Read Havana Cuba Day 1 & Havana Cuba Day 2 Day 3 had been planned well in advance of the trip. We had scheduled a day trip to Varadero Beach with our host Rafael. For $160 CUCs, a driver would pick us up and drive us the two hours to Varadero Beach. We’d hang out for about 3 hours then…
Last year, Pixi Beauty brand reached out to me to be an ambassador. It was one of the best things to happen to me in 2016! I received a box every month filled with Pixi Beauty makeup and beauty products. Pixi Beauty was created by Petra Strand who has 20+ years of experience as a makeup artist and product producer.…
On a Saturday morning in early December while laying on the couch binge watching This is Us, I got a text from a friend that flights to Cuba were $200 roundtrip. By evening 4 of my friends and I had booked our flights thanks to a bomb JetBlue deal. For weeks I’d seen people on Instagram traipsing around Cuba. Apparently…
In the elevator of our building on Day 1, we met a Canadian gentleman who insisted we go around the corner to Cafe Arcangel for breakfast. It was some of the best advice we received during our stay. Cafe Arcangel’s entrance is so tiny you could pass by it if you aren’t on the lookout for it. It’s a lovely…
I’m excited to work with Vaseline to share my skin routine I have the driest skin especially in the winter and I hate wearing stockings. A few weeks ago a reader asked what I used to keep my skin so moisturized so that I could wear my skirts through the Winter. Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Radiant™ Lotion is my little secret…
It’s a beautiful morning in Havana Cuba. I’m sitting in a dark wood rocking chair that has been polished to a fine shine in the sitting room of my airbnb. The fan above me is slowly rotating. The breeze from the open window makes the leaves on the house plants flutter as well as the hem of my night dress.…