perfect traveling outfit? y/y?

I want to look like a world citizen/international spy when I fly, too.

this is how . . .

. . . I take 8 pieces of clothing to make 7 outfits so that I can only take a carry-on on a weeklong trip to london/paris.

1) grey american apparel unisex tshirt

2) gap silver ballet flats


3) black cropped blazer (mine is from forever 21)

4) black riding boots

5) white tunic from urban outfitters

6) blue skinny jeans
7) black leggings

8) black and white sweater (not the one pictured, but something like this)

and here are my different outfits:
day 1 -- black leggings, black boots, white tunic
day 2 -- blue jeans, grey tshirt, black blazer, silver shoes
day 3 -- blue jeans, grey tshirt, black/white sweater, black boots
day 4 -- black leggings, silver shoes, white tunic
day 5 -- blue jeans, black boots, white tunic
day 6 -- blue jeans, silver shoes, black/white sweater
day 7 -- black leggings, black blazer, black boots, grey tshirt

yes, all the outfits are pretty similiar, but whatevs. I just took this bag for a week of international travel!

I <3 travel blogs!

I heart travel blogs. especially when they are people that I know. a couple of my friends have travel blogs that I am super into, even if I don’t read them religiously. I am way into them b/c they provide me with an opportunity to faux-experience for my broke self what it is like to spend a month in Italy, 3 months in Hong Kong, or a year in Argentina. wayyyy better than a douche-y travel book telling you where to go as a tourist. and when it includes pictures of food, even better!!!

Here are some awesome travel blogs (some friends of mine, some peeps I don’t know, some I've already mentioned here):

Soom and Cosmo way south of the border (

Buenos Aires, Argentina):

who they are: 2 american fellas, working and living in buenos aires, learning spanish and the culture
what they post about: integrating themselves w/ the locals, the food, going to futbol games, drinking




The Slums of Shaolin (China):

who he is: an american guy by way of oakland, ca, living and working in china
what he posts about: the food!, traveling, observations, daily life in china, what he expected vs. what is different




La cantina ratti (Alba, Italy):
who she is: an american missy and her friend(s), living in italy and working at a winery
what she posts about: mistranslations, getting into the italian work ethic, learning italian, cultural differences




Elyse Sewell's Journal (Hong Kong and Korea):

who she is: an american working as a model in asia (the chick from america's next top model)
what she posts about: the food, hilarious translations, cultural differences, living with a bunch of models

I'm gonna pitch an idea to a magazine about writing an article about the evolution of travel blogs!

ps please feel free to leave other travel blogs in the comments section!

the fantasys go to japan

if you haven't had a chance yet, I reccomend checking out mr and miss fantasy's travel blog about their trip to japan

you can read about japanese rockabillies and how they spend their sundays

or you can read about delicious-looking japanese food and be hungry

or you can read about what you have to do before praying in the Meji Shrine

a must-read for travel aficionados!