December Project: Your Sky

Oahu, Hawaii from on of my many work trips earlier this year. 

Rainstorm on the right and sunset on the left. 

Friday Pics: The Way I Travel- New York

After spending 2 days in Miami, it was time to take our event to New York City. Here are some pictures from my time there for this week's installment of Friday Pictures. 

 The Indoor Balcony of our penthouse hotel on the Upper East Side.

The views from the outdoor balcony of the hotel.

 

The Flat Iron Building.

And a little shout out to Eataly, the gorgeous new Italian food market and restaurant collection that we happened to chance upon, and also where I got to meet Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali (orange crocs and all). 

Boasting 50,000 square feet of restaurants and peninsular provisions, Eataly has everything you'll ever need with a fishmonger and butcher (and vegetable butcher) and an espresso bar, a wine store, a cheese store, a cooking school, a kitchenware department and a great deal more! Eataly literally took my breath away and I wanted to spend hours exploring every nook and cranny of this awesome space.

 

Happy almost-thanksgiving-but-not-quite weekend!

The Way I Travel: Chicago

Good Monday morning friends!

How was your Halloween weekending? I bet you are all excited to hear about my Halloween weekend. But before I share with you how the costume thing went down, I thought I would give you another glimpse of my trip to Chicago.

Rare perfect weather and a day off from work afforded me the chance to wonder around the city on my own. Here are some of the sights.

The view of State Street from Wabash Ave with the Marina Towers Condo in the background. 

The Trump International Hotel & Tower

 

Chicago Riverwalk (well a fountain in Chicago Riverwalk)

Ford Theater

 S. Michigan Ave and East Adams Street. 

 Crown Fountain at Millennium Park

                         

The Jay Pritzker Pavilion

BP Bridge connecting Millennium Park to Daley Bicentennial Plaza

Cloud Gate aka The Bean (check me out in the top right hand corner) 

Happy Monday! 

The Way I Travel: New York

At the request of my dear sister-in-law Sarah, here are a few more shots from my trip to New York.

I was so captivated by the escape ladders on the outside of the buildings.

It really is a picturesque city.

We also walked by a random flower patch. I think it was the NYU something something garden?

The New York skyline, showing the Manhattan Bridge and Empire State Building.

Okay just kidding! Just wanted to check that you were paying attention! The last picture is not my own work, but rather the work of Irene Suchocki. Check out her store on Etsy, she has the most gorgeous fine art photography.

Happy Monday!

Pack This!

I would consider myself a fairly seasoned traveller. If you've seen this year's oscar nominated film, Up in the Air, recall the scene where George Clooney's character is showing Anna Kendrick's character the insider tricks to getting through airport security... yup, that's pretty much me when I travel. I always avoid the lines with parents and their kids (this doesn't need explanation), I don't get behind anyone wearing boots or multiple layers of clothing (Come on people! Slip on, slip off!), and I stay far away from the people who look a little lost or overly excited aka travel newbies, they are the ones that take forever.

Another aspect of traveling that I have down to a science is packing. I can start packing for a 2-month-multiple-destination trip a couple of hours before I am due at the airport. And no, I NEVER forget anything nor is the packing process stressful.

What is the secret to my success? Well besides the obvious practice makes perfect mantra, I make lists. Lists of all the potential occasions and activities I will encounter while I'm on my trip, lists of all the outfits I might want to wear, lists of contingency outfits should the weather change... Lists.

Today I am flying to San Francisco for a business trip (wow I sound like such a "real person" saying that) and while this trip is only an overnight one, the same concept of lists still apply.

If unlike me, you aren't a professional at list-making/packing, use the Pack This! Pad by knock knock to help you out. This exhaustive checklist of everything you could ever need will ease some of that pre-trip chaos, and ensure that you will arrive and depart fully equipped. Categorized into basics, miscellaneous, clothes and hygiene; my favorite aspect of the pad is that it allows you to note the weather conditions of your destination! Now how smart is that?! With this handy organizational tool, the only thing you'll have to worry about is getting to the airport on time!

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