Massive buildings, lights, swimming pools, strip clubs, loud music, scorching hot weather….maaaan, that’s not what I’m used to! A few weeks ago I went to Sin City for the third time in my life, and as usual I felt overwhelmed by EVERYTHING. So if you, like me, come from a wee little town, remember the … Continue reading »
Category Archives: travel
Travel log: Hindu Wedding
Recently, I went on a recent trip to India for one of my best friend’s wedding. The union was unconventional from the Indian perspective; one was Catholic and the other Hindu, so they decided to have two weddings. This provided a fascinating mélange of cultures and a basis for comparison of the two wedding traditions. Catholic … Continue reading »
Edinbrah: Where Magic Happens
Despite coming from Italy and loving California with all my heart, Scotland will always own the biggest part of my heart. You may wonder why. Well, I don’t think a blog post could ever explain how wonderful Edinburgh and the surrounding areas are. I’ve just finished my third year of university in Edinburgh, and the … Continue reading »
California / Inspirations / Music / travel
Bring The Noise: How Sound Works In Mysterious Ways
Non-stop sunshine. Cut throat driving. Countless street art at every turn. Child pop stars in training who can play the accordion. Famous Asian celebrities in bright pink Hummer limos. Legendary chicken and waffles at Roscoe’s in Inglewood. All of this must mean one thing; I’m currently vacationing in Los Angeles. As I sit on my … Continue reading »
Italy: More Than Just Good Food
Over the past week I’ve travelled from Edinburgh to Verona, Verona to Edinburgh, Edinburgh to London, and London to San Francisco. No joke. But really, what’s better than travelling? To give you a brief overview behind the reasons of my travels, I’ll tell you that I’m native Italian, but I moved to Scotland in 2009 … Continue reading »
Get Off Your A$$, It’s The Weekend!
Ever look at a friend’s vacation pictures on Facebook and think, “Cool! That looks awesome! I wish I was that adventurous and interesting. . . Why don’t I ever do that kind of stuff?” I’ve got $20 that says immediately after thinking that you kept browsing other people’s adventures online or checked out what was … Continue reading »
What Your Face Says About You. . .
When you go to bed at night, what expression does your face make? Do you sleep peacefully, mouth agape, or do you grind your teeth and furrow your brow to your worst nightmares? I doubt many of us close our eyes at night, placing shining grins on our moonlit faces for 8 solid hours. . … Continue reading »
A trip to the Pacific Northwest via Instagram.
I had a great president’s day weekend driving up through Oregon and Washington. Mr. B fell in love with Portland, I fell in love with a dried flower bouquet. We all have our priorities. Here’s some pictures from the trip via my iPhone 4s and the instagram app. (BTW follow me on instagram @krisrael) Continue reading »
Summer Rehash– What three months can be.
It’s not often that I have time to write theses days, the summer went by incredibly fast and now I’m standing on the edge of fall thinking I’ve left all you readers (and possibly myself) in the dust. So let’s get the low down rollin’ shall we? End of May I said good bye to … Continue reading »
Travelzoo? Living Social? Groupon? What’s Your Poison?
Everyone seems to have mixed thoughts about the online coupon world. I recently was at my hair dressers and the owner was approached by a young door to door sales lady. She said her rehearsed, extremely leading pitch to him and instead of agreeing to her offer, he quickly showed her the door. I was … Continue reading »
Nashville trip
Hey all my readers, So the last couple weeks have been insane! I have spent more time out of town than in town traveling around and seeing places that I may want to move to after college. So here’s my report on Nashville. Continue reading »
