January 2012
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December 2011
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Top 10 Waterfront Destinations for NYE →
Wish I could be at any one of those places!! Adding Sydney, Australia on New Year’s Eve to my bucket list.
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10 Reasons I'm Excited the NBA is Back
Finally getting to watch the OKC Thunder take the West.
Da Bulls and Lupe Fiasco’s #SmelltheRoses Tweets about the greatness of Derrick Rose.
This may be the last season I get to watch Steve Nash and Grant Hill play.
Ricky Rubio’s passing and my fellow Arizona Wildcat Derrick Williams’ athleticism combine to make the Timberwolves more exciting to watch than the Lakers and the...
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This has absolutely nothing to do with traveling,...
Three Men and a Baby is an amazing movie, if only for the awesome ’80s clothes. I mean check out this Tom Selleck look:
Holy hipster Batman.
Plus I saw an Internet rumor that there’s going to be a Three Men and a Bride! Check out the movie poster:
Though I’m not sure about the casting for Mary, or if this is even true.
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Iraq’s youngest photographer - Reuters →
“Go as far as you can see. When you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.”
– Thomas Carlyle (via kari-shma)
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A Catalan Christmas - NYTimes →
The New York Times has a beautiful article on the Christmas traditions in Barcelona, Spain. My brief time in Barcelona was tainted by a very kind man who decided to steal many of my family’s possessions, but this article has made me want to go back over Christmas and feel the Spanish love.
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22 ways to change your photography forever →
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Harvard and Stone
Not necessarily the most creative name, the bar’s on Harvard Street and the exterior of the building is stone, but the interior is a mix of dungeon (not in the S&M or creepy ways), nautical, go-go dancers and hipsters. Quite a strange cocktail.
Harvard & Stone offers live music, but there isn’t a cover (score!). The band was so-so but the music the bar played when the band...
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GOOD maps out history's greatest journeys, from... →
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Awesome travel photography from Buster Adams →
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Paris is always on my mind...
But it’s especially on my mind when it’s splashed all over my newsfeed. These two little gems of articles popped onto my radar and I wanted to share them with you:
Five Secrets of Notre Dame
Five Things I Learned While Living in Paris
Enjoy!
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My list of movies to see before the Oscars
By: A girl who knows nothing about movies but who happens to work at the top entertainment industry newspaper.
(Though this has nothing to do with traveling, it has everything to do with what I do on a daily basis. Here’s my take on which flicks to see or skip.)
My taste in movies isn’t always on par with what the Academy thinks are great movies - Clueless and She’s The Man...
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I can officially say, I didn't do this. →
I did not kiss the grave of Oscar Wilde when I was at Pere Lachaise. I’m sad that people will no longer get to express their appreciation for the writer, but also glad that his final resting place will be preserved.
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Ever wonder what the world's friendliest countries... →
Lonely Planet’s got the answer. I was surprised by most of the countries.
WatchThere were some serious winds in LA last night. Check out the palm trees by LACMA. The one on the left looks like it might not make it.
LAist calls it Windpocalypse. Why? Because we in LA can’t have something happen without making it sound like it’s the end of the world. See: Carmageddon.
“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest....”
– Not sure who said this or if it’s some ancient maxim, but dang, if those aren’t words to live by.