What Happens in Vegas ends up on the Internet

When the lovely Kate asked me to guest post for her while she is on vacay - I was so happy! I love Kate and we have been blog friends for a while now! I can't wait to meet in person hopefully soon! :) 

My name is Pam and I blog over at Yes it is Kevin! No, my name's not Kevin. My blog is a mixture of everything - my life, my shopaholic tendencies, fashion, and my serious obsession with all things beauty! (Kate and I share all of these in common!)

So, I travel A LOT for work. Most people think "Wow, what a great relaxing and glamorous job" when in reality, it is "Wow, I want my freaking bed, home cooked food, and to never step foot in an airport again!" I had to think hard about the last time I actually took an actual vacation and not just a weekend trip. I definitely need to take a real vacation ASAP! We used to take family vacations all the time but we are all so busy that it just hasn't happened in TOO long! It may be embarrassing - but one of my favorite trips ever has been my sister's 21st birthday in Vegas in 2011. We had the time of our lives spending the best 5 days with our best friends and parents! (Yes, our parents were dancing right along next to us at Tao)

 

I really don't think there is a better way to celebrate your 21st birthday! I thought it was my own! LOL! There is something about the Las Vegas energy that is captivating and we just had the best time ever! Highlights: getting a table at Tao, staying at the gorgeous Encore, hanging out at the Encore beach club during the day, XS nightclub, and spending time with my favorites :)

Thank you for stopping by and reading!

Make sure you stop by my blog and say hello! :)

London with Helene

Hey Green Fashionista readers!

I'm Helene and you can find me blogging over at Helene in Between. I am a huge fan of Kate and I have been following her since I started blogging! Since she and I both love to travel she asked me to share one of my favorite places I've been.

Now I am very lucky that I have gone all over. That's in part because my parents are college professors and ran a study abroad program in London.

I have been to London six times, and each time I find something I love more and more about it. There is so much history from the past mixed with culture and what's popular in the world today.

Here are some of my favorite sites:

Big Ben- one of the most famous sites in London. It's actually the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster. Also, the underground aka the tube. The easiest and fastest way to get around the city.

St Paul's Cathedral, which sits at the highest point in London. The church is dated back to AD 604 and they still hold mass there! It is gorgeous inside and out (but you can't take pics inside!)

Tower Bridge. Don't be mistaken, this isn't London Bridge. London Bridge is not even half as pretty, also "London Bridge is falling down" has nothing to do with this particular bridge. But it is gorgeous and there is also a path you can walk on.

And of course, you can't go to London and not see Buckingham Palace. My favorite thing to see is the changing of the guard. Also, I hope to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry.

Hope you guys enjoyed my little tour of London!


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Thanks so much for having me Kate!

Charleston, SC by Jenn

Hey Friends of Kate!

My name is Jenn & I'm the voice behind the Party of One.

You can find me over there {almost} everyday rambling about SOMETHING...it's your guess as good as mine as to what I'll be talking about that day!

I'm so, so, SO excited to be guest posting for Kate this week while she's on vacation! Not gonna lie...I'm a little jealous of her and her vacay BUT I'm glad that I get to spend today with all of y'all!

When Kate asked me to guest post about my favorite vacation spots...I instantly knew where I was going to post about!

It's nowhere exotic, tropical or far away (at least not from me) but it's one of my most favorite places that I've ever been.

Lovely, southern & peaceful...Charleston, South Carolina!

Sadly, I haven't been able to make it to Charleston in several years but as soon as I get a chance- I'm getting to that city right away!

This fun little city has SO MUCH TO DO and you should try to do it all!

I figured I'd share with y'all some of my favorite places to see, shop, eat & drink while you're in town!

1) Accommodations 

I'd HIGHLY recommend staying in a one of the 'historic' inns in the city. You'll be steps to downtown & it's always a fun {if not completely entertaining} experience!

The first place I ever stayed in Charleston. Good Lord, it was an experience but a fun experience.

(I'll never drink Sherry again after the Sherry in the lobby at this place, btw. Long story but I was 20...eager to get my hands on any alcohol I could and it was just not pretty!)

2) You MUST go shopping on King Street! 

There is SO MUCH shopping to be done here! So many stores from big name chains to specialty boutiques...you'll find everything you want on King Street.

From high end boutiques to affordable shops, you'll certainly find something in your price range on this street!

Shopping on King Street.

I can't even believe that this picture was almost 5 years ago! Seesh.

3) Indulge in AMAZING food & drink!

Seafood, Soul Food, Barbecue...No matter what kind of food you're looking for- you'll find it in Charleston!

My personal favorites?! Oh, of course!

AMAZING cupcakes at Cupcake!

Oysters to die for at Pearlz! They have some pretty amazing cocktails, too!

Hominy Grill for the BEST brunch, shrimp & grits and more!

