knock off goods + bargaining in turkey.

LV

There’s something almost as good as the food in Turkey, and that’s the shopping. I gave you a preview of my Turkey purchases before, but I’m here to show you Turkey’s big business: textiles, particularly knock off items. When we got to Turkey, Lauren joked that everyone was so well-dressed. Indeed they were, but they [...]

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guess who’s back?

Lacoste towel, Converse, Lacoste sweater, 2 Ray Bans, Polo sweater (for a friend), spices, pashmina, Burberry tunic, Germany soccer jersey

I mean, I guess it’s pretty obvious. I am back from Turkey and it was FAB-U-LOUS. Seriously, besides the Grand Bazaar I had no idea what to expect of Istanbul, much less the rest of the country, but between the food, shopping and coast line, I’ve gotta say – why do people dream of Greece [...]

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turkey grease.

I mean *Greece. Sorry, we’ve been making this dumb joke for the past couple months we’ve been talking about this trip.   Right before leaving for Hamburg, I booked two round trip flights for what is basically one of my dream trips. I have some time off while the family goes to Austria in a [...]

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