LISBON / Portas Do Sol

LISBON / Portas Do Sol

by | Nov 4, 2016 | LISBON, PORTUGAL, RESTO, Travel

At a stone’s throw from the majestic Castelo de S Jorge, and with jaw-dropping views of the Tagus River and surrounding Lisbon architecture, the Portas do Sol Café and Restaurant is perched high an mighty and with lots of room to spare. Upon entering the vast...
LISBON / Este Bar Café

LISBON / Este Bar Café

by | Nov 1, 2016 | LISBON, PORTUGAL, RESTO, Travel

Since this was literally the first bar that we visited a mere hour or two after landing in Lisbon, I may have a bit of an ‘imprinting’ bias when it comes to Este.  Or maybe it’s because it reminds us of one of our nostalgic, all-time faves from...
PARIS / Les Idiots

PARIS / Les Idiots

by | Oct 27, 2016 | PARIS

The Oberkampf – Menilmontant area in Paris’ 11th arrondissement is for sure up-and-coming.  Remnants of the past (old barber shops, cobblers, and seamstresses) mingle with the new vigils of hipster-dom (dive bars, vintage shops, and ethnic grocery stores)...
NOSEY / exhibit by TAKASHI MURAKAMI

NOSEY / exhibit by TAKASHI MURAKAMI

by | Oct 24, 2016 | ART, NOSEY

Remember those multi-color Vuitton bags with pandas and flowers from a few years back?  A year after the announcement by Louis Vuitton they they have ended its relationship with the renowned master-mind behind them, Takahashi Murakami, the Japan-born artist has...
OBSESSED / cross body by KARL LAGERFELD

OBSESSED / cross body by KARL LAGERFELD

by | Oct 21, 2016 | BAGS, OBSESSED

The Karl collection nearly came to an end a few years ago when he announced he would stop producing it.  But the editors got up in arms and luckily, he decided to continue.  I want almost everything in the Karl Lagerfeld store in the Marais on rue Vieille du...