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SUMMARY:Fall 2019 Literary Tea
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n \n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Fall 2019 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Sarah McCoy\, New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables.  Join us as we celebrate the paperback release of her novel\, a bold and heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables… before Anne. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, we will bask in a marvelous afternoon with Sarah McCoy. As we dine\, Sarah share with us how she brought Marilla to life\, understand how Marilla became the woman she did\, and how Sarah created a story that has become equally as loved as the original. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the authorup close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Important note! Pricing has not changed. It is not reflective of the price including all tax\, gratuity\, and fees. These fees will no longer be added to the ticket cost at check out. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author\n \nSarah McCoy is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and international bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables (William Morrow/Harper Collins\, October 23\, 2018); The Mapmaker’s Children; The Baker’s Daughter\, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee; The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico; the novella “The Branch of Hazel” in Grand Central; and Le souffle des feuilles et des promesses\, a French exclusive title. \nSarah’s work has been featured in Real Simple\, The Millions\, Your Health Monthly\, Huffington Post and other publications. She has taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. \nThe daughter of an Army officer\, her family was stationed in Germany during her childhood. She grew up in Virginia and now lives with her husband\, an orthopedic sports surgeon\, and their dog\, Gilbert\, in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina. \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel; REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.  \nPlease note that the event is $65 per person; the cost has not changed. The pricing now reflects the all-inclusive cost\, including all gratuity\, tax\, and fee. These fees will no longer be added on to the ticket price at check out. The PayPal shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed copy of Marilla of Green Gables only and will not register you for the tea. \nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Sarah is a NovelNetwork author\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat or in person if her schedule and geography align. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and can gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Sarah or any of our authors\, join for free here.
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SUMMARY:Spring 2019 Literary Tea
DESCRIPTION:Photos From This Event\nClick here To view the rest of the photos from this event. \n     \nAbout the Event\n \n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Spring 2019 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Whitney Scharer\, critically acclaimed debut author of The Age of Light.  Join us as we celebrate her new novel\, a sweeping debut set in Paris in the 1930’s about the love story between Vogue model turned photographer Lee Miller and artist Man Ray. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, we will bask in a marvelous afternoon with Whitney Scharer. As we dine\, Whitney will share the fascinating real life story behind her novel and of how she brings Lee Miller— a brilliant an pioneering artist in her own right— out of the shadows of a man’s legacy and into the light. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the authorup close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. Important note! Pricing has not changed. It is not reflective of the price including all tax\, gratuity\, and fees. These fees will no longer be added to the ticket cost at check out. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Book and Author\n \nI’d rather take a picture than be one\, says Lee Miller\, after she arrives in Paris in 1929. Gorgeous and talented\, Lee has left behind a successful modeling career to pursue her dream of being an artist. She catches the eye of renowned artist Man Ray\, and though he wants to use her only as a model\, Lee convinces him to teach her photography as well. Man is an egotistical\, charismatic force\, and soon their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined. \nTheir romance unfolds against the backdrop of bohemian Paris\, with nights spent at smoky cabarets\, opium dens\, and Surrealist parties\, and days spent working together to discover radical new photography techniques. But as Lee begins to assert herself\, and moves from being a muse to an artist\, Man’s jealousy spirals out of control\, and soon their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both. \nWhitney Scharer received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington in 2004. Her shower fiction has appeared in numerous journals including New Flash Fiction Review\, Cimarron Review\, and Bellevue Literary Review. She serves on the organizing committee for the Arlington Author Salon\, a quarterly reading series in Arlington\, MA\, and teaches fiction writing workshops in the greater Boston area. \nEvent Registration\nRegistration for this Literary Tea Adventure is ONLY available through the Westgate Hotel; Registration is now open! \nPlease note that the event is $65 per person; the cost has not changed. The pricing now reflects the all-inclusive cost\, including all gratuity\, tax\, and fee. These fees will no longer be added on to the ticket price at check out. The PayPal shopping cart below is to pre-order a signed copy of The Age of Light only and will not register you for the tea.
