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New York City based fashion and travel blog.
Sweater // I love the Bloomingdale’s in-house cashmere brand. Pants // Sold out, but this pair is very similar
The next morning, we got up early and headed over to Fort Greene, an adorable coffee shop (ironically, that shares a name with a neighborhood near ours in Brooklyn) and got eggs, toast and DELICIOUS cheddar scones to go as we started on our drive south to Tongariro National Park. We got maps of the hikes at the Whakapapa Visitor Center, which We spent the night at Howard’s Lodge, a hostel. We spent about an hour in the cave total, and some parts were much better than others—at one point we laid in the tubes and turned the lights on our helmets off, which allowed us to fully see the glowworms, which was really spectacular. Rotorua is a city with lots of natural hot springs, so to recover from our near-death experience, Taylor and I went and spent some time at Hell’s Gate, an active geothermal area with mud baths and a sulphur spa.
I didn’t know much about this period in history, aside from the story of Juana’s sister, Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII of England’s first wife), so this was an interesting read! Though there’s a political backdrop, the story is also very much about Beck’s personal growth and the mishaps her mid-twenties years in D.C., including an affair with a senior White House staffer. This one is non-fiction, and though it’s centered around the Romanov Sisters, it really takes a look at the entire family, starting with Tsarina Alexandra’s life growing up in Germany, to her marriage to Nicholas II, to the lives of her daughters and son, Alexei. The book continues through her years practicing law in Chicago (where she met Barack Obama), her changing career path, becoming a mom, and of course, her husband’s political career and their time in the White House.
Guys, I have truly had the nuttiest two weeks. Last week, two of my closest friends moved to London and the days leading up to their departure were a non-stop whirlwind of trying to spend lots of time together before they went