For many years after moving back to the States from Saudi, I felt sort of ashamed of being American, and maybe ashamed isn’t the right word, but I felt just wrong calling myself truly American, wrong carrying a blue American passport because I didn’t really feel “American.” Growing up overseas,… Read more
A Little Bit About Me : Part I
It’s October, my favorite month of the year! Partially due to the fact that my birthday is this month, but also because I love this time of the year, the colors are changing, the rain is falling and my coats are out in full swing. So for a number of… Read more
Travel Tips : How to Add More Travel to Your Life
I get asked a lot how Nick and I can travel so much, both financially and time-wise, so today I thought I’d touch on how we plan our trips and budget them into our year ahead. 1. Budget for the year ahead, both financially and with your calendar. We start… Read more
A Summer Day in New York City in Chelsea and the West Village
Our second and final day in NYC on Sunday was just as beautiful as Saturday, so we took full advantage of the gorgeous weather and spent almost the whole day outside. We started our day with Brunch at Tipsy Parson in Chelsea, which I would highly recommend. The food was delicious and the… Read more
Exploring New York City in the Summer
Nick and I had an amazing weekend in New York City. And though, while quick (we took the red-eye Friday night and left Sunday evening), we enjoyed every minute of our brief trip. This wasn’t our first time to New York so we planned the weekend just to wander around the city without a… Read more
What to Wear On the Airplane
More What to Wear posts for more destinations here! Travel is never as glamorous as it seems and I’ve been on enough long haul flights to realize that no matter how cute you look stepping on the plane, pretty much everyone looks like hell when you get off after hours… Read more
The Truth About Traveling : Traveling Alone
I’ve been wanting to post this article for a couple weeks now and wrote most of it when I first got home from my solo trip to Europe earlier this month. But the more I thought about it, I really wanted to let my feelings on the topic of solo… Read more
Hawaii {July 2013} – Day 2
Our second (and last full day) in Hawaii this time was packed full of work projects but we did manage to sneak in lunch with family down by the Pier where the cruise ships come in. In the evening, Nick and I slipped away for a date night at Morimoto’s… Read more
Hawaii {July 2013} – Day 1
We just returned last night from our long weekend in Hawaii to visit my family and work. I have a number of design projects going on at the moment there and I was there to check in on construction, take photos and get information for some new projects. In short,… Read more
Travel Tips: Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check
Today’s Travel Tips segment might be a bit boring for some, but truthfully, I can’t rave enough about the Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check programs and if you travel often, or really even a few times a year, this program will save you tons of time and headaches. So, if… Read more
Paris in July : Day 3
I spent Sunday wandering around Paris and checking out a few things I haven’t seen before in my previous trips there. I started my day with my Parisian ritual: a croissant and Orangina in the park behind Notre Dame. Them I headed to the Luxembourg Garden, a place I can’t… Read more
London and Paris in July : Day 2
I began the second day of my trip with a morning walk in London. My train to Paris left at noon so I took advantage of being up early (from lovely jetlag) and wandered down to Buckingham palace and around the Royal Quarter. After heading back to my hotel and… Read more
London in July : Day 1
I am home from my long weekend trip to London and Paris and I’m going to start my Day by Day posts from the trip. While this trip was for work, I also got a chance to explore both Paris and London a bit more, if only for a short… Read more
Birthday Weekend at the Oregon Coast
This past weekend, we celebrated Nick’s birthday (and new camera lense gift) with a trip to the Oregon Coast. Truly, the Oregon Coast, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere and it’s only an hour or two drive for us from Portland (depending on where you… Read more
A Hotel Review of Riad 72 in Marrakech
Riad 72 – Marrakech, Morocco See more Reviews! This gem of a property made our stay in Marrakech delightful and exotic. If you aren’t familiar with what a Riad is, it’s basically a large house that’s been converted into separate bedroom suites and something Morocco is famous for. It’s sort of like… Read more
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