THE NOT SO BLONDE TRAVEL

Yesterday was a sad day for Paris. In the matter of a few hours, 129 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured. I wasn't in Paris, but I was terrorized.  What if NYC was next? Why was my best friend who lives in Paris not answering any phone calls? It was the longest two hours before I finally reached her ... Thankfully, she was just at the movie theater, safe and sound, and completely clueless to the terror awaiting outside.  I mourn for Paris, for all the people who lost a loved one because some idiots decided to blow up a concert hall and start firing against innocent people. I also mourn for Lebanon ... And I probably should be morning for many more countries because unfortunately terrorism is happening much more than we choose to admit.  According to the Institute for Economics and Peace's latest study, the world as a whole has been getting incrementally less peaceful every year since 2007. Pretty bleak study I admit, but let's face it, barbari...

If you could be a fly on the wall on girl's night, I promise you, you wouldn't be disappointed. Or maybe I should say I promise you, you will be disappointed,. It depends which way you are looking at and more exactly what you are looking for.  If you are looking to know exactly how your girlfriends feel about you, I mean total honesty, you will not be disappointed. I can assure you that at least one comment about you will be made by at least one of your girlfriends. I am not saying it will necessarily be a negative comment, but well let's be honest here, girls are no angels.  Which brings me to the reason why I think you will be disappointed. We all want to believe that the girls we choose to be our girlfriends are nice sweet good girls. Nobody wants to be part of the mean girl's club. But regardless of what we want, friendships sometimes just happen, and next thing you know, you are having drinks with Tiffany and she is D-E-S-T-R-O-Y-I-N-G Melanie. You ...

Last night, I watched Gone Girl. Awesome. Super awesome. Good acting, an amazing story, a hot blonde psychopath, a shirtless Ben Affleck: doesn't really get much better. Or maybe it does. I had a Kiwitini in my hand: kiwi, saint-germain and champagne and my seat reclined. Not your average 5 inch airplane recline that you barely feel. It really reclined, and the button to order drinks and food was pretty cool too.   But back to the movie: if you haven't seen it, stop reading, stop doing everything you are doing, go to the nearest theater and thank me later because it is a must see. If you have, then let me pick your brain: tell me how far would you go to get back at your ex? Would you go as far as Amy Dunne? I don't think I have ever hated any of my exes with enough passion or anybody matter of fact to plan their destruction or any kind of extreme suffering. Have you? Don't be shy ... This is when the "anonymous" option in the comment box ge...

If my boyfriend saw the title of this post, he would die. Ok I might be exaggerating a bit. He would only almost die. To him such a comparison is crazy because he is in love with NYC. No I didn't make a mistake, he doesn't just love NYC, he is IN love with NYC. Even when it rains and snows, and everyone else wants to be in Florida, he is happy to be in NYC. For as long as we have been together, I have never heard him complain once about NYC. Me, on the other hand, started a blog called I Hate NYC on my official first day in NYC. As much as his love for NYC had no boundaries, my hate for NYC had no limits. And then I fell in love. With him, and with NYC too. So maybe there is hope for London. Maybe I will get over the fact that most restaurant kitchen close at 9 pm. Maybe I will get over the fact that there was a two hour limit at this Iranian restaurant I went to on Saturday. Food was fantastic, but the two hour timeframe to finish dinner was quite unwelcoming. A...

London I wanted to love you. I wanted you to be fun, and I especially wanted to prove my boyfriend wrong. But it seems that it is not going to be possible. You do have a lot to offer, don't get me wrong. The picturesque and colorful mews, the abundance of flowers all over your buildings, the fruit and vegetable markets all along Portobello Road, the cute little antique shops, and the beautiful Holland Park. Yes Hyde Park is cool too, but I really love the little Japanese Pond at Holland Park. But when the sun goes down, what I am supposed to do? I am only 26, I have needs. I need to be able to have a drink in a cool bar, but I was denied entry  in both bars I have tried to go to on Saturday night. Neither were full and I was not underdressed, I promise, but I am not a member. So I was not allowed. And of course the only way to be a member is to have a member write you a letter of recommendation. How am I supposed to be recommended by anybody? I don't know anyone. I...