Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit." ~ Frank Borman Tybee Lighthouse Shockingly it was only ten when we left Surf and Song, but it felt like it was noon time. Our next adventure was taking place at Tybee Island Light Station and Museum at Fort Screven. I have a love affair with [...]
"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came." ~ John F. Kennedy Stop One Our first stop on our Georgia extravaganza, was Tybee Island. We were staying there for one night before [...]
"Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone." ~ Adrienne Clarkson Saint Patrick's Given our young history, there are not many buildings that will make you awe struck when you enter them. That [...]
"I look at every piece of furniture and every object as an individual sculpture." ~ Kelly Wearstler Ikea Okay I might be being a tad sarcastic. But if you live in New York (or pretty much ANY city) you probably own something from Ikea. In fact it is an apartment staple. Going to the warehouse [...]
"My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean." ~ Nina Arianda Blue Hill My friend had an appointment early Saturday morning that she couldn't change in Blue Hill. It isn't on MDI, but is still a coastal town. While she went off to her appointment I went exploring. There was a race going [...]
"I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine." ~ Parker Stevenson Quick Geography Lesson Sounding like a local (thank you Tiffany) I had to get my geography in check. Though the island [...]
"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home." ~ Matsuo Basho In the air again! Last Thursday I flew back to New Hampshire (I know! Wasn't I just there?) for my niece's baptism as well as to have a reunion with my best friend and mermaid extraordinaire Tiffany. My mer-twin and I [...]
"You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world." ~ William Hazlitt The day dawned bittersweet as it was our last day. We were flying out on a red eye, which was both a blessing and a curse. We had the whole day ahead of [...]
"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came." ~ John F. Kennedy Day three dawned bright and warm in North Beach. With temps approaching seventy it was the perfect day for a [...]
And I don't know when I will be back again.... I seriously love that song. Of course my type A personality means I DID know when I would be back, but still the sentiment and excitement of travel was very definitively present. Sunday morning, my partner in crime, fellow jet setter and blonde fashionista and [...]