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Rome + Fashion – Trying to fit in

16 Thursday May 2013

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Going on a vacation to Rome? Do you not know what to pack?

Here are some fashion tips for traveling abroad to a fashionable place such as Rome.

They say do as the Romans do or you’ll stick out

Fashion over Function = this is the Roman way.

Do you think riding this scooter around Rome with heels and a skirt was easy??.. HECK NO!.. But did we look Roman doing it, maybe not? haaa.

You may stumble on some cobble stones here and there..But you’ll look your best on the way down to the ground : ). Just think of how many gorgeous Italian men in crisp suits will dive to get the rubble out of your mouth.

Wear Heels and pack some flat ballet type slippers in your purse. Walk into the restaurant like a lady who can handle the ancient cobble stones in heels. You can cry in the bathroom later.

Always have a scarf or pashmina to cover up, if you don’t have one, just buy one at a kiosk stand somewhere on one of the Via’s. Rip off the made in china tag and act like its Hermes.

 

UPDATE:

So I wrote the first part of this page pre kids. I now have a 4 year old and we are walking the streets of Italy carrying more things than a purse. I now LOVE wearing Sketchers.. yes I wrote the word Sketchers.

They are now my go to shoes. Look online for comfortable sketchers in all colors. http://www.sketchers.com

Ciao For now

Florence – Eat, Pray, Stay

16 Sunday Sep 2012

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ITALIA.ITALIA.

LETS TALK FLORENCE.. FIRENZE

Four Seasons Florence

 This is the Presidential Suite

This hotel is a must see.  The restaurant is wonderful and the Spa is to die for.

I read that the Four Season’s Florence was one of the Medici’s Mistresses homes. Ohhh to be a Mistress way back when you received a new corset every day along with a Palace.  Now all you get is a horrible reputation and an apartment in a hidden town.

                                        Santa Maria Novella Hotel

One of my favorites!!!.. I stayed here my wedding night. I loved it so much, so romantic and in a great location. Costs much much less than the Four Seasons, so you can spend the difference on boots at the leather market

Here are some adorable hotels. See the link below

http://www.whythebesthotels.com This Florence Chain of Hotels are absolutely the best!! You must stay in one of them

Must See Tips

The David – Just see it, or people will ask forever why you didn’t, his hands are very big.. and thats about it

Pitti Palace – beautiful gardens for a lunch or to roam around and pretend you live in the 14 th century

Ponte Vechio – breathtaking and fun drop a few hundred euros on some gold jewelry

Santa Croce Church – beautiful and Michaelangelo is burried there.  Duomo = disappointing on the inside

San lorenzo market – leather and scarves a shoppers paradise

The Uffizi – really, hmmm not worth the long wait

Fiesole – Adorable town on the hillside of Florence. You can see old Roman ruins there. I got married at a beautiful Castle on the hillside.

Florence Restaurants

Typical tuscan 
- TRATTORIA DA MARIO Via Rosina, 2/R, near Piazza Mercato Centrale +39 (055) 218550 (very very busy, very tradional, very cheap) only for lunch, closed on sunday along the Arno
- DA SERGIO piazza san lorenzo (very busy, very tradional, very cheap) only for lunch, closed on sunday

– MAMMAGINA borgo san jacopo – closed on sunday you can taste one of the best florentine steak in the city center http://www.mammagina.it/UK/index_uk.htm 
- CIBREINO (via de macci – sant’ambrogio, very close to the food market) is the place where you can try the high level quality of Fabio Picchi, owner of the well known Cibreo: cheaper that the famous one, same level food quality – closed on Sunday and Monday WWW.CIBREO.COM

– TEATRO DEL SALE (via de macci – sant’ambrogio, very close to the food market) it is a reastaurant and a private club where you can try the high level quality of Fabio Picchi cuisine, owner of the well known Cibreo: plus you’ll get a theatrical show at night; closed on Sunday and Monday http://www.teatrodelsale.com/start_e.html 
- FAGIOLI via delle conce (close to santa croce): cheap, very typical 
- OSTERIA BOCCANEGRA via ghibellina (close to santa croce): elegant, intimate, typical (closed at lunchtime) http://www.boccanegra.com/web/index.php?lang=eng

COOL RESTAURANTS

– NOVE Lungarno Guicciardini, 10 (open air terrace, the river Arno at a glance)

– CAVALLI CLUB piazza del carmine, close to the Curch

– BSJ borgo san jacopo very elegant, good food level, a couple of tables in the terrace over the river arno (closed at lunchtime) http://www.lungarnohotels.com/

– ALLE MURATE a restaurant in a real museum: expensive but it is worth it (closed at lunchtime) http://www.allemurate.it/home.html

– BOCCANEGRA an elegant restaurant close to santa croce (closed at lunchtime) http://www.boccanegra.com/web/index.php?lang=eng 
- ENOTECA PINCHIORRI (simply the best

 

Maternity Poses – A few ideas and don’ts

25 Monday Jun 2012

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So your pregnant or would like to be and your thinking of ideas of how you’d like to show the world your many chins and swollen ankles.. or maybe not.

