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Next week for my birthday, I'll be traveling to the west coast to the fabulous places shown here.
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A day trip to San Simeon (aka the
Hearst castle, the indoor pool seen in the top photo) was the catalyst for the whole vacation. I wanted to spend my 30th birthday doing something fabulous -whats more extraordinary than a fairytale castle along the ocean!
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Exploring San Franciso, the
Filoli mansion and Carmel are on the agenda, can you recommend any other must-sees or restaurants in particular?
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Of course I also plan on staying at a few fabulous hotels that I can't wait to share with you all :-)