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Oh, it’s THAT KIND OF PARTY: Spa Lei, Seoul, South Korea

Returning to Seoul after our meeting-packed first day, we wanted to go to a spa, a can’t-miss activity said a Korean-American friend. We hadn’t shaken jet lag and needed pampering.

Lonely Planet‘s Seoul guidebook reported that Spa Lei operated 24/7, catered to a female-only clientele and offered an English-language menu. That last bit was incorrect. After a half-hour of earnest communication attempts, we dialed the free Korean-English translator hotline to order full spa access and body scrubs, mud body treatments and cucumber facials. I’d read in the LP guidebook that many women head straight to a spa after work or clubbing, spend the night relaxing, then drudge back to work/home in the morning. We can stay and luxuriate all night? Sounds amaze balls!  Continue reading “Oh, it’s THAT KIND OF PARTY: Spa Lei, Seoul, South Korea”

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How to Help Spammers on Pinterest in Four Easy Steps

A Quick Primer on Pinterest: Pinterest is a site where folks collect and share online content (their own and others’). The service is free to users. Each idea shared on Pinterest is a pin, and it’s usually a photo that links to a website. Users organize online content (the pins) visually into boards. Pinterest boards are similar to the concept of mood boards (as used by designers and creative folk) or vision boards. Pinterest boards collect pins linked to sites for favorite recipes, fun activities for kids, interior decorating ideas and fashion. Users pin and repin others’ pins on their boards.  Continue reading “How to Help Spammers on Pinterest in Four Easy Steps”
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Booze and 5 More Reasons You Shouldn’t Let the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Cruise Pass You By (Thanks, Julia Roberts)

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As moviegoers learn in romcoms like this scene from My Best Friend’s Wedding starring Julia Roberts and the swoon-worthy timbre of Durmot Mulroney, you can’t let a good thing pass you by.

It’s true (in this movie – SPOILER ALERT) when your best friend with whom you have secretly been in love with for years is marrying someone so cute you despise her and you say nothing until the wedding day.

And it’s also true when major cultural attractions go sight unseen by its own residents like the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Cruise (which also figures prominently in this scene).  Continue reading “Booze and 5 More Reasons You Shouldn’t Let the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Cruise Pass You By (Thanks, Julia Roberts)”

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Getting there is Half the Fun, Especially when Riding in a Mercedes Ess-You-Vee.

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I reached over the passenger seat to roll down the window in our two-door Chevy with the dubious crack in the windshield. Trying to cool off in the Oakland airport rental car parking lot, we waited for our mini-van. I pulled up my heavy hair in a tangled bundle on the headrest to cool off my neck. What is keeping Kevin and Sam so long?

A jet black Mercedes SUV pulled in to the parking spot next to us.  Continue reading “Getting there is Half the Fun, Especially when Riding in a Mercedes Ess-You-Vee.”