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what's in our suitcase: spring edition
Pack Your Carry-On

what’s in our suitcase: spring edition

by RSJ on Apr 11, 2013 • 2 Comments
As a serial spring cleaner, I’ve been organizing closets, carry-ons & my brain all month.  Here are a few of the amazing finds I won’t be leaving for London without — from the book that helped me drop pounds (effortlessly!) to the bag I have to hide to prevent conversation....
a georgian toast
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a georgian toast

by RSJ on Apr 9, 2013 • No Comments
I knew it was going to be a long day when, at 11:30 in the morning, I gurgled down young, bitter Georgian wine siphoned from a clear tube attached to a large blue barrel. The trek through Stalin’s birthplace, a snow-dusted little town called Gori in rural Georgia, had left...
the art of returning
Encouragement / Pearls of Wisdom

the art of returning

by RSJ on Mar 25, 2013 • No Comments
  There’s something magical about visiting a place for the first time. That first glimpse of the majestic Swiss Alps, the initial whiff of French bakeries brimming with fresh baguettes, the first time my toes dug into the white sand beaches of the South Pacific, the way my heart rate...
staying fit while you travel (no, seriously)
Common Sense / Pearls of Wisdom

staying fit while you travel (no, seriously)

by RSJ on Mar 20, 2013 • 6 Comments
Worried about staying fit while you travel? Here are some ideas: Avoid all macarons, croissants, chai teas, bubble teas, green curries, pork dumplings, roti pratas, pizza margheritas, swiss chocolates, paellas, falafels, scones, gelatos, bakhlavas, wines, champagnes, stouts, etc…. …or get a life.
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a different kind of luxury
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a different kind of luxury

by RSJ on Mar 22, 2013 • 1 Comment
I had never considered myself to be a luxurious traveler until recently. I would say that 90% of my travels have been for study abroad. I was on a scholarship, a budget, and my twin bed in the dorm room wasn’t exactly my idea of luxury. It wasn’t until I was sitting in the back...
odysseus really pisses me off sometimes
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odysseus really pisses me off sometimes

by RSJ on Mar 15, 2013 • 2 Comments
I’ve loved Homer’s Odyssey ever since I was fourteen.  There is an aura to long books that soaks you in, perpetuating the experience for enough pages that you feel like no one is shoving you out the door.
goodbye london--sincerely, your most immature resident
That Time We...

goodbye london–sincerely, your most immature resident

by RSJ on Dec 1, 2012 • 2 Comments
  For all of my neuroses made worse by London weather conditions—an aversion to flat hair, a desire to wear Fendi sunglasses when its been overcast for, I don’t know, three years, a heinous propensity to lose umbrellas—I am really going to miss this place.
when is it time to go home?
Encouragement / Pearls of Wisdom

when is it time to go home?

by RSJ on Nov 5, 2012 • 4 Comments
Archers have a bad rap for being control freaks. Any human who can sustain the mental warfare that is shooting one hundred and twenty seven arrows at the same target could be classified as bonkers.  A wrist turn here, extended elbow there—two centimeters of a mistake and your arrow lands in Brazil. It must take...
fifty shades of house hunting
Common Sense / Pearls of Wisdom

fifty shades of house hunting

by RSJ on Oct 5, 2012 • 2 Comments
Two months ago, I cried my eyes out at a coffee shop in one of London’s poshest neighborhoods.  A few platinum blondes adjusted their Hermes Kelly bags and batted their heavily rimmed eyelashes long enough to confirm that I wasn’t dying, and continued their stroll to whichever Tory Burch was having a sale.
how to be by yourself
Encouragement / Pearls of Wisdom

how to be by yourself

by RSJ on Sep 12, 2012 • 4 Comments
I recently joined a mixed martial arts gym where jiu jitsu black belts and UFC champions train five feet from where I self-consciously stretch, fancying myself an incarnation of trainer Brock from Pokemon (a thought that makes me laugh, hence attracting more attention to my terrible hand wraps).  In need of some fighter mojo, I...
confessions of a badminton pro
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confessions of a badminton pro

by RSJ on Aug 25, 2012 • 3 Comments
Five time National Champion. Athlete representative on the 2008 Toronto Olympic bid. With thirty countries under his belt and quite a bit of hardware to show for it, Canadian Badminton pro Stu Arthur tells us the secrets of life as a jetsetting athlete. 
pastisio, moussaka & other odd dishes: the in's & outs of eating like a local
Encouragement / Pearls of Wisdom

pastisio, moussaka & other odd dishes: the in’s & outs of eating like a local

by RSJ on Aug 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
RSJ favorite Megan Edmiston has recently come back from a whirlwind tour of Greece and the UK.  Her practical advice for eating like a local–and the mouth-watering photos that accompany it–will have you shamelessly reaching for haggis in no time.
just do it: or why I always pack a collapsable mulberry clipper
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just do it: or why I always pack a collapsable mulberry clipper

by RSJ on Jul 24, 2012 • 2 Comments
Hilarious Russian fashion commentator & bon vivant Emily Holland dishes insider tips on shopping abroad like a pro.  We’ve got news: packing light does not apply for the way home.  Rule #1 — just buy it.  There, don’t you feel better now?
[video] the beijing pace
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[video] the beijing pace

by RSJ on Jul 22, 2012 • 3 Comments
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this video must be worth a million. Follow expat Giulia Cibotti through an incredible montage that captures “The Beijing Pace.”  With a Calvin Harris soundtrack & definitive urban style, you’ll want to join the madness…that is, if you can keep up.
what's in our suitcase - olympic edition
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what’s in our suitcase – olympic edition

by RSJ on Jul 22, 2012 • No Comments
With a five day countdown until the 30th games kick off in London, it’s time to start the inevitable packing relay! Who will win gold? Here are five things we can’t leave without–from hair care products of the tzars (you read that correctly) to the headphones on every traveler’s wish list.
the art of coming home
Encouragement / Pearls of Wisdom

the art of coming home

by RSJ on Jul 18, 2012 • 2 Comments
You’re sitting at your desk, but in reality you’re elsewhere.  Sunning in Malaysia, luxuriating over tapas in Madrid. While the rest of your friends are planning their Thursday night, you’re still stuck in a foreign port. There is an art to coming home.  Rule #1? Be wherever you are right now.

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