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SUMMARY:Mr. Darsee’s Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From the Event\nClick here to view the rest of the photos from this event. \n      \nAbout the Event\nYour presence is requested at our upcoming Mr. Darsee’s Tea Adventure with critically-acclaimed and award-winning author Soniah Kamal.  And no\, that is not a misspelling of the Mr. Darcy with whom you may be most familiar. Soniah’s new novel\, Unmarriageable\, which is receiving rave reviews everywhere from NPR to People Magazine\, does in fact feature Mr. Darsee\, but in her own one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan.   \nDon’t miss this delectable Adventure at San Diego’s historic Coral Tree Tea House\, where we will enjoy a charming tea service while  Soniah shares her take on Jane Austen’s beloved classic and the exhilarating exploration of love\, marriage\, class\, and sisterhood.  \nYour Adventure includes tea\, tea sandwiches\, Waldorf salad\, brownies\, scones and Devonshire cream\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nSoniah Kamal is an award winning essayist and fiction writer. Her debut novel\, An Isolated Incident\, was a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction and the KLF French Fiction Prize. Her TEDx talk\, “Redreaming Your Dream\,” is about regrets and second chances. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Catapult\, The Normal School\, The Chicago Quarterly Review\, The Missing Slate\, Buzzfeed\, The James Dickey Review\, Scroll.in\, and Literary Hub. \nSoniah is the recipient of the Susan B. Irene Award from St. Johns College where she graduated with a BA Honors in Liberal Arts. She was awarded a Paul Bowles Fiction Fellowship from Georgia State University where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing.  Soniah is a member of the National Books Critics Circle\, PEN America and the Jane Austen Society of North America and serves as a Jane Austen Literacy Ambassador. She teaches creative writing at the Etowah Valley Writers Institute\, the low-residency MFA program at Reinhardt University\, and has taught global literature and fiction at Oglethorpe University. \nSoniah was born in Pakistan\, grew up in England and Saudi Arabia and lives in the U.S.\, New Mexico\, Maryland\, Virginia\, Colorado\, Illinois\, New Jersey\, California and currently in Georgia. \n \nUnmarriageable: A scandal and vicious rumor in the Binat family has destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages\, but Alys\, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters\, has found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Knowing that many of her students won’t make it to graduation before dropping out to marry and start having children\, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her other literary heroes and hopes to inspire them to dream of more. \nWhen an invitation arrives to the biggest wedding their small town has seen in years\, Mrs. Binat excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for eligible— and rich— bachelors\, certain that their luck is about to change. On the first night of the festivities\, Alys’s lovely older sister\, Jena\, catches the eye of one of the most eligible bachelors. But his friend Valentine Darsee is clearly unimpressed by the Binat family. Alys accidently overhears his unflattering assessment of her\, and quickly dismisses him and his snobbish ways. \nBut as the days of lavish wedding parties unfold\, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a proposal— and Alys begins to realize that Darsee’s brusque manner may be hiding a very different man from the one she saw at first glance.
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SUMMARY:Christmas Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWhat better way to celebrate the holidays than with a special Christmas Tea Adventure with critically acclaimed author Anita Hughes. Join us in Orange County as we celebrate Anita’s latest novel\, Christmas at the Chalet\, an essential for keeping cozy and warm this holiday season. . \nWhile enjoying a decadent tea service at the charming  Tea House on Los Rios\, Anita will discuss this heartfelt love story set in the glamorous Swiss Alps\, where she once again pulls at reader’s heartstrings\, entangling them in a world of fashion where two heroines must confront not only their pasts\, but also themselves. \nAnita Hughes has skillfully crafted a series of novels that combine the adventure of dazzling locations\, swoon-worthy romance\, and the magic and charm of Christmas time that have been featured in Cosmopolitan\, Instyle\, Martha Stewart Weddings\, PopSugar\, and many more\, alongside the biggest names in women’s fiction. \nYour Adventure includes tea service\, freshly baked currant scones with raspberry preserves and clotted cream\, four assorted finger sandwiches\, fresh seasonal fruit\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in a cozy and intimate setting. \nAnd don’t miss out on our special holiday gift to you dear reader. If you purchase a copy of Christmas at the Chalet online with your event ticket\, it’s yours for only $10. \nSpecial thanks to Jennifer at Wellreadtraveler\, renowned OC book blogger who is passionate about all things Books & Travel\, Coffee & Dessert\, and has been instrumental in helping us bring Adventures by the Book to the OC. