Did you bring your favorite bocadillo to meet me at Parc Güell in Barcelona, on day 2 of our trip? No worries, I’ve brought enough sandwiches and vino to feed a village. When in Spain, I tend to fill up on these bocadillos within the first 48 hours and then I can’t think about them again for five more years. …
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McQueen Moment
I know we’re supposed to be visiting the charming Parc Güell today, but sometimes a fashion moment deserves to get in the way. Now I said I’ve been relatively quiet this sale season, striking out pretty much at Chanel, not from lack of effort (well, sort of) but also just from lack of my normal ebullience for the brand. Sometimes …
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Barcelona, Day 1
We’re not in LA anymore! Or are we? With McDo and Starbucks everywhere I look, it’s sometimes hard to leave the US too far behind while on the road. But as I mentioned in the last entry, today I’m taking you with me to Barcelona, one of my favorite places in the world. It’s a repeat visit for me, so …
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Work Break
It’s been a pretty hectic summer; we are already well into the second half of the year yet I’ve still got a long laundry list of things to do. Raise your hand if you are having one of those work-angst-filled days. But I shouldn’t complain. The whole point of doing raindances at work is to, well, get showered with projects. …
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Budapest, Day 3
Waking up in Budapest, on day 3, I realize that the whole city is on flood watch. There are sandbags everywhere near the Danube, and the police is out in force, blocking tourists from venturing to Margaret Island, where I was hoping to get in an early morning stroll around its grassy grounds. Just not today, water is everywhere: So …