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weekend warriors // washington, dc must-sees
On Saturday night, I got a glimpse of the Washington monument for the first time since I returned to Washington, DC. Gotta admit, I got a few butterflies in my tum. I love love LOVE DC. After four years here in college, and many subsequent weekend trips back, it’s one of my top faves. But with all my other travels and the craziness that’s been my life since I graduated, I kind of lost sight of how great of a city it really is. Seeing the Washington monument was my first big sigh of relief since my move, but here…
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bucket list takedown: the cloisters
I’m proud to announce that with under a week left in New York City, I’m more than halfway through my bucket list! Aaand curtsy. Fourth on my list was The Cloisters, a satellite section of The Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated solely to Medieval art and architecture, located at the very northwestern tip of Manhattan. To get to The Cloisters, you can catch the subway from anywhere in Manhattan ($2.25 for a single ride), but it requires a few line transfers if you’re heading from the Met building on the Upper East Side. Coming up from the subway stop at…
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bucket list takedown: walking the brooklyn bridge
I tend to get a little complacent once I’ve settled in somewhere new. When I first moved to New York, I couldn’t wait to tick things of my never-ending list of to-dos. Strolling through Central Park. Spending days exploring the Met. Walking the Brooklyn Bridge. Brunching somewhere new every Sunday. Unfortunately, working as an assistant in the fashion and entertainment industry meant twelve hour days. I had almost no free time for my first few months. With only four weeks left, I couldn’t believe how little I had actually seen. Creating my bucket list was a way to ensure I…
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the official rules for a perfect staycation
Is it wrong to admit that we’re kind of over this “real world” nonsense? WE don’t mean to complain—we are aware it’s completely ridiculous—but sometimes, we just can’t cope with the realities of Monday morning. So much so that by Tuesday, we are usually twitching for the weekend to get here. Blame it on jet lag, but when a friend from high school was making a business trip up to Manhattan and staying at a hotel in midtown, we were all about crashing this trip and making it our own mini escape. When we woke up in the morning, we…
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who needs europe!
I know thou shall not covet thy neighbor and all of that, but it doesn’t really seem fair that the romantic is on a ten-day European excursion and I’m…well, not. Is it so wrong to feel a tiny pang of jealousy reading her twitter updates from the airport? I’m only human! But HEY, its October! The best month of the year and the perfect time to travel the East Coast of the United States. I’ve decided that instead of spending the next ten days sulking, I’m going to grab the bull by the horns and make my own adventures! And…
