A Misty San Francisco
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vegas And Hoover Dam
We’re a few weeks shy of Christmas and that means two things here in southern Cal: (1) really awesome sunny weather while people in other parts of the country are digging themselves through snow and rain and (2) winter sales. This time last year I was trekking...
Eating Our Way Through LA
Two weeks into my Belgian guests’ visit and we are all about 5 kilos heavier…each. Though it’s true that we’ve been constantly on the move exploring Los Angeles via the metro rail (who knew there was life outside of a car in this town!) and on...
The Real American Thanksgiving Tradition
Hi everyone! I’ve not fallen into a food or shopping coma…yet. I promise to circle back to continue the Lanvin story in a few days, but for the time being, I’ve been hosting my Belgian family here so we’ve been on the go nonstop. Who knew LA...
Miss Plan B
Turns out I didn’t get too much sleep; woke up once at 2:45am then again around 4am, waiting for the alarm to go off. Right before I finally got up at 6.30 I had a dream that I was inside H&M and found a tuxedo in my size and a ton of Lanvin bags for my...
Who Needs Sleep When There’s Lanvin?
I know you’re all out there, the legion of fashionistas who have been counting down the hours for the release of the Lanvin capsule at H&M this November 20th. I was right there with you months ago, trolling for spy pics and any info I could get my grubby...