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Brick Lane and Sunny Days
Tags: Bars, Brick Lane, England, Europe, Great Britain, London
July 17, 2010
Where on earth is Carmen Sandiego?
For a few years now, people who know me have been calling me Carmen Sandiego because most conversations start with, “where are you now?” I know I have been gone for an obscene amount of time. You can thank the…
Tags: Musings
July 16, 2010
Two Weeks in Japan
After spending two weeks in Japan, I was reminded why it is one of my absolute favorite countries on Earth. I partied with tons of friends, I chilled out in beautiful parks, I ate loads of yakitori, drank a little…
September 27, 2009
Hello Nippon!
I’ve been back in Japan (known as Nippon or Nihon is the Japanese language. Still don’t understand why we say Japan, but anywho) for a little over 24 hours and I could not be any happier. When my flight landed…
September 11, 2009
Parisian Efficiency
As a frequent traveler I always notice which airports are utilizing methods that work to make traveling a swifter experience. At Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport they have three security lines. Each line is based on your flight. What a…
The Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake. Simply breathtaking.
Tags: Great Salt Lake, Road Trip, Salt Lake, United States, USA, Utah
August 19, 2009
Western US Road Trip Tips
So the road trip has been over for a little over a week now and since then I’ve been to Detroit, Miami and back again. Now that I am between packing and cleaning, I wanted to get a recap in.…
Tags: America, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Road Trip, travel tips, United States, Utah, Washington, Western US, Wyoming
Jetsetter Imperative: Friends!
People always ask me how I am able to do so much traveling. Considering that I am not working, there are many factors that go into this equation. I saved several thousand dollars while I was working in Japan (a…
Tags: Jetsetter Imperatives, Musings, travel tips
August 8, 2009
A loosely planned road trip
So this little (big) road trip came about through casual conversation and since I have been so busy with all my other trips I didn’t plan any bit of this trip and in all fairness that was my responsibility. While…
Tags: America, Musings, Road Trip, United States
July 30, 2009
Her majesty, the Grand Canyon
Six hours after we left the Hoover Dam we arrived at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. While the scenery was amazing it was definitely an “Are we there yet ride?” I was so anxious to see this thing…
Tags: America, Arizona, Grand Canyon, National Park, Road Trip, Sites, United States
July 26, 2009
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And the winner is…ME!!
A few days ago on Instagram, Norah’s Vintage Loft launched a contest. I never really enter contests like that, but literally ten minutes before the deadline, a friend and I were walking home from work and passed a red vintage
Paris is that you?
This time tomorrow I will be in Paris!! There will be a lot of wine drinking, baguette eating, dancing to good music, laughing with good friends, and trying to find a job so that I can finally move to the
Jewelry, Nail Polish and Dresses oh my!: The three month challenge
When I arrived in Rome to my new apartment, I was met by one of my new flatmates, Marco, who was shocked by the amount of things that I had. I arrived with approximately 150 pounds worth of stuff (read:
Norah’s Vintage Loft
While in Detroit I spent a lot of time exploring new places in the city including new shops. One shop I stumbled upon is Norah’s Vintage Loft, named after the owner Najah’s gorgeous daughter. As I approached the shop, the
Baci, Bacione, Kiss Kiss
I have been back in Rome now for four days. And have nearly kissed several men and women on the lips. Why? Because after being in the US for two months I have forgotten the Italian greeting. The single kiss
The Return
After two months of gallivanting around the US, the time finally came (after a delay of my Italian work visa) to head back to my real life in Rome (read: work). As always, and since airlines want to charge whenever