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    City Guide: New York City (updated!)

    Wow. NYC was once a pipe dream and it’s still so crazy to me that I live here *and* that it’s now been a year. I’ve loved getting to settle into the city this past year and explore things as a local. As 62 million people visit NYC a year, this has been one of my most-requested city guides. I didn’t want to roll this one out without having explored the city enough, and while I know this guide only skims the surface, here are my favorites restaurants, bars and things to do in the city!

    * This post has been updated 8/2022  with post-pandemic NYC!

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    As I was assembling my NYC apartment and hunting for pieces, I started a list and collected all the spots where I was finding my furniture & home goods! Some…

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    Home is where you make it! I’ve been keeping busy the past few months by putting together my second apartment in NYC and making it feel like home — it…

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    Just off the coast of Cape Cod, the island of Nantucket has a rich history and is the poster child for the quintessential summer in New England. Sunny days with…

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    Stockholm, the capital of Scandinavia, is widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Built where the lake meets the sea, this city is situated on fourteen islands…

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    City Guide: Mexico City

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    Mexico City is a vibrant city with the most delicious food, lively colors, happening nightlife, and the most hospitable people I’ve come across. Even a week in Mexico’s capital will…

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    The City of Lights, the City of Love. If you’re a first-time visitor or a long-time admirer, Paris has a way of just stealing your heart. From the ornate buildings,…

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    From the gritty ends of east London to the posh & polished west side, Londontown is a city that has it all. The Beatles, Queen Elizabeth, and James Bond would…

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    February 24, 2022

    These transitional months from winter to spring are always an exciting and hopeful time. After months of busting out the puffer, it’s finally time to shift to our lighter layers.…

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    I used to view the empty walls of my apartment like a blank page in Microsoft word – utterly daunting. There’s so much that you can do to a blank…

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    Every year in January, I write down the top 5 cities I’m dying to get to that year. For the last 3 years, Montréal has been at the top of…

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    “30A” is the name of the Florida State Road 30A,  a 20-mile stretch of highway nestled across Florida’s panhandle along the gulf coast. On this two-way highway lies a string…

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    Austin is one of those specials places to me. I went to undergrad here at the University of Texas (Hook ’em!) and quickly fell in love with the fun and…

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    Northwest of Mexico City lies the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Maybe best known for the charming city of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato contains so much more – from “magic…

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    Custom. Bespoke. Unstructured. 3-Piece. Made-to-measure. Double-breasted. When it comes to traditional suiting, the options are almost overwhelming. Not to mention there are certain formalities and suits for different occasions. Trends…

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    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pantene. The opinions and text are all mine. It wasn’t until I moved to Chicago & New York that…

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    Palm Beach, Florida is a perfectly quaint & simultaneously high-end beach town one hour north of Miami. The average age in Palm Beach is 70, and that fact is quite…

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    For me, white sneakers are the default. They’re a shoe that’s comfortable – but elevated – and that’s going to be getting me from point A to point B in…

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