Welcome back to another travel recap post of my trip to Portugal last month! You may remember that my Mom and I did a day trip from Lisbon to Sintra and spent the majority of the day on bikes. However, during our bike tour of Sintra we nicely negotiated with our tour guide Daniel to skip a long lunch in favor of actually getting to visit the inside of the Pena Palace in Portugal. This palace is arguable the most famous in all of Sintra and when I foudn out the original bike route just had us visiting from a distance and I was quite determined to not only visit the grounds but also have the chance to see inside. This castle in Sintra has many names but in this post I will refer to Romanticist castle as Pena Palace. Despite being built in 1836 it was not until ...
Currently Coveting: Red Pumps
It has been a few posts since I have featured an item I need in my closet and I am thrilled to be back with another edition of currently coveting. I had a pair of red pumps the first year I graduated from college and I absolutely wore them to death. This was before I believed in spending money on things like shoes so I doubt they cost was than $30 and now many, many years later they have unsurprisingly not held up all that well.In fact, in February while I was in Florida I pulled them out of the closet ant my parents house and was a bit embarrassed they have not hit the trash pile yet. I wore them for one last look - you can see it here - and then they met their maker. As such, I am now on the hunt for a pair of red pumps that will work well for my new chapter in ...
Light and Airy Bedroom Inspiration
(source) I finally have a new place to live! Yay!!! That was one of the biggest things that was up in the air when I moved to England and I am so exited within a week I found a great apartment and was able to secure it! One thing that I found very surprising about apartments here is that the majority come furnished which was great - I did not have to move anything across the Ocean!It is also even more ideal that the stars aligned and I got my perfect flat - a beautiful period town home on a quaint street but one that was completely renovated top to bottom and I will be the first tenant! As such it is start white with minimalist grey furniture and now it is time to decorate. Given the existing color palette I am thinking of doing a light and airy feel and here are ...
Snapshots from a Sunny London Tourist Weekend
Posing with the Tower Bridge on the South Bank As you may have read on Friday or seen on Instagram one of my best friends was in town this weekend - making her my first London visitor! We had a great time exploring the city and hit many of the most famous attractions along with some other hotspots. On Saturday the weather was sunny at 75 and Sunday we were treated with another gorgeous day and temperatures in the high 60's - perfect for walking around and taking in the sites! Take a look at what we got up to on our London tourist weekend: The prime minster's house at 10 Downing Street Kitty with a Horse at the Horse Guards Parade Brunch at new hotspot Avobar (full post coming soon) Gorgeous Flowers in Covent GardenThe London Eye from ...