Perhaps your totally not in the mood to have a camera in your face and would rather take  a nap or have a bon fire of Victoria Secret Magazines.

Well some day your children will grow up and ask “what did you look like when you were pregnant with me?”. You are going to either have to photo shop your head on pregnant Gisele the super model or get you are going to do some big belly stills.

Here are some prego maternity shots ideas.

Skinny bitch..

My big belly

Memorial Day

Our Christmas Card – It said On the Twelth day of christmas my true love gave to me… well.. that’s pretty obvious

For my husband

Heard it all day long

I was trying for artsy

My last night PREGO.. ya think Im over due much?

go big or GO HOME

Ohh there they are!!!

Here are the Don’ts

What I dream’t my C section would be like

 

 

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Trying to fit in- Morocco

12 Tuesday Jun 2012

So I imagine most newlyweds plan an exotic destination honeymoon filled with fun, bikinis’ mouthwatering meals, colorful cocktails and seadooos included.  NOT ME.. not us… Noooo we wanted adventure.  We wanted place where as we discovered on the flight over in the handy travel book “strongly suggests no public displays of affection ie; hand holding or kissing”.  It also stated there is no alcohol sold in public places. I guess we will just act as friends on our Honeymoon. I knew I should have gone on the Price is Right and won a trip to Tahiti and some sea dooos.

Our first honeymoon suite, see below.  Yes yes I know what your thinking, it looks like Sadam Husseins Living room. But I LOVED this place. There were no locks on the doors as we discovered when a butler would just walk in and serve us tea.

They forgot to mention that you will be awakened by the Calling of Prayer every few hours. My husband who loves his sleep would sit up every time the loud chanting would start and say “omg Are you serious?”..

On our second day in Marrakesch I really thought no one would think I was a westerner when I ventured off on my own into the Medina’s Souks for shopping.  Some how I would find strangers glaring over at me along the alley ways. Was it the Gold rimmed glasses or the crisp white Jeans..= #youratouristforsure

 

Day one we took a jeep ride into the deep interior of Morocco.  I knew my husband liked camping so I planned a night out in the desert. That desert happen to be 9 hours away and famously called the Sahara Desert Sahara Transportation

During the 9 hour jeep ride I downed some CIPRO (antibiotics) and thought about how was I going to find a good doctor in the middle of the desert. You see I was battling a stomach bug. A very bad stomach bug I had picked up in Italy.  I seriously thought I’d call in my medjet insurance number (I had carried this card for years) and test it out. They do promise a private jet and doctor on board. I took a glimpse out of the window and couldn’t see land that would be fitted for a jet landing. Im sure it would have scraped up a few ruins or caused a horrible sand storm by landing. 

After 9 hours we finally arrived  to the camel Parking lot.   I wanted to pick mine out but I was told to go stand by the one that looked like it was from Biblical times. It was on its last legs.

The trek was a bump but fun adventure.

Here is a glimpse during out lovely hour ride on a camel.

Camel ride delirious  (link click)

 

Inside our romantic honeymoon suite in the Berber Tent

Ever slept on Berber Carpet wrapped up in Berber Carpet in 90 degree heated Berber Carpet tent? It was quite an experience.   My favorite part of the night was the dinner and fire dancing.  The bathroom was 2 sand dunes over.  I discovered after walking there, that there was nothing there. Just sand.

Honeymoon Tent made of Berber Carpet.

This was our toast  (click here)

http://youtu.be/VDtY8qf0pk0  (Or copy that)

                       The Berber man loved hiding my face

When my flying carpet gets away

When your driver stops off at a Carpet store (pre planned by him and the store owner) to get a drink during our 9 hour car ride, you end up looking like Moroccan Barbie and Ken.  After 1 1/2 hours of saying “oh no thank you” and reassuring them that you  have a house full of them (from Tjmax),  you end up buying one.  They served us so much tea I was like “buy everything anything” . They celebrated by dressing us up.  We are the proud owner now of that sweet little baby blue on behind us.

Some people try on sunglasses, but when your in Morocco you try on head scarves This was my 4th one it is called a Hajibs. I love them.

GOT BASKETS 2010?

Seems safe right??.. a Blonde all alone in the Souks? totally safe. So can you see the fake smiles on our faces below??.. thats because my husband interupted a disagreement in pricing  between me and this guy. I was trying to get a bargain on some Tory Burch look alikes and he wasn’t budging at all on the price. I tried the “I am a poor student charade”.. that didn’t work I think he saw my wrinkles and decided I was too old for school. We settled and I have these beautiful pieces now sitting in my closet and nowhere to wear them.

 

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