Month: October 2013

Last Monday, October 21st, I had the buona fortuna of visiting New York City with my girlfriends J and C in order to celebrate J’s 30th birthday. We had such a great time… We found this 30th birthday cake in a clothing store window. We took the discount express bus service called megabus from Baltimore…

As part of my friend’s girly 30th birthday trip to New York last Monday, we indulged in manicures at Fresh Spa. Check out mine… I chose the color “Dutch Tulips” by OPI …and it’s perfect. I can’t get over how amazing they look!  Here’s a photo I found through a Google image search… A dark…

Kate of Une Vie Chic and I visited an antique mall last Monday afternoon. My find was this mother-of-pearl on silver bangle… I’m wearing this lovely bangle to go with my navy boat-neck 3/4-sleeve tee with thin white horizontal stripes today. I love mother-of-pearl; white is a go-to color for me but it’s special with a…

pinterest.com * tips for solo travel [guest FlavoursHolidays posted on margieinitaly.wordpress.com] * “Why Not … Travel Alone?” Part one and two [thesimplyluxuriouslife.com] * Istanbul part one and two [8ruecaffarelli.com] * magnificent castles of Germany [thisisglamorous.com] * Vienna at Christmastime [thisisglamorous.com] * Portland, Oregon [thesimplyluxuriouslife.com] * Asheville [pinterest.com] * New Orleans [pinterest.com] * travel on a budget in your 20s [pinterest.com] * “how to travel in Europe for 3 weeks” [pinterest.com] * cost…

pinterest.com via budgettravel.com * vocabulary for the market [becomingitalianwordbyword.typepad.com] * gelato favorites in Rome [gillianslists.com] * “One Perfect Day in Lucca” [paninigirl.wordpress.com] * strawberry sagra [anamericaninrome.com] * food rules for visiting Americans [huffingtonpost.com] * “Piazzale Michelangelo” is just one of the wonderful frequent posts from Karen [anamericaninitaly.com] * the best “Keep Calm and Carry On” variation [pinterest.com]

Explore my first edition of Parisian “Links I Love” here. Pinterest I hope you enjoy these links as much as I did… * an elopement in photos [sarahkatephoto.com] * a photographer’s ultimate guide [carlacoulson.com] * Haven in Paris rentals [thesimplyluxuriouslife.com] * taxi tips [davidlebovitz.com] * Paris By Mouth tour [thesimplyluxuriouslife.com] * French phrases for shopping [pinterest.com] * life lessons learned [thesimplyluxuriouslife.com]

I took some of my last vacation days of the year over the past few days. Unfortunately, traveler that I am, I simply could not afford a trip this time. (At least not another so close to the daytrip to New York that is days away! My last vacation day is scheduled the day after,…

My 30th birthday is exactly 6 months away from today and I already know what I want. (Not expecting these as gifts from others, I need to start budgeting for these 6 items now!) And so, without further ado, this is my ultimate 30th birthday wish list revealed… Pinterest 1. A birthday trip to Paris…

I so want the following pieces… I love a rich red, the color of Chianti, so I was happy to learn that “Shades of Red” is a new trend featured at The Limited. Check it out here. I have yet to see these pieces in person, but am hoping this sweater will work out… Merino…

Bel far niente means “the beauty of doing nothing” in Italian. Paris in Four Months Facebook Wall This was one of my pins this weekend. I had a particularly tough week at work last week, so much so that I actually didn’t plan anything for this weekend. Now that I am posting more here, I…