You can always tell you are in San Francisco because you’d be walking along and then suddenly realize that the sidewalks are not even… and that the incline is, in fact, quite pronounced: But most of the times you can’t be too sure whether the next corner will find you uphill or downhill because the city is cocooned inside a …
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Miss Plan C
I know I left you hanging with the Lanvin for H&M story a few weeks ago, so today I’ll take a break from the road and continue my saga… So around 11am I headed back to the mall, mentally psyching myself up for the 15-minute mad dash for my loot. As I exited the parking garage, I ran into the …
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Skipping Through Yosemite In Ugly Shoes
A dear reader guessed Tahoe, and she’s close…but no cigars :D! Yes, there are mountains and water and pine trees and snow… but what we’re after today is El Capitan, the 910m vertical rock formation at Yosemite National Park… It’s simply magnificent, and I can imagine this park teeming with people in the summer. But even on this chilly day …
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Kids In A Candy Store
From the Grand Canyon we overnight in Vegas then get a fresh start back to California the next day. Before we leave Nevada, however, we make a quick pit stop at the touristy Ethel M chocolate factory (maker of the famous M&Ms). If you’re traveling with two Belgians whose country is rather known for their chocolate, wouldn’t you feel a …
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Grand Canyon
Isn’t it sometimes the case that the most precious thing you seek is right there in your own backyard? I don’t mean the money tree you’re watering and feeding while saving up for that perfect handbag. Or the infinity pool designed by you and coveted by your neighbors. What I do mean is the gift from nature that’s sort of …