hautehangers
Right before my trip to Europe a girlfriend of mine, Eileen, asked if I would review one of the dresses offered at her online store, Hautehangers, here at my blog. Pretty dress? I’m in! So by the time I arrived here, there was a package waiting for me a in royal...
Cuckoo For Macarons
I bet you were guessing another French icon that starts with the letter C, ends with L, and has HANE in the middle when I left you last. But no, today I’m sharing photos of another Parisian obsession of mine. Yep, I’m definitely cuckoo for macarons!...
La Tour Eiffel
I’ve been to Paris enough times to not feel/get lost anymore, but no trip is the same until I’ve visited the 324-meters tall iron giraffe, the Eiffel Tower. Wonderful things play out here. I’ve seen guys get down on one knee under the tower’s...
4/18 In Paris
So the big 4/18 Club–and by big I mean we have 3 members from my clan alone: Lil A, my cousin Steven, and yours truly–is having its day today, but unfortunately we are not all together to celebrate it. However, the great thing about membership in a club is...
Uh Oh In Paris
If I’m going to be absent here in the next 72 hours at least you know where I am. I’ll come back with a full report from Paris in a few, but I can quickly say that the weather is perfect and the city is as beautiful as I remembered it. Suffice it to say...
Château de Franc-Waret
It’s tax day in the US today and while some of you are running around trying to beat the deadline, I’m also running around like a glutton for punishment. Because yes, to get to visit another castle–this time it’s the “working”...
Feather Factor
As some of you may already know by now, I’ve made it across the Atlantic. Spring is in full bloom in Europe and as beautiful as it is to be here at this time of the year, my allergies have me whipped. No, not whipped. Whooped. No signs of jet lag, but all the...
One Perfect Manhattan Day
Why do I always feel like a kid in a candy store when I’m in Manhattan? Perhaps it’s Lil A’s infectious sense of wonderment that’s rubbed off on me–btw, I suspect she has a future in fashion– or perhaps it’s the fact that NYC...
The High Line
The most interesting thing about NYC is how much the vibe changes from neighborhood to neighborhood, even if the physical distance is a mere few blocks. You could pop out of one subway station downtown and immediately feel an energy or ambiance that’s totally...
Patience And Fortitude
There are lots of things about the New York Public Library (main branch) that are memorable. Such as the two lions, nicknamed Patience and Fortitude, that guard its entrance… or its Beaux Arts architecture… or its cavernous reading rooms… or even the...