FRIDAY Evening: After checking into the uber posh The Nines, head up to Departure, the rooftop restaurant and lounge for a glass of wine and Dim Sum and watch as the city becomes bright with lights, setting a romantic backdrop perfect for canoodling on the outdoor couches. Dinner at the acclaimed Sel Gris, a cozy urban bistro, where the service […]
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After a two-day visit to the hustle and bustle that is Manhattan, this SoCal girl was excited to visit a town that is what can only be described as a storybook come-to-life: the picturesque and romantic Rhinebeck, NY. I’d been invited to a college girlfriend’s wedding and made the trip solo, challenging myself to really
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It’s now been two weeks since our big move, and we’re finally getting settled. So when I heard the temperature was going to drop into “fall like” this weekend, I decided the rest of my boxes and organizing could wait. My favorite season has officially begun, and there was no better way to celebrate than
Just when I thought that mom and pop shops, chivalry and old-fashioned Southern manners were a thing of the past, I found Beaufort, South Carolina and left assured that they are all very much alive. You just have to know where to look. After two months of working 50+ hours a week and a string
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I imagine that when Marie Antoinette allegedly uttered that phrase, she had sampled the legendary coconut cake at Peninsula Grill. I am so confident in the superiority of this cake that I can say that it’s hands down the best cake I have ever eaten and the only one worth writing about. Yes, it’s that
Asheville, NC has been one of my favorite places to visit since I was a little girl. My mother used to spoil me with yearly shopping trips (it was home to the only Limited Two in the state). Nestled in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, it isn’t hard to see why so many artists and
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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away—Clearwater Beach, Florida to be exact—I was bound and determined to find my way to the castle (Cinderella’s…is there any other?). If you’ve ever been to Disney World, you know that you need a week to experience the fantasyland that is now six parks spanning about
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