Travel Turtle

I love this.
Twelve soft animals of the world. Each with a design representative of the country it’s from.
Here’s a sample of the elephant:

My suggestion? Go to Louise Elliott Design, buy one of each. Make it. Take some time to learn about the culture associated with each one. Book a trip and take a picture of [...]

I have friends from countries that do not require people to tip. And since they don’t tip back home, they don’t tip when they eat out in the U.S.
I have friends who used to be servers and tip outrageous amounts. And when they travel to other countries, they tip just as they would here (in [...]

Korea has been popping up a lot in my life lately. Orlando has a ton of Korean restaurants and since my parents were visiting over the weekend (and we used to live in Korea) we went to an amazingly delicious Korean restaurant.
(Ephemera tip #1: If you want cheap access to foreign language print… go to [...]

I am constantly searching for wardrobe staples.
It’s easy for me because I’m pretty basic in the wardrobe department. Or maybe the right word is classic.
So here are my wardrobe staples:

A black shirt
White button shirt
White tee
dark jeans, wide leg
light denim jeans
wide leg khakis
wide leg black pants
a black a-line skirt
a white a-line skirt
a red a-line skirt
flip-flops
black ballet-style [...]