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news! ch-ch-ch-changes
It’s seem like every time we get comfortable around here, something changes. We can’t help it! We’re movers and shakers, and that’s just the way we roll. This time, however, it’s not just one of us who has something to announce — it’s both of us! We know, we know. You can hardly contain yourself, so we’ll get right down to it. Ahem… the wino // new york city > philadelphia Major news in the wino universe: her fiance received a big time job offer in the City of Brotherly Love! After some soul-searching and some number-crunching, they made the ultimate decision…
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style spotter: mongol rally, the redux
While chatting today about our own upcoming plans, we realized that summer is literally just! around! the corner! This means lots of exciting things for us, and one hugely exciting thing for a group of travelers far more daring than yours truly: The Mongol Rally is quickly approaching. Last year, as you may recall, our girl Brit asked us for some help. (We should note that the picture on our homepage is courtesy of miss Brit herself!). She requested that we help her pack — not because we’re good at the physical act of packing, no no. But rather, because…
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city dwellers: new york’s gramercy
Though a spacious loft in Soho or the West Village will always top our dream list of places to live in Manhattan, an apartment in New York’s Gramercy that comes complete with a key to the private Gramercy Park is a close second. It’s hard not to peer through the fence as you walk by, picturing a different life. One where you leave your front door every morning, key in hand (which, we’ve never seen, but we picture to be very ornate and made of heavy antique brass), and settle down on a bench in front of the fountain, reading…
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one week on the emerald isle: a beginner’s guide to irish roadtripping
Though I am by no means an expert on Ireland — I tip my hat to the wino for that title — I have had the pleasure of roadtripping my way around the country a few times now. And, as is our custom, it’s time for me to report my findings. On our first trip (yes, the one where we famously drove across Ireland without a valid license), the wino & I made our way from Dublin to Dingle and back again, stopping on our return trek in Killarney to explore the Killarney National Park and beg anyone and everyone who…
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five things to know before traveling to st. thomas
One month ago today I was touching down in warm and sunny St. Thomas for a four day Caribbean getaway. Today, I’m nursing a hangover and hiding from the on-and-off again rain showers in Manhattan. Sometimes life just isn’t fair, ya know? Because I can’t get our wonderful vacation at Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort off the brain, I’ve decided to round up one last batch of wino wisdom for all of you out there considering a similar vacay. You can thank me with bottles of wine, or perhaps a plane ticket back to paradise… #1. You…
