Category Archives: Sleep

Hotels, Motels, Inns, B&Bs, Oh My!

An Edited Life

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

“We’ve got to cut the extraneous out of our lives, and we’ve got to learn to stem the inflow. We need to think before we buy. Ask ourselves, ‘Is that really going to make me happier? Truly?’” —Graham Hill While … Continue reading →

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Much A-Buzz About Something?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Alright, that was a lame title, but an apt one given the subject of this post. For years now I’ve been dreaming of the lapis lazuli colored shores and sky of Caneel Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park on … Continue reading →

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Weekend Round-Up #2: Hello, Autumn

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

After a few days of temperatures over 100 F, Los Angeles has finally chilled out. The brisk nights find me missing my childhood home in New England, so here are a few links apropos of the season: For those of … Continue reading →

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How to Sleep Whilst Flying

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

First off, my apologies for the long delay in posting — but I have a good excuse (I swear)! My long-term partner and I recently tied the knot in the presence of 75 loving friends and family members (well, loving … Continue reading →

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Weekend Round-Up #1: Good-Bye Spring, Hello Summer

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Ahh, the Internets. What better way to travel the world these days than to browse the delightful pages of Pinterest? Some of my favorite blogs do their weekly end-of-the-week roundup, which I’ve decided to mimic with my own ‘favorites’ of … Continue reading →

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Winery Weekends

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

My apologies for being absent for so long! I could blame it on a busy end-of-MFA degree spring, the weather, my own inadequacies, the cat peeing on my bed, or any number of excuses, but regardless of why I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Coppola’s (Somewhat) Secret Hideaways

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

So it turns out Francis Ford Coppola is the spitting image of The Most Interesting Man in the World in those Dos Equis commercials: he’s a filmmaker, vintner, magazine owner, and—who knew?—an accomplished hotelier. Surprisingly, when it came to planning … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth: Things are Different Here

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

Perhaps it is a bit of nostalgia, but I am visiting my family this week in New Hampshire and, while also hosting a Californian friend from out of town (it was her first visit to the area), I have realized … Continue reading →

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Chic Paris on an Artful Budget

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

When we visited Paris in December of 2007, the Euro was at an all-time high and the dollar was, well, sluggish. I know that now things have changed (and thankfully the $ is on the rise), but that still doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Tranquility is the Trend in Zermatt

Posted on July 10, 2010 by

  The Omnia, in Zermatt, Switzerland, is right on trend in its efforts to both be one with the local environment and scenery and its stand-out architecture. And despite the fact that Zermatt as a whole is incredibly overpriced (we … Continue reading →

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