Weekend Blitz

Guess we’ll have to call this one a “week pick,” given it’s about a day late…

Airplanes, mass transits, smoggy streets… all of these and more add up to tons of extra exposure your skin gets to grimy, dirty air when you travel.

What does this mean for your skin while you’re exploring new (and potentially not-so-clean) places? Not good things, my friends.

That’s why it’s extra-important to take good care of your skin; the recycled air in airplanes, buses and subways wreaks havoc on your skin if you’re not careful. And the result:  dry skin, breakouts – all things you don’t want. And, the last [...]

1235 Rue Guy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Thai $$$ – Entrees for 15 – 20 CAD

Ready for a change after consuming several heavy French meals in a row, we looked (again, on Urbanspoon) for a great Thai restaurant. We found one in the Concordia University area, a place with plenty of nightlife around to check out after our meal. Easy subway access, but we, of course, chose to ride our rental bikes.

The restaurant, Phayathai, is on the second story and holds seating for approximately 30 people—pretty small and, again, we’re pretty sure we saw the owner busing tables. There were a few round tables that seat six, but, to be safe, you should probably make a [...]

1337 Morrison Drive Charleston, SC $ – Sandwiches from $7-13 Pub Food, Burgers, Bar

With Jeff finally back in Charleston after a weekend in Atlanta for work, we decided to pretend Sunday night was a Saturday night, which usually includes trying a fun new restaurant. Although the Tattooed Moose is definitely not new, we’d still yet to try it because it’s located way up East Bay St. – and not within walking distance…unless you want to get shot on your way.

When we arrived, we felt like we were the first and only patrons with cars… the outside looks like a hole-in-the-wall biker bar meets emo, hipster hangout, where the [...]

Who doesn’t love Pinterest?

Check out these pins I’ve recently found… all related to travel, of course! Don’t they make you want to go on an adventure?!

Anson Restaurant 12 Anson, Charleston, South Carolina “Seafood, American, Steakhouse” –> Southern $$$ – $24-32 for entrees.

Having not dined at Anson in years, we made our first visit of sorts recently and did not find it as our memories expected.

Situated right off of Market Street, its right in the thick of Charleston as tourists know it. You’re sure to get a few wafts of that awesome smell of horse from the stables next door.

Anson has a sort of interesting vibe going on: while they offer a very traditional Southern menu, the white table clothes and price point of all entrees and wine leave you [...]

OK, so on our trip to Turkey last year, I wore my brand new pair of TOMS for the first time.

And, I wore them for the whole trip. Which was great — my feet were never tired — until it was time to take pictures.

Here are my TOMS making an appearance at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

And here they are at an underground city near Göreme, Turkey

TOMS are just not very trendy. [tippy title=”Unless you’re a hipster.” width=”350″ height=”263″]  [/tippy] Which I’m [...]

While on our recent whirlwind trip to France and Italy to visit Jeff’s sister who is studying abroad in Nantes, France  (more to come on that soon), we spent a few nights in Paris.

The city of Paris is special to us because it’s the first place we ever traveled together (while we were studying abroad in Europe -Jeff in France, me in Italy- in Spring 2009). Who knew our weekend trip to Paris back in 2009 (long before we even started dating!) would turn out to be the foundation of our engagement?!

Here we are in Feb. 2009

It was snowing hard on Tuesday when we [...]

Tropical vacations are one of the most fun vacations to take…

until…

your hair looks like Monica’s in Barbados:

Now, I don’t mean to sound like an ungrateful brat, but that’s a vacation-ruiner if I’ve ever seen one.

And, because my hair is prone to frizz just like all the rest of us non-TRESemmé models, here’s a few tricks of the trade I’ve picked up along the way:

1.  Use a moisturizing conditioner:

I’ve found that Redken’s Clear Moisture conditioner works pretty well. Just squeeze a few day’s worth into a small travel bottle from Wal Mart for .99 cents, and [...]

Ok, there’s a difference between loving a city – loving the walks, the people, the things to do… and loving a city for its scenery. Either way, here are five cities that I love… and love to look at…

Prague, Czech Republic

Göreme, Turkey

Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy

Bangkok, Thailand

Venice, Italy (sorry, two Italy’s…)