it's the year of the road trip! with travel so understandably different, i've been looking back at past trips that i've loved and a great escape from nyc. while it's important to follow the guidelines per state, i wanted to round up five of my favorite fall road trips if you're able to visit!
Read Moreafter a month off from the blog, i’m finally back and ready for action! some of you may have seen on my stories that last week i was able to live out my life-long dream of being elsa while in canada. okay, it hasn’t been thaaat long but since discovering the most incredible ice masterpiece in alberta from this music video, i knew i needed to get there one day. dana and i had been talking about going on a winter trip for some time and since she was going to have a week off before starting her new job, we knew then would be our chance!
Read Moreafter a quick train ride from london, we arrived to the city of lights! paris has always been my favorite city (did you know i studied abroad here!?) and i was so excited to be back…especially to ring in the new year! while we opted for a more low key itinerary compared to london, we did have a few highlights on the schedule! the first being our “big” plans on new years eve - we went to go see swan lake! i know…the provost are crazy party animals haha! and our big meal of the trip was to le jules verne: restaurant in the eiffel tower by michelin-starred chef frédéric anton.
Read Morechristmas is here! christmas is here!
i was so excited when my family and i decided to head across the pond to celebrate my favorite holiday. now i know nyc does christmas decorations pretty well, but nothing can compare to london. while everyone in my family has been to london, i’ve never been during christmas and was eager to see all of the decorations in person! from my photo locations to what we did and where we ate, i break i all down for you below!
Read Morehot off the heels from my trip to finland, i hopped on another plane and headed south for warmer weather with krystal…for 24 hours! on tuesday, we took a late night flight down to miami to photograph a partnership she had with lincoln. i was so excited to get a little bit of warmth and sun even if it was only for a hot minute. the next morning we woke up at the crack of dawn to begin shooting. we were able to accomplish so much and it was so sweet of krystal to snap a few photos for me as well!
Read Morethis past week i embarked on a journey of a lifetime to finland! if you followed along on my #KeepingUpWithFinland journey on instagram, you would know i was invited by the zapwater team, visit finland, and arctic treehouse hotel. finland has always been a country on my must-visit list and i was so excited and honored that the team invited me to not only join, but photograph the trip!
Read Moreas i’m sure many of you saw in my instastories (but saved in a highlight if you missed them!), a few weeks ago i had the incredible opportunity to attend and photograph a trip to the maldives thanks to zapwater and coco collection resorts. i was joined by four influencers - krystal, lisa, megan, and jenna - in addition to the amazing and fabulous zapwater evp jenn lake for this trip to paradise the other side of the world. so let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?
Read Morea few weeks ago, just before fashion week, i received a last minute opportunity to accompany the ever so fabulous jenn lake to rhode island while she modeled in the holiday look book for vineyard vines…oh yeah and it was at the one and only ocean house hotel! i gasped, rearranged my entire schedule, and hopped on an amtrak train towards westerly, rhode island: a 15 minute drive from the hotel.
upon arriving, jenn was already down in hair and makeup for her first day of shooting so i took this opportunity to explore the property and gush over our room. we were so excited to be staying in the ocean bluff 2-bedroom suite that overlooked the water…to say we were in heaven would be an understatement. not only were there two bedrooms and two bathrooms, but the suite had a complete kitchen, dining table, living room, kids play room and the largest terrace that rivaled the size of my nyc apartment.
Read Morewhen planning my trip home from sweden, my route home was inevitably going to have a layover in amsterdam. instead of your typical few hour layover, i decided to extend the layover overnight and actually get a chance to walk around one of the cities that’s been on my list forever!
coat: les coyotes de paris
dress: madewell
shoes: christian louboutin
bag: kate spade
earrings: celine
sunglasses: illesteva
back in july, elle, dana, and i made our way to nantucket for a girl’s weekend! we had been talking about going to nantucket for well over a year and in january we finally booked the trip. now, after going to nantucket for four days, i can confirm it is the cutest place we have ever been and i’m officially and expert haha. it is a photographer and influencer dream as the fairly small island is full of beautiful homes and scenery and i truly can’t wait to go back!
Read Morewe saved the best for last for the final stop on our african getaway: cape town! once we arrived to our hotel (although i wanted to stay here but they were completely sold out), i was so happy to finally have stable access to air conditioning, plumbing, and wi-fi! i unpacked all of my things immediately when we got to our room and my family and i started planning out our agenda. my brother and i went down to the concierge prepared with a list of dinner recommendations from our friends but little did we know that the weekend before new year’s eve was going to be one of cape town’s busiest! oopsies! so instead of dinner at places like the pot luck club and the test kitchen, we kind of just got whatever was available…and there weren’t many options.
Read Morei know that during one of my posts last week, i mentioned that one of my intentions for this year is to write more on the blog. but with the plethora of photos from the safari alone, i knew i needed to dedicate a post entirely for the photos. for more of the details regarding the actual safari i went on discussing everything from packing to preparation, head to monday’s post here! for ease, i decided to break breakdown the photos into two sections starting with all of the outfit photos and then ending with the wildlife photos!
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i am so excited to finally be able to sit down and share all of the details of my trip to africa back in december! while this wasn’t my first time in africa (or going on a safari), it was my first time going as a photographer and/or blogger or even being slightly prepared for what was to come. the last time i went to africa was when i was in high school when my parents and i went to malawi for a mission trip and then onto a nearby safari with an ending in zambia. we went during august so the weather was tolerable but still hot during the day. and don’t even let me get started on my atrocious packing job! back in 2010, pinterest just started but it wasn’t really a “thing” yet, so i really didn’t have any resources to figure out what to wear. as a result, i basically packed nike shorts and t-shirts and felt so out of place. this time around, it was my chance to redo it all, and redo it right!
Read Morehappy monday everyone! i’m so excited to finally be sharing all of the details of amanda’s and my quick trip to philadelphia! it had been about 13 years years since i last visited this once capital of the united states and i was so excited to be heading back as an adult! amanda and i made the easy two hour drive down to philly the thursday evening before labor day weekend and we were honored to partner with the ritz carlton while in town.
Read Morecoming off of one of the longest travel days i've ever had in my life, arriving in positano was like arriving to the promise land...i had finally made it! but getting there was no easy feat. after my short 18-hours in mexico city, i hopped on a plane and headed to atlanta. after going through customs, i got on another international flight and this time to rome. from the rome airport, i had to take a train to the rome train station where i had to transfer to another train to get to the naples train station. when i arrived to the naples train station, i had a car pick me up and make the windy one and a half hour journey to the stunning positano to meet up with ashley! all in all it was a 24 hour travel day...i was exhausted! but there was no time to waste because ashley and i had a very tight schedule to keep.
top: msgm
skirt: dolce & gabbana (old, last seen here and similar here)
shoes: chanel (similar here and here)
bracelets: cartier
bag: tory burch
sunglasses: givenchy
well the time has come...this is officially the last post from my european extravaganza! as a closet pinterest-er, i stumbled upon the most picturesque town of hallstatt when searching for locations in austria. sitting just an hour outside of salzburg, my mom and i decided to make the drive to see my pinterest board come to life. thankfully our sound of music tour guide from the day before gave us amazing pointers for this quaint little town.
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