Honeymoon’ing Part 8: Rome + Vatican City
Ray and I enjoyed two weeks honeymooning in Venice, Bari, Greece, Albania, and Rome. Here’s part 8 of our trip! If you want to go to Part 7 in Dubrovnik, click here . When the cruise came to a wrap, we were ported back in Venice. The cruise port and the Santa Lucia train station
“Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” – Louis Vuitton Exhibit
If you’re a fan of Louis Vuitton, fashion, handbags, or luxury items, you’re not going to want to miss this exhibit. Now until January 7, 2018 Louis Vuitton’s Volez, Voguez, Voyagez exhibit located in the American Stock Exchange is free to the public! While guided tours are available, general admission is free and reservinig a ticket
Get Lost in New York, the Kevin McCallister way
If you plan on visiting New York City this holiday season, you might want to look into the Kevin McCallister experience at The Plaza. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is celebrating its 25th anniversary and to celebrate Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and The Plaza are partnering up for the ultimate holiday experience. I
5 Tips & Tools for Planning A Vacation
In just a few hours Ray and I will be traveling on our honeymoon to Europe! It’ll be my first international trip where I’m doing most of the planning. I consider Mexico and Canada neighbors, not requiring too much advanced planning and my last long haul flight was to the Philippines with my family in
First Look: VIIcode Oxygen Eye Mask
This post is in partnership with VIIcode Skin Care. All opinions are my own and do not express the opinions of VIIcode. My beauty drawer is full of skin care masks. There’s an assortment of sheet masks, hydration masks, clay masks.. basically a stash of masks that can combat any skin problem I might encounter
Sunday Funday Fit with W Hotels & Smartwater
It’s crazy how fast summer flies by! This past weekend I was invited to a Sunday Funday Fit afternoon with W Hotels and Smartwater, and since it’s one of the last weekends of summer I knew I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to workout at outdoors. The high-intensity workout was instructed by Barry’s Bootcamp Master
Aperitifs et Fromage at the French Cheese Board
Who doesn’t love a good wine and cheese pairing? While I can say that I’ve had wine with cheese more times than I could count, I know very little about cheese other than the fact that I haven’t come across a cheese I don’t like.. yet. In comes the French Cheese Board and Cheeses of France.
Equinox SoHo vs Equinox Bond Street
I became a member of Equinox Printing House in April when I no longer had my Classpass unlimited membership. I’ve been really happy with my new gym membership and Printing House is a convenient location for me during the work week. Starting on July 31st, the main group fitness room went down for renovations and
The Essentials by Burberry
Burberry has just introduced The Essentials; an edit of the must-have products, including Fresh Glow, the 55% water-infused primer at the heart of every Burberry make-up journey. The collection is design around Burberry’s core make-up philosophy of prime, contour, and highlight – make-up everyone can use to effortlessly enhance their features and achieve the flawless
First Look: Rei Kawakubo / Commes des Garcons – Art of the In-Between
My favorite time to visit the Met Museum is in the summer. It’s when the Costume Institue by Conde Nast is brought to life by the Met Gala and is open to the public throughout the summer. This year Rei Kawakubo‘s avant garde pieces fill the exhibit and illustrates the designer’s revolutionary experiments in ‘in-betweenness’
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Hi! I'm Mariel, a thirty-something working & living in Manhattan. I write about my lifestyle in the city, beauty, and wellness! - xo, MM
