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Always a whole thing finding the perfect hotel for the annual Fall trip with the parents. If we can find a single room t...
01/11/2024

Always a whole thing finding the perfect hotel for the annual Fall trip with the parents. If we can find a single room that suits, in a hotel that we all like, at an ok cost, then that’s a needle in a haystack. really was that. Such a gorgeous old building with so much history. Loved the location, staff was top notch, good breakfast, room was out of this world. The design details from floor to ceiling were a wow. This was their large suite with spa. Two bedrooms divided by a bathroom that had a steam bath, which was the best after 15,000 steps every day. These people are now our Rome fam and after a week, WE LIVE HERE !!

Seriously fun to be a tourist in Rome. My first time here! Have learned so much…Even the most powerful empires can fall ...
29/10/2024

Seriously fun to be a tourist in Rome. My first time here! Have learned so much…
Even the most powerful empires can fall to shreds if not careful.
Give a power-hungry, egomaniac the keys to the castle and so many people will suffer deeply, while democracy turns to fascism.
Good materials last forever and ever.
Marble. Just marble.
Frescos. More frescos please.
Turns out all three of us CAN endure a three hour tour.
Our ceilings need more of our attention.
It’s not the pasta that’s making us fat in the US, it’s American ingredients and our portion size (but we knew that).
Mostly remember the first two though, at least next Tuesday.
Ciao!

A morning with . These people! This studio! And most importantly, these leather goods! Can’t wait to share ‘em. Love bei...
28/10/2024

A morning with . These people! This studio! And most importantly, these leather goods! Can’t wait to share ‘em. Love being the first in the glorious U S of A to have these. Coming sūūūn!!

More Cacio e Pepe please!!
27/10/2024

More Cacio e Pepe please!!

Holiday Shop UPDATE: this year’s location will be same block as always but now at the lovely  spot at 7105 Reynolds - be...
24/10/2024

Holiday Shop UPDATE: this year’s location will be same block as always but now at the lovely spot at 7105 Reynolds - between and the Breezeway. Three years running in the same block, can’t wait!! My nose and toes will be warmer this year, for sure. I’ll remind ya again of course, as we get closer 🙃 see you!!

A little Iceland hotel roundup for ya. I am asked for these quite a bit. So many great spots to stay in Iceland. Some ar...
30/09/2024

A little Iceland hotel roundup for ya. I am asked for these quite a bit. So many great spots to stay in Iceland. Some are more well known, others are off the beaten path. All goodies and have their purpose…







I have a fear of writing about the places that I love most. They live like giants in my mind and the fear is that the wo...
19/09/2024

I have a fear of writing about the places that I love most. They live like giants in my mind and the fear is that the words written bring them to an approachable, pedestrian place. Every year that I have gone to the Faroe Islands, I say that I will write a guide next year, that it needs more time to marinate. Well the time has come. I wrote a really straightforward guide. And as feared, a little written guide does not do the Faroes an ounce of justice, but at least you will know where to rest your head and warm your soul with the best fish soup around.

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The Brynja Dress - a thin, easy breazy, perforated wool dress is the absolute more versatile piece to enter my wardrobe....
15/09/2024

The Brynja Dress - a thin, easy breazy, perforated wool dress is the absolute more versatile piece to enter my wardrobe. I will be wearing this baby all winter, layered with everything under the sun including base layers underneath, sweaters and blazers over top and probably even some dressy slips when I want to jazz it up. Come Spring and Summer, since it’s such a light, breathable wool, it can stand on its own with skimpier layers underneath and even as a cover-up. It might be the holy grail of a capsule wardrobe. Have a few to shop - if you too would like to get in on the Brynja.

Nothing quite like an old stairwell in Paris.The old wooden herringbone floors, the uneven steps with a smoothed down no...
11/09/2024

Nothing quite like an old stairwell in Paris.
The old wooden herringbone floors, the uneven steps with a smoothed down nose from years of tread, the railing. Let’s copy this over and over.

We caught a fisherman coming home with this bounty in tow.
10/09/2024

We caught a fisherman coming home with this bounty in tow.

B is currently for Bed, which is where I will be heading any second, after a very long day in the good ol Faroes. But B ...
05/09/2024

B is currently for Bed, which is where I will be heading any second, after a very long day in the good ol Faroes. But B is also for Barbour, who makes this cute vintage sweatshirt that I found, along with so much other stuff, at one of my favorite second hand stores, in Iceland. This here post is a teaser. All of it will be for sale soon, I’ll give you a little nudge when it is. I always like to mix new and pre-loved in the shop and this year will be no exception. So pumped for Fall/Winter, whoop!

Another year avoiding the Blue Lagoon. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
02/09/2024

Another year avoiding the Blue Lagoon.

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It’s still these written guides for me that brings so much joy. Nothing makes me happier than when people tell me they u...
21/08/2024

It’s still these written guides for me that brings so much joy. Nothing makes me happier than when people tell me they use a guide as a bible in a destination. They are really an analog nice to have. Logistically speaking, I find it so much easier to reference a single website when traveling than refer to anything in social media, much more user friendly in the moment.
I had a few hours today to update the Athens guide. It’s always one of my favorites. Happy to have it in tip top shape now. Added a few new spots that I found this summer. I’m also just happy to know everyone I have met in Athens over the years now. Should you go this Fall? Definitely.
Shout if you love the guides! What guides have you used and liked? What should be top of the list for future guides? Thanks Dipas 🙏

Berlin is currently on my revisit list. I was there a few years back for too many weeks for work. I was over stressed an...
13/08/2024

Berlin is currently on my revisit list. I was there a few years back for too many weeks for work. I was over stressed and under slept and did not get to really enjoy the city much. Dropping this in the universe, hold me to it Dipas!

Photo evidence of my newfound fear of poison ivy. Which is now a totally valid fear after this here Summer of 24.
11/08/2024

Photo evidence of my newfound fear of poison ivy. Which is now a totally valid fear after this here Summer of 24.

I want you all to go to Big Sur. I know you will love it. I also want you to glamp at Ventana. I know you will love it. ...
08/08/2024

I want you all to go to Big Sur. I know you will love it. I also want you to glamp at Ventana. I know you will love it. Glamping under those redwoods is surreal. Not having to bring all the gear, sleeping in that nice comfy cozy bed, still getting to experience that forest, seriously, you will love it. Our consensus was that our safari tent (Tent 1) is the best. It sits by its lonesome across the stream from the swanky bath house that only the 15 glamping tents have access to. Swimming in the crystal clear river gorge at Pfeiffer State Park daily will seriously heal you. It healed us. Lucky for you, two new resources for this magical land - Ventana Glamping is now on the Overnighter and I have updated the Big Sur guide so now you seriously have no reason not to go. It’s all there for ya! Will link in stories, Dipas!

AL FRESCO OR DONT BOTHER
05/08/2024

AL FRESCO OR DONT BOTHER

I can’t imagine my life not having met the friends made along the way, while living in other cities. Getting to spend a ...
05/08/2024

I can’t imagine my life not having met the friends made along the way, while living in other cities. Getting to spend a few days with best, old friends, where their home feels like being home, is IT.

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