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nAnita Hughes was born in Sydney\, Australia and had a charmed childhood that included petting koala bears\, riding the waves on Bondi Beach\, and putting an occasional shrimp on the barbie. Her writing career began at the age of eight\, when she won a national writing contest in The Australian newspaper\, and was named “One of Australia’s Next Best Writers.” (She still has the newspaper clipping). \nShe is the author of Monarch Beach\, Market Street\, Lake Como\, French Coast\, Rome in Love\, Island in the Sea\, Santorini Sunsets\, Christmas in Paris\, White Sand\, Blue Sea\, and Emerald Coast. She attended UC Berkeley’s Masters in Creative Writing Program\, and lives in Dana Point\, California\, where she is at work on her next novel. \nChristmas at the Chalet is a delicious love story about a bridal designer showing her new collection in the Alps during the magical week of Christmas where hijinx of the heart ensue. It’s the day after Christmas\, and Felicity Grant is at a gorgeous ski chalet in St. Moritz for the biggest fashion show of her career. Felicity is a rising star on the bridal design scene\, and this is her best collection yet. But when her boyfriend gives her a spa day instead of a diamond ring for Christmas\, she has to face the possibility that she may never walk down the aisle in one of her own stunning designs. \n\nAnd then there’s Nell\, the top model headlining Felicity’s show. Nell is planning her dream wedding to her wonderful fiance with one catch: her divorced parents can’t stand each other and threaten to no-show if the other is there. Add to that Felicity’s race against the clock to create a special gown for a prestigious bridal salon\, and what both girls need is a Christmas miracle. What better place to find one than in the Swiss Alps with its dark forests and sparkling vistas? \nBut for Felicity it’s hard to recognize a miracle even when it’s right in front of her\, and for Nell\, one miracle might not be enough to fix the past. Can dreams really come true or is that the stuff of Swiss fairytales? Christmas at the Chalet is full of romance\, gorgeous gowns\, and the stunning scenery of the Swiss Alps. It’s about love and forgiveness\, and creating one’s own miracles during the most festive time of year. \nSave
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SUMMARY:Fall 2018 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with The Westgate Hotel\n\n\nAbout the Event\n \n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Fall 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Kristina McMorris\, New York Times bestselling author of The Edge of Lost\, The Pieces We Keep\, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves\, and Letters from Home.  Join us as we celebrate her new novel Sold on a Monday in which\, during the Great Depression\, an ambitious reporter snaps a photograph of two children being sold on a farmhouse porch\, leading to his big break—and the consequences more devastating than he ever imagined. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, Kristina will share the story behind the fascinating inspiration: an actual newspaper photo that stunned readers across the country. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author\n \nThe scrawled sign\, peddling young siblings on a farmhouse porch\, captures the desperation sweeping the country in 1931. It’s an era of breadlines\, bank runs\, and impossible choices.For struggling reporter Ellis Reed\, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children\, not meant for publication. But when the image leads to his big break\, the consequences are devastating in ways he never imagined.Haunted by secrets of her own\, secretary Lillian Palmer sees more in the picture than a good story and is soon drawn into the fray. Together\, the two set out to right a wrongdoing and mend a fractured family\, at the risk of everything they value. \nInspired by an actual newspaper photo that stunned readers across the nation\, this touching novel explores the tale within the frame and behind the lens—a journey of ambition\, love\, and the far-reaching effects of our actions. \nKristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of five novels\, including The Edge of Lost and Sold on a Monday (coming Sept. 2018)\, as well as two critically acclaimed novellas. Inspired by true historical and personal accounts\, her works of fiction have garnered more than twenty national literary awards. Prior to her writing career\, she hosted weekly TV shows for the WB and an ABC affiliate\, beginning at age nine with an Emmy® Award-winning program\, and has been named one of Portland’s “40 Under 40″ by The Business Journal.  \nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Kristina is one of our newest NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Kristina or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Summer 2018 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with The Westgate Hotel\nAbout the Event\n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Summer 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Michelle Gable\, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment\, I’ll See You in Paris\, and The Book of Summer.  Join us as we celebrate her new novel\, The Summer I Met Jack\, in which she imagines the affair between John F. Kennedy and Alicia Corning Clark. \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries\, we will bask in a marvelous afternoon with Michelle Gable. As we dine\, Michelle will share the fascinating real life story behind her novel\, of Alicia Corning Clark\, a woman who J. Edgar Hoover insisted was paid by the Kennedys to keep quiet\, not only about her romance with Jack Kennedy\, but also a baby they may have had together. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Book\n \nMichelle Gable’s new novel\, The Summer I Met Jack\, is based on a real story. In 1950\, a young\, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport\, Massachusetts to work as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in America. Alicia is at once dazzled by the large and charismatic family\, in particular the oldest son\, a rising politician named Jack. \nAlicia and Jack are soon engaged\, but his domineering father forbids the marriage. And so\, Alicia trades Hyannisport for Hollywood\, and eventually Rome. She dates famous actors and athletes and royalty\, including Gary Cooper\, Kirk Douglas\, and Katharine Hepburn\, all the while staying close with Jack. A decade after they meet\, on the eve of Jack’s inauguration as the thirty-fifth President of the United States\, the two must confront what they mean to each other. \nMichelle is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of  A Paris Apartment\, I’ll See You in Paris\, and The Book of Summer. She also has numerous other\, what she calls\, never-to-be-seen books that will forever remain stored in her childhood bedroom. The Summer I Met Jack is her