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Bye ’11, Hi ’12

A few favorite memories from 2011: Having my parents over for brunch and playing Scrabble Celebrating the Feast of St. Catherine in Siena, Italy Watching the sunset from our balcony in Positano My birthday in wine country Picnicking by Lake…

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Italian Honeymoon: Parting Thoughts

I have a bunch of international friends vacationing in Portugal right now. Since I can’t be there to party with them, I thought I’d reminisce on my honeymoon. Last I wrote, we were slurping gelato all throughout the Italian country…

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Black Hookers on the Chianti Road

Back to Italy where we’re driving through wine country. Verdant rolling hills, brick farmhouses, perfectly-manicured vineyards. It’s just like the postcards. We pass a black woman in a tank top and shorts talking on her cell phone by the side…

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Next Stop in Italy: Siena

Alrighty now, back to Italia. Remember we’ve done 2 nights Venice, 2 nights Florence, 2 nights Greve-in-Chianti, and now it’s time to blog about my namesake’s home, the medieval town of Siena. I was named after St. Catherine of Siena…

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Whine about the Wine

I’m no sommelier, but I know what I like and I can get it in wine country. I can get it at any restaurant in SF. I can get it at any place in the U.S. that sells wine. I…

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2 Nights in Chianti

Last you heard from me about Italy, I was crying over mosquito-infested Florence. No more tears once we picked up our Peugeot SUV rental and skedaddled to our next spot: Greve-in-Chianti. Moreover, that frown of mine turned into the Cheshire…

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Money Monday: Urban Outfitters

Back from two weeks in Italy and suffering serious jet lag. I woke up at 5am and wasn’t able to go back to sleep so I came into the office. What a productive little employee I am! Many more posts…

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2 Californians in Venice for 2 Days over Easter

Greetings from our honeymoon in Italy! We have been busy walking all over Venice and Florence, eating lots of pasta, and drinking so much Chianti. It’s been a very active four days. So much so that we are in heaven…

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2011 Holy Week Countdown

It’s Palm Sunday and the one week countdown to Easter. It’s also the beginning of our Italian honeymoon when we arrive in Venice on Holy Saturday. I can’t think of anything more lovely than celebrating Easter mass at St. Mark’s…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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