Weekly Wishlist: Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh is my number one, all time favourite painter. I love his work so much. First Steps, when I saw it in New York last year, actually brought a little tear to my eye. I would love to add a few more Van Gogh books to my little collection. And wearing a bit of your favourite art is always nice!



1. Black Milk Starry Night Leggings 2. Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings 3. Van Gogh's Letters 4. Poppies Vincent Van Gogh Pendant 5. Starry Night Pendant 6. roses candle 7. Starry Night ring 8. Van Gogh: The Life

a little bit of mexico: part two - Mexico City!

In Mexico City, our little group doubled and went from three to six! We had a lovely few days exploring the city, visiting Frida and enjoying perhaps a few too many coffees and cake.





I was so excited to visit Frida Kahlo's house and was definitely not disappointed! It's fascinating to be able to look inside her bedroom, studio, kitchen and dining room - I also loved the little facts such as "this is the bed where Trotsky slept when he stayed in 1937".



After a couple of days, my friends continued on with their journey, while Jack and I stayed to see a little more of Mexico City. We explored the Centro Historico, attempted to visit the Diego Rivera Museum (unfortunately it is closed on Mondays!), hunted for murals and spent an afternoon floating around Xochimilco on a colourful boat.

























Like a lot of Mexico, I was surprised by just how pleasant Mexico City was - so much pretty architecture, history, art, good coffee and yummy vegetarian eateries! Next stop - Oaxaca!

xox

a little bit of mexico: part one

Our Mexican adventures began in the Northern town of Monterrey, after a seemingly endless bus trip from Austin, Texas. We enjoyed a few days wandering about the winding cobbled streets, acclimatising ourselves to our new Mexican surrounds and making friends with the sweetest little pup!





We then headed on down to San Louis Potosi, where we spent a rather lonely Christmas, surrounded by the town’s beautiful cathedrals and colonial architecture.












With New Years in mind, we made our next destination Puerto Vallarta. While the beaches were a little too covered in sunburnt Americans and the night life resembled Jersey Shore a little too closely for our likings, we discovered Planeta Vegetariano – my very favourite Mexican eatery!





Yearning for something a little less touristy, we made our way back up to Sayulita where we spent a few days enjoying the beach, hiking and celebrating the new year!







We made Urupan our next destination so as to climb the spectacular active volcano! It was a rather difficult task, involving hours of scrambling over mountains of lava before we even reached the volcano! The volcano itself, and view from the top, however, was well worth the climb!



















Thus marked the end of our first two weeks of Mexican travel and the end of our time together as a little threesome. Next stop: Mexico City!

New Orleans

Our travels have continued and we are in New Orleans. Finding a computer to update my little old blog has, so far, proven to be impossible, so for now I am limited to my trusty iPod.





It seems that every place we visit I love more and more. I love everything about New Orleans: the architecture, the diverse mix of people, the music in the streets.

After checking into our hostel, we headed on down to Bourbon Street. It was very loud and tacky and packed with tourists. I was not sure that I liked New Orleans one bit. The next morning, however, while Alice and Hannah went on a swamp tour, I decided to spend the day checking out New Orleans. It wasn't long before I decided that I loved this pretty town.





I spent most of my time wandering around the French District, admiring the beautiful buildings, looking in the local art galleries and watching bands busking in the streets.









The weather was cool but pleasant, especially compared to the chilly temperatures we've gotten used to!







That afternoon,I decided to walk back to our hostel, instead of catching the tram. I love walking through old suburban streets, and New Orleans had some of the prettiest houses I've ever seen. It was sad to see so many lovely houses abandoned, with their windows boarded up.

















That night we made some friends and headed out again. We made sure we avoided Bourbon Street, instead spending our night on Frenchman Street. While jazz is generally not my thang, we all had so much dance dance dancing the night away!

Day two was spent sleeping in, doing a little more street wandering, trying some local cuisine at a slightly disappointing restaurant and enjoying some late night powder sugar covered doughnuts at the famous Cafe du Monde.

I'm a little sad to be leaving New Orleans, but am excited for our last stop in the United States: Austin, Texas!

I might be back with a little post later this week about all of our adventures in Nashville and Memphis!

So goodbye New Orleans, it's been fun! I hope to see you again one day too!

Xox

washington dc through the eyes of my pod

While I didn't have particularly high hopes for Washington DC, when we arrived I was pleasantly surprised! There were lots of pretty houses and the streets were quiet and calm, particularly in comparison to New York!









Of course I was super keen to see the National Gallery, which was home to pieces from some of my favourite artists.

















After the gallery, I decided to spend the rest of the day checking out some of Washington's must-see sights.

















I kind of wished I could have stayed a little bit longer and seen some more of Washington. Not to worry. Next stop: Nashville, Tennessee!