Julia and I spent the weekend staying with a friend of a friend type person on Waiheke Island, which is about an hour ferry ride off the coast of Auckland. From what I gather, there’s a contingent of year round locals, but most of the multi million dollar homes are seasonal. The island has a [...]

Today Julia and I went sailing on the Gungha II through the Bay of Islands. I highly recommend using the same trip that we did. The captain, Mike, is a very friendly Canadian who gave us all a lesson in sailing, created tasty meals, and made each person an individual piece of jewelry from the [...]

Maryam from My Marrakesh (whose blog I love, by the way) asked what some of my favorite beauty products are. I divide my favorite cosmetics into two categories: The stuff I carry around and don’t leave my house without, and the products that I love for photoshoots. Over the past year or two I’ve really [...]