA LUXURY STAY

We loved our stay at this boutique hotel in Kalkan. It was actually quite difficult to find a hotel that ticked all our boxes, and we were so glad we eventually chose Fidanka.
Read on to find out why this is the best boutique hotel in Kalkan.

ISTANBUL SHORT BREAK FROM DUBAI DOINDUBAI MONICA KAPILAt typical mezze lunch

4/6 hr Flight from Dubai

ISTANBUL SHORT BREAK FROM DUBAI – how to have the best time

Europe or Asia or both? An Istanbul short break from Dubai is one of the coolest trips you can make. But you have to plan very carefully to have the best time. See how we did it.

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6/8 hr Flight from Dubai

CASA PALMELA luxury boutique escape just 40 minutes from Lisbon

A stay at Casa Palmela focuses on luxury experiences without the logistics headache. Come with me and see why I would happily go back.

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It is rare to find a partner who moves as quickly as Monica. We shared our staycation deal at Fairmont The Palm, and she had it publicized within 48 hours. She is incredibly reliable and has become a go-to resource for us when we need to get quality information in front of an engaged audience fast.

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GENERAL MANAGER - JOSETTE DUBAI

Monica is the most responsive and genuine blogger we have ever worked with, we don't bother with many others.

DISH CATERING

We're very fussy about who we want our brand associated with, Monica is one of a small select group of Dubai media we love to work with.

TACTICAL AGENCY ON BEHALF OF OUR TABLE UAE

I was pleasantly surprised with the size and interest of the audience at the Emirates Lit Fest talk for my book: Saudi Arabia - Vision or Mirage. I have no doubt this engagement is down to your excellent radio mention ahead of the event. Thank you Monica

DAVID RUNDELL Author of the book Vision or Mirage