SO MANY MORE places that I could suggest you go to for meals. Seriously, Charleston has THE BEST eats. Don't worry though, you'll walk it all off shopping on King Street!


4) Visit the City Market

If you're in town on a Saturday- you must stop by the City Market! So much goodness here.

Y'all, I've only touched on a teeny tiny bit of all the AMAZING things to do in Charleston!

For more resources (and a far better tour guide!) I highly recommend checking out these sites for direction!

City Market Guide 

Southern Living: Charleston

King District 

Charleston Visitors Bureau

TripAdvisor- Charleston Tourism



Enjoy! I hope you get to make your way to Charleston someday!

I hope you'll make your way to my blog someday soon, too!

Cheers!

The Adventures of Kate & Emily

Hello lovely readers of Kate @ Green Fashionista! I'm Emily from over at Martinis & Bikinis guest posting today for Kate while she's on vacation in the sunny DR. I'm sure she's laying on the beach right now sipping on one of those pretty frozen drinks with an umbrella! Oh, how jealous I am right about now!!

Kate and I met soon after she moved to Florida and we quickly realized we both enjoyed doing a lot of the same stuff...So I thought this would be a great time to share some our adventures and shenanigans.

We both love hitting the beach on the weekend!

Like myself, Kate loves entertaining and throwing parties.

We love getting dressed up and going out on dates (or double dates) with our hubbies.

We're always down for some drinks by the pool.

We both love traveling, shopping & finding good deals, cooking & baking (although Kate's way more skilled in that department)....

And we both looove this guy:

How could we not be friends with so much fun stuff in common?

I hope you enjoyed "the adventures of Kate & Emily". Pop on over and say hi!

Suave's Moroccan Oil

It's that time of year again.. that time we all love which is the warmer weather.. the pool parties.. the beach days.. the outdoor BBQ's. But.. along with that warmer weather comes humidity which is accompanied by frizzy unruly hair. I'm so sick of looking at pictures of myself and seeing scraggly frizzy hair *sigh*

I've been contemplating a keratin treatment, but just can't justify the outrageous cost or how long it would take. My hairdresser told me about keratin express which is much cheaper and a shorter treatment, but she also said that moroccan oil would make a big difference.

Soooo.... I was over at Shannon's blog and was excited to hear that she found Moroccan Oil for much less than the typical $30+ pricetag. So I went to Target *who am I fooling.. I'm there at least once or twice a week* and picked up a bottle.

.... and the verdict is I love it! 

My hair is super soft and much shinier plus it doesn't weigh it down. If anything it feels more airy and light. I was concerned that it would weigh my hair down (considering it's oil!) and take away what little body I have since I have such fine hair that gets oily pretty quickly. But thankfully that wasn't the case... at all!

And the best part is... it smells amazing!

I still have some random fly-aways, but my hair is 99% better and I'm loving it :)

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Happy Hump Day, we're halfway to another fun-filled weekend :)

Time to talk about what I've been lovin' lately...

~ I'm loving that H and I made it out to the beach last weekend.

~ I'm loving my new Moroccan Oil from Suave, review coming tomorrow :)

~ I'm loving my new white skinnies from ON

~ I'm re-loving Catching Fire. I wanted to re-read it before the movie comes out and I'm loving it even more the 2nd time around... I'm NOT loving President Snow.. boooooo!

~ I'm loving my recent finds on Pinterest:

Love this look from Nicholl

Island Paradise

Light rum, malibu rum, blue curacao, pineapple juice, and grenadine YUM!

~ I'm always loving my amazing H

What are YOU loving today? Come join me on Jamie's blog and link up with us :)

Travel Tuesday ~ Curacao

Curacao was the second stop on our cruise out of San Juan and I had heard from friends and family who had been on the same cruise that this was their favorite stop.

My favorite thing about this port was the colorful architecture. But man alive was the sun hot! We did a day at the beach by boat excursion as there aren't many beaches in Curacao, but there are some really pretty man-made ones (beware of the nude sun-bathers! I swear every time I've been to a nude beach or topless pool party in Vegas the only people who actually take advantage of the clothing optional rule are people you just don't want to see.. nuff said). Anywho.. I spent the majority of the day under a palm tree since the sun was so intense. We also spent some time at the tiki bar on the beach of course and tried some dutch food which was yummy :)

The most memorable structure from this island is definitely the Queen Juliana Bridge which you can see as soon as you get off the ship.

After we were done at the beach, we walked around the port and did some shopping and checked out one of the forts but I don't remember the name of it :-P

If you're considering a Southern Caribbean cruise I highly suggest an itinerary with this stop, or if you're headed to Aruba a lot of people make it a package deal with Curacao since the islands are both Dutch and so close to each other. You can split up your stay between the two ;)

Linkin' up with the always fabulously hilarious Helene for Travel Tuesday. Hop on over and share your favorite travel stories with us.