Archive for June, 2013

Favorite travel gear: West Elm zipper case

This month has been stacked with travel, meaning that I’ve been doing a ton of unpacking and re-packing.  At this point, I’ve become a huge fan of anything that makes the packing process simple and painless (carry on, ONLY).  In April I was a bridesmaid in the wedding of...

Six sinless activities in the mythical city of Las Vegas

Rarely do I come across a place that I simply do not understand but I have to admit, Las Vegas is one of those places.  Earlier this month I spent an ENTIRE week in *Las Vegas (I can’t recommend staying there for more than four days); my first visit...

A helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon

Part of me feels like a terrible American because I had never visited the Grand Canyon before last week.  It’s not like I hadn’t tried!  The last time I was in Arizona, a freak snowstorm caused the south rim of the Canyon to close and seemingly dash my hopes of...