Wolford Fatal Dress Review

No, I was not influenced by all the hoopla surrounding Kim Kardashian wearing the Wolford Fatal Dress. I’ve seen it on the website and had been debating for a long time on whether it was worth buying.

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London Shopping and Tax Refund

If you’re in London, shop European brands. They’re way cheaper than buying them in the US.

Case in point. I bought a Wolford’s Fatal Dress in Harrods at full price for the equivalent of $153.00 including taxes. In Boston, that would have cost me $215…

E-3D Visa or How I ended up in the US

Before I continue with my travel and other related stories, I’d like to share how I came to live in the US. I’m on an E-3D visa. For those who don’t know, the US has an alphabet listing of visa categories from A to V. There’s the A visa for diplomats, the B-2…

Lighthouse and Castle in Gloucester, MA

August 2016

Closer to home (temporary home, that is) is Gloucester, Massachusetts. H was determined to visit as many lighthouses in New England as possible, so our research brought us to the neighboring town port. It was just over an…

Isolation, Confusion, & Depression

When I made the decision to move to the United States with H, it was with the caveat that I be given the opportunity to work, whether I wanted to utilize that opportunity or not. H agreed, which was why he insisted on the E-3 visa as opposed to the more popular H-1B…

Postmodern Jukebox & Straight No Chaser

H and I attended our first concert together last night. We attended concerts previously but never together, usually because we have different tastes in music. He likes jazz. I like J Lo. He likes breathy French singers. I like the haunting voice of Enya.

Seattle Sights (Part II)

Bainbridge Island

A ferry ride from Seattle are a few islands. One of them is Bainbridge. I bought a ticket the day prior to my trip for $8.20. When I got there the next day, after a confusing Google map direction, I saw that I could have paid with my Orca…

Salzburg, Austria aka Overdosing on Mozart

From the City of Lights, we flew to neighboring Vienna, Austria. D left earlier and we followed in the afternoon. We thought we were fortunate to escape the high 30 temperature (around 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit) but was told by our cab driver that they…