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Road Trip: Los Angeles

Growing up in the car culture that is Texas, I am no stranger to road trips. Some of my favorite childhood memories involve road trips to the beach with my parents and sisters.  As an adult, I have had my fair share of roaming by car, but nothing for more than a few days at a time… until this year, …

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Phnom Penh Noodle

It’s Cinco de Mayo today so the three of us went to get Cambodian food this morning. I know, that sentence did not make any sense (especially since Mexican food is on my top 5 list) but that’s how it is when you live in LA, home to Little Tokyo, K-Town, Thai Town, Chinatown(s) and Cambodia Town. We are a …

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Two Weeks In

What have I learned so far here, two weeks in, on this trip? 1. There actually are four seasons outside of Los Angeles. No matter what the Angelenos tell you, you can’t really melt under rain. And chilly weather is the best climate for Chanel RTW. I may have to turn up the air con to wear the tweed jackets …

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FWTWYL: Look 6

I’m a new fan to the band The National, but already I’m hooked. Sooo hooked. All I had to do was hear their fan-favorite song Lucky You once and I was smitten. Matt Berninger’s distinctive baritone voice had me at the first verse, so I was pretty excited to get to see the band at the Wiltern in LA’s K-Town. …

Esta Es Mi Ciudad

  Para celebrar el Cinco de Mayo, visitemos El Pueblo donde comenzó Los Angeles…     The city of Los Angeles was born out of a settlement forged near the Los Angeles River in 1781.  It was there that some 11 families built a community now known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles (http://www.elpueblo.lacity.org/elpueb_gi2.htm), a historical landmark in downtown LA directly across the …