About a month ago, over dinner on a particularly stressful week, some girlfriends and I decided to plan a little getaway to New Orleans around Halloween. I'd been once before (with Raina and Mandy about seven years ago) and had always wanted to return, so it seemed like as good a ...read more
Reading this blog—or any blog—you might think that when it comes to shopping, online is the only way to go. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Offline, there's an incredible team of small business owners with beautifully curated stores featuring cupcakes and cashmere ...read more
I met Jonah six years ago in a Psychology class while studying abroad in Denmark—but he was far from the only thing I fell for that semester. During the four months I spent living and studying in Copenhagen, I became convinced it was the best city in the world—and still believe ...read more
A few months ago, on a trip to visit a friend who recently moved to Portland, Oregon, we found ourselves with a free afternoon. Usually, this would be a welcome opportunity to go to a favorite store or restaurant in L.A., but instead it felt like a gaping hole in our itinerary, ...read more
I've always been something of a light packer. As someone who's an aspiring minimalist at home, I love the idea of only bringing what I absolutely need for a trip. In the weeks leading up to a vacation, I begin to pare down my beauty routine, carefully shop for pieces that serve ...read more
I met my friend, Kelly Zajfen, under rather emotional circumstances. G and I had just dropped Sloan off for her first day of preschool last summer and I could barely walk down the street I was crying so hard. It was there that I met Kelly, who was gorgeous and sweet and ...read more
When I found out that Brooke, one of my best friends in L.A., got a new job and would be relocating to Portland, I was devastated. She's like family and I hated the idea of not getting to see her on a weekly basis. Luckily, we've been able to see each other three times since she ...read more
A couple of months back, we decided to take a family trip to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. Initially we'd envisioned someplace in Europe—a coastal spot in Italy or perhaps the French countryside. But since we waited until the last minute to plan, everything was either ...read more
We don't think the magic of going to sleep in New York and waking up in Paris will ever wear off, but that Insta-worthy shot of croissants and café au lait in bed isn't always as bright-eyed and beautiful as the perfect lighting would have you believe. Anyone who's ever had a ...read more
When my mom first told me she wanted to go "somewhere exotic" to celebrate her birthday, my mind immediately went to exotic-to-me places on the other side of the world—Morocco, Istanbul, Japan... That is, until she announced the thing she'd really like to do: A cattle drive, or ...read more
There were a few moments over the course of Jonah's and my trip to Vietnam last month when I stopped short in my tracks. How am I going to tell people about this? The two weeks we spent there (including two days in Bangkok) were packed with so many trip-of-a-lifetime experiences, ...read more
Every time I pull up my friend Stacie's Instagram, she's in a different part of the world—it's safe to say she travels more than anyone else I know. In the past year, she flew from Los Angeles to India, New York (more than a few times, including upstate, twice), Paris and ...read more
When I look back at 2017, it truly feels like a year marked by travel: There was my trip with G to Japan in March, a weekend in Toronto, Seattle, (several to) San Francisco, and more than one quick trip to New York (including the 36-hour trip I returned from a few days ago!). For ...read more
I've always been a firm believer that when you travel, you should wear at least one piece that feels like a blanket, whether that's a poncho, an over-sized cozy sweater, or a wrap. This cashmere option is so soft it could literally be used as a blanket (in fact, I curled up on ...read more
To me, the entire experience of air travel is anxiety-inducing, from packing, to getting to the airport on time, making it through security, then cruising a casual 39,000 feet above land. While I understand logically that flying is incredibly safe, I'm the first person to ask a ...read more
Before we became parents, someone told me that the simplest things, when done on your own, feel indulgent. The idea that a solo trip to the grocery store could feel comparable to a vacation scared me, but I now understand the sentiment. Because my alone time with G is precious, ...read more
I've wanted to travel to Vancouver for as long as I can remember, but for whatever reason, it took until this past weekend for me to finally make it there. And let me tell you: It completely exceeded all of my (very high) expectations. It probably helps that I didn't have to plan ...read more
Ever since G and I watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi, we envisioned ourselves sitting at his bar, tucked inside a Tokyo subway station, eating the best sushi of our lives. We did end up having the best sushi of our lives, but it wasn't there (we didn't even attempt to get reservations ...read more
For as long as I can remember, G's talked about how much he has wanted to visit Japan. I'd always been open to it, though the idea of being so far away in such a bustling, busy city like Tokyo intimidated me. I guess you could say I prefer quaint cafes on cobblestone streets and ...read more
Geoffrey doesn't believe in living with regrets, but I have plenty. My single biggest one is not studying abroad my junior year of college. By the end of my sophomore year, my friends and I had collectively decided to all study in different countries around the world. My ...read more
People who don't list "travel" in their top five interests are few and far between—whether that means driving an hour away to go camping, or taking a trans-Atlantic flight. But for such a popular hobby, it's an investment, even with aggressive saving and budgeting tricks, so it's ...read more
From the moment my boyfriend and I booked our flights to Paris, we knew the trip would revolve around food. We'd already heard so much about exciting restaurants like Clown Bar and Verjus, which we'd gleaned from Instagrams, blog posts, and passing recommendations; and not long ...read more
Over the course of one month, we'll all have taken fairly extensive, international trips—Alina and Leslie each recently returned from their separate trips to Paris, and Emily and Geoffrey leave for Japan in just three days. With all that travel, the vast majority of our office ...read more
About 3 years ago, G and I had begun planning a trip to Japan for his birthday. We'd started picking the restaurants to visit and had a rough itinerary mapped out. And then, just like that, I got pregnant. Since I wasn't that keen on the idea of being so far away from home ...read more