Amidst the dead-til-friday strip of bars in Philadelphia's Old City, one store front boosts its allure with searing pink. Smak Parlour is the brainchild of Abby and Katie, two Philly girls whose aptitude for design brought to life their vision…
Continue Reading →A quick glimpse at some photos from Jordan as I'm going through all my photos from the trip. The city pictures are from a refugee camp in East Amman, the desert shots are Petra. More soon, I promise. Enjoy! (more…)
Continue Reading →It's an unexplainable feeling, really. No, that's not me– but it certainly could have been me floating in the Dead Sea reading the newspaper. After all the YGL sessions today, I popped down to the lowest place on earth (1,385…
Continue Reading →I thought everyone would enjoy a little bit of a travel update! Fresh back from Vancouver, I'm headed to the Middle East shortly for the Young Global Leaders Dead Sea Summit. Earlier this year I was nominated as a YGL…
Continue Reading →Many a potential tourist lines up their very first UK visit with visions of Buckingham Palace, Stone Henge, and Big Ben dancing around in their heads, but Britain is much more than that. In addition to the fish and chips,…
Continue Reading →A dozen lifetimes' worth of collecting all things kitsch lines the high walls of Scenarium, a three story samba club in Lapa, the epicenter of Rio de Janeiro's nightlife scene. The club is the manifestation of owner PlÃnio Fróes' pledge…
Continue Reading →Interesting things are happening in the sneaker/partnering news department this week. Run-DMC's abandoned their Adidas loyalty to Nike by releasing a Nike+ running soundtrack. And on the heels of that is Vice Brazil's launch with partner Converse in tow. Kicking…
Continue Reading →It's time to get the hell out of dodge. Yeah yeah, we know, we're in a recession. But, on the other hand...airfares and hotel rooms are the lowest they've been in ages. Still can't swing it? Ok, well...what are your…
Continue Reading →On Sundays, a walk just two blocks away from Ipanema beach reveals a bustling bazaar, where independent crafts-people selling an array of clothes, jewelry, hand-made artifacts and original artwork assemble to form the Feira Hippie, or Hippy Fair. Every stall…
Continue Reading →Living the jetsetting lifestyle means you spend a lot of time above the clouds wishing you had some of the creature comforts that can usually only be provided when your two feet are on terra firma. That doesn't mean your…
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