A reader had recently asked if I had a certain outfit for long flights, and it’s something I’d thought about often when I first started to travel a lot–usually when I was already on the plane and regretting what I’d worn. Trust me, I’ve seen all those photos of Posh Spice (aka Victoria Beckham) leaving the airport with not a …
Team Lysacek or Team Plushenko
The Vancouver winter Olympics this year is practically in my backyard (well, it’s on the west coast) but NBC is still doing tape delay in my time zone. So it’s been tough to stay off the internet in order to watch the events before the results are released everywhere. What’s tougher is watching some of the events start after 10pm …
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Year Of The Tiger
By the time you read this the Year of the Tiger has already begun in Asia. Here in LA, it is just the eve of Tết (Vietnamese lunar new year) so I’ll take a quick break from the FIMTSO series to blog about one of our new year traditions: the bánh chÆ°ng, a salty cake made of glutinous rice stuffed …
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Brain Lag
Coming home after 5 weeks abroad is a bit unsettling. I wouldn’t call it jet lag but rather brain lag, as in trouble remembering passwords. And how to drive. But give me 24 hours to sort through a box full of mail, lots of packages (!), and some of that famous LA sunshine and I’ll snap back to my life …
3 Hours In Madrid
What does a gal do with her last 3 hours on a sunny morning in Madrid? Well, she grabs a quick bite to go with her espresso (in her Rodarte for Target tshirt and Banana Republic cashmere cardigan)… at a hip, light-filled restaurant… that looks out at the Puerta de Alcalá : Then on a caffeine high she speedwalks to …