The Quiet Side of the South of France

Usually visitors from around the world come to the small little seaside towns along the coast for “the season”, which usually starts in May/June and continues until the last day in August. In the winter months, a sleepy calm overtakes…

Categories: france, pictures, travel

Scoop: Poken.com

About a year ago I met with a friend in Vegas that was debuting a new product in the US that was already hugely popular in Europe and Asia. The cute little, electronic contraptions are about the size of a…

Categories: scoop, technology

Fall Fashion Foward

Fashion Forward: Get Ready for Fall Just because we don’t experience a prominent change of season in the City of Angels, doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the newest looks for the fall. Check out some of these hot looks:  …

Categories: fashion, pictures

Five Reasons You Should Travel

1.) Learning experience. Heading out into the world is a great way to experience new things and learn.  Travel and pick up bits of other languages, customs and of course, FOOD! If you have ever wanted to learn a foreign…

Categories: life, travel, travel tips

Travel Essentials

Since Oct. 1st I have been pretty much on the road, going from SFO-COL-BIRM-LAS-LAX-MAN-NYC-NCE.  Two of those trips (Birmingham/Vegas and New York/Nice) I never went back home to repack. Along the way, I noticed that there are some things that…

Categories: fashion, life, pictures

Art Gallery Showing

Regarding Gold Painted Images:    “ P.S. I had my first photo show up in Seattle last month and I exhibited some of your shots. I sold them for a charity and yours was one of the first to sell!”

Categories: art, charity, events

November is National Novel Writing Month

November. The month before Christmas. A mere 30 days, with a nice food ridden holiday(and 3 day weekend) thrown in. November is also National Novel Writing Month. Join 100,000 participants as they try to write a 175 page, 50,000 word novel…

Categories: writing