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Ages 2-4 years, Ages 5-8 years, Family Travel, Travel - North America

Family Trip to Santa Cruz, California

MapsCookingandKids / April 4 / 0 Comments

Santa Cruz, meaning holy cross in Spanish, is a coastal community in California about a 40-minute drive southwest of San Jose. Discovered in the 1700s by Spanish explorer Don Gaspar de Portola, Santa…

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Family Travel, Travel - North America

Santa Cruz with a Toddler? Absolutely!

MapsCookingandKids / March 19 / 0 Comments

Santa Cruz California is a great place to live and a wonderful place to visit with a toddler. From amazing gluten free places to eat to the fun street music or farmers markets,…

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