fourth novel. \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Spring 2018 Literary Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with The Westgate Hotel\nAbout the Event\n\nWe are thrilled to announce our Spring 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Mark Sarvas\, highly acclaimed author of the debut novel\, Harry\, Revised. Join us as we celebrate his second book\, Memento Park\, the story of a son who begins to unravel the story of his father after he acquires a mysterious piece of art. \n \nYou won’t want to miss this decadent event at the historic Westgate Hotel with this literary master. Over books\, bubbly\, and delectable tea treats like crab cakes\, scones\, & seasonal berries we will bask in a marvelous afternoon in the company of Mark Sarvas. As we dine\, Mark will detail for us how he worked to answer the question “How do we move forward when the past looms unreasonably large?” in his novel. This breathtaking narrative will not only have the audience considering family history and father-son dynamics but also about the nature of art itself\, and the infinite ways we come to understand ourselves through it. \nYour Adventure includes an elegant tea in the historic heart of San Diego\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and luxurious setting. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \nAbout the Book and Author\n \nMark Sarvas‘s second novel\, Memento Park\, will be published by Farrar\, Straus and Giroux (World Rights) in March 2018.  His debut novel\, Harry\, Revised\, was published in more than a dozen countries around the world\, earning raves from Le Monde to The Australian. A finalist for the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association’s 2008 Fiction Award and a Denver Post 2008 Good Read\, Harry\, Revised has been called “A remarkable debut” by Booker Prize winner John Banville\, and was compared to John Updike and Philip Roth by the Chicago Tribune. \nHe began his literary career as the host of the popular and controversial literary weblog “The Elegant Variation”\, a Guardian Top 10 Literary Blog\, a Forbes Magazine Best of the Web pick\, and a Los Angeles Magazine Top L.A. Blog. He lives in Santa Monica\, where he was awarded a 2018 Artist Fellowship. He teaches advanced novel writing in the UCLA Extension Writers Program and is an MFA candidate at the Bennington Writing Seminars. \n\n\nMemento Park: After receiving an unexpected call from the Australian consulate\, Matt Santos becomes aware of a painting that he believes was looted from his family in Hungary during the Second World War. To recover the painting\, he must repair his strained relationship with his harshly judgmental father\, uncover his family history\, and restore his connection to his own Judaism. Along the way to illuminating the mysteries of his past\, Matt is torn between his girlfriend Tracy and his attorney Rachel\, with whom he travels to Budapest to unearth the truth about the painting and\, in turn\, his family. \nAs his journey progresses\, Matt’s revelations are accompanied by equally consuming and imaginative meditations on the painting and the painter at the center of his personal drama\, Budapest Street Scene by Ervin Kálmán. By the time Memento Park reaches its conclusion\, Matt’s narrative is as much about family history and father-son dynamics as it is about the nature of art itself\, and the infinite ways we come to understand ourselves through it. \n\n\n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Tea Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is pleased to offer a relaxing Sunday Morning Tea Adventure with popular book club author Camille Di Maio. Enjoy a decadent morning at historic Coral Tree Tea House\, complete with assorted tea sandwiches\, scones\, Waldorf Salad\, dessert\, and\, of course\, a spot of tea\, while Camille discusses her most recent work of historical fiction\, The Memory of Us. \n\n\nYour Adventure includes scrumptious tastings\, dessert\, tea\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate and charming setting. \n**Books will be available for purchase and signing during the tea\, or pre-order your copy (at a special online only price) for delivery and signing at the event. Seats are limited\, so reserve early to guarantee your spot and take advantage of our early bird pricing. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nCamille Di Maio recently left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer. She has a bucket list that is never-ending\, and uses her adventures to inspire her writing. There’s almost nothing she wouldn’t try\, so long as it doesn’t involve heights\, roller skates\, or anything illegal. \nThe Memory of Us was Camille’s debut novel\, which was a finalist for the Holt Medallion Award for Literary Excellence\, and made her a popular book club author. In the novel\, Julianne Westcott was living the kind of life that other Protestant girls in prewar Liverpool could only dream about: old money\, silk ball gowns\, and prominent young men lining up to escort her. But when she learns of a blind-and-deaf brother\, institutionalized since birth\, the illusion of her perfect life and family shatters around her. \nWhile visiting her brother in secret\, Julianne meets and befriends Kyle McCarthy\, an Irish Catholic groundskeeper studying to become a priest. Caught between her family’s expectations\, Kyle’s devotion to the church\, and the intense new feelings that the forbidden courtship has awakened in her\, Julianne must make a choice: uphold the life she’s always known or follow the difficult path toward love. \nBut as war ripples through the world and the Blitz decimates England\, a tragic accident forces Julianne to leave everything behind and forge a new life built on lies she’s told to protect the ones she loves. Now\, after twenty years of hiding from her past\, the truth finds her—will she be brave enough to face it? \nCamille’s second novel\, Before the Rain Falls was released in May 2017. She is already working on her third novel\, The Way of Beauty\, so stay tuned. \n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures,Tea Adventures
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