Tag: reviews
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How to Spend a Week in Budapest
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If you’re like me and your life revolves around every possible moment you get to spend within Old World elegance, then Budapest is your place. Stick with me as I walk you through a week’s worth of activities and vacation ideas full of history, opulence, and splendor. And consider making…
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7 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 2)
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Continuing my mid-year idea of sharing all my four- and five-star reads, here are seven more novels that fit the criteria from the second half of 2022. (By the way, several of these reads came from Book of the Month Club. If you’re curious, you can check out what’s inside…
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How to Spend a New Orleans Weekend
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Forty-nine years ago, my boyfriend’s parents celebrated their honeymoon in New Orleans. Last week, they invited him, his sister and brother-in-law, and me to join them there for their anniversary. What fun! I was not accustomed to traveling with a group, and particularly not one I like so much. We…
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Lookbook: Badgley and Bradford
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Throwback to that time this Badgley Mischka “Belle of the Ball” gown and I did a Renaissance-style portrait sitting in Miami with Bradford Portraits. Bradford Rowley is an uber professional, expert photographer, finding and snapping the perfect shot within seconds and swiftly moving on to the next. He offers his…
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9 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 1)
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In 2021, I decided to start recording the best novels I read in a year–anything I award four (or higher) stars. This year and going forward, I’ll split them up into half-years (or maybe quarters if I keep reading so many good books!). Fantasy I’ve found a new favorite! I…
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7 Reasons to Join Book of the Month Club
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I’ve been aware of the existence of Book of the Month Club my entire life. But I didn’t realize until just a few months ago that I could be a part of it. I don’t know what I thought BOTM was. But being a “club”, I assumed it was exclusionary.…
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10 Great Novels I Read in 2021
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It seems like every time someone asks me what good books I’ve read recently, I don’t have an answer. So I decided to start keeping track of the reads I can personally recommend. Here are the ones I rated at least four stars last year. Mystery/Thriller Donna Tartt’s The Secret…
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15 Cheesy Hallmark-Style Movies to Start Your Holiday Season
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I’ve always been all about that Christmas spirit. It’s my absolute favorite holiday, and fortunately for me, there are a ton of films on the subject! They’re mostly cheesy, low-budget productions with bad acting, unbelievable scripts, and unintentionally cringeworthy human behavior, but hey, they serve a purpose. My brain isn’t…
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18 Snacks to Try from Greece
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My second month with Universal Yums came from a country that shares a border with my first month’s country. I was a little disappointed by that because I really hoped it would bounce around the world a bit more. A few of the snacks were very similar two months in…
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The Best Job Search Apps For 2020
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The pandemic has left many without jobs. Here’s a roundup of the best apps to make job searching right from your phone a piece of cake. There are tons of job apps out there. Many of them have the same jobs you’ll find on all of the other apps. Trying…