I think when I die I want my ashes scattered at sea. Or off the top of a mountain.
The idea of being buried in a crypt or some spooky cemetery with an elaborate gravestone conjures images that don’t equate resting in peace.
With that said, however, I share Lia’s fascination with graveyards, and when I was [...]
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Tags:Argentina·cultural exchange
Is it creepy to sightsee a cemetery, camera in hand?
I had a blast at Paris’ Cimetière du Père Lachaise (with a great interactive tour here), so it didn’t strike me as weird to bust out the photography when at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Marilyn Monroe’s final resting place.
The lipstick traces are fun. They reminded [...]
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Tags:Los Angeles·Paris
Earlier this week, I was in Los Angeles. I’ve already written about how I love the funky side of L.A., specifically Venice, where the photo above was taken.
But this past trip I was a little obsessed with the glam side of L.A., possibly because I was listening to The Fame Monster most of the time. [...]
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Tags:big in Japan·Lady Gaga·Los Angeles
While it would be better to be out traveling, unless you’re Andy Jarosz, you might be at home, like me, dreaming about your next trip. I get my at-home travel fix with the one thing I don’t want to lug around in my carry-on: Books!
Here are the four I’ll be reading this month.
Pagan Spain by [...]
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Tags:Japan·Kate Moss·London·Madonna·New York City·Paris·Peggy Guggenheim·Spain
Today’s Guardian article by Viv Groskop about traveling on “feminist pilgrimages” entertained me. With a mixture of embarrassment and sincerity, the author tried to make a point to her daughter–essentially–about how great it is to be a woman by dragging her around to see statues of ladies.
I’m sympathetic to this idea because my own my mom [...]
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Tags:feminism·Jane Austen·overlooked sights·United Kingdom
So hooray for the Dutch, the modeling world’s new phenomenon. Maybe, as the Brazilian models coincided with the (in my mind, unfortunate) global trend of the Brazilian, these Dutch lovelies can help bring about a more bike lanes, sensible and accessible health care, and a widened, open-minded world view. (It could totally happen, butterfly-effect-style.)
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Tags:hyperbole·Netherlands
While there are exhaustive “Lost” lists online, I’m not going to recommend you to to a bank or bus stop just because Kate had a robbery there–it’s still just a bus stop or bank. These places are worth seeing for their own sightseeing value. Except for Liliha–which felt so much like a locals place that I was intimidated to take photos–all the following recommendations are in the photo gallery below.
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Tags:beaches·Hawaii·Kailua·Lost·Oahu