August 21st, 2010

Floating Summer Iceberg Cottage by Daniel Andersson

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August 11th, 2010

Poolside

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April 29th, 2010

Hong Kong by Fan Ho

Heading to Hong Kong tomorrow morning…

Posting some of my favorite images of old Hong Kong by photographer, Fan Ho.

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March 4th, 2010

Paris to London…..

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March 3rd, 2010

Snapshots from Paris

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January 29th, 2010

Shopping and Eating in Tokyo…

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Undercover in Aoyama

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I love this floor.

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This store wasn’t open yet, but it looked so cute from the outside.  I wish the stores opened earlier here!
It’s near Cocongo in Harajuku, where we ate lunch later.

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Cocongo Cafe – eat here when you’re in Harajuku!

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Vintage in Harajuku

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Fresh octopus at the Tsukiji Fish Market!

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A giant tuna fish at the market, on a wheelbarrow!

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That tuna turns into this!  At Dai Sushi at the Tsukiji Market.  We waited our turn at 5am, and it was worth it!

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We had so many pieces from the chef’s omakase, that I forgot what this fish was called.  But it was in my top 3!

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Huge Opening Ceremony store in Shibuya

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Can’t get enough Japanese pastries – especially these hot dogs!  I stop every chance I get for these.

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The alleyway of the antique Boutique Jeanne Valet in Daikanyama

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My Japanese curry from Bombay Bazaar in Daikanyama, downstairs from Okura.

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Kapital in Ebisu

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Awesome outdoor car boot cafe and American Hot Dog and Hamburger spot along the canal of Nakameguro – my favorite Tokyo neighborhood!  So many cute shops along the canal…

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Cow Books and The Army Gym Men’s Shop in Nakameguro

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Little antique jewelry shop – Domino Antik in Kamimeguro

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Jantiques in Kamimeguro – cool vintage spot with men’s and women’s things.

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January 28th, 2010

Cocongo Restaurant in Tokyo!

First day in Tokyo and stumbled upon this cute cow who welcomed us into Cocongo, a really cozy restaurant that I mistook for a furniture shop.  The decor is so cool, an eclectic mix of furniture and cool objects, and they served a two kinds of curry lunch – half green curry and half japanese curry with a football shaped mound of rice!

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January 22nd, 2010

Villa Vals Underground Holiday Home…

More photos of  Villa Vals, the underground house in Switzerland, which is actually available for rent!

Anyone want to go for a ski holiday?

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December 16th, 2009

Underground Dream Home

This underground house in the Swiss village of Vals, is a collaboration between the Netherlands architects at SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects.   I love that it’s hidden away in a cluster of mountain houses… Now I’m dreaming about living here…

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November 2nd, 2009

Shoe Box

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