Travel-Bangkok, Grand Palace

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Grace

Asia is known for some of the most amazing temples in the world.  My husband and I luckily have had the opportunity to see many of these temples while living here in Malaysia.  Some that I have posted about are here, but there are many more travel adventures to come.  During our trip to Bangkok, there was one special temple visit on our list – the Grand Palace.  Built in 1782, the Grand Palace is undoubtedly the city’s most famous landmark.  Once you enter the palace complex, you are amazed by the beautiful architecture, towering columns and intricate detail of the craftsmanship of the Thai people.  Within the walls, the Grand Palace grounds house the royal residence, throne halls, many government buildings and the majestic Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaew.

So we jumped on a water taxi to take us down the Chao Phraya River towards the entrance of the Grand Palace.

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And last, but certainly not least…the Emerald Buddha.

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More temple pictures from our travels through Asia coming soon…



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Designer Spotlight-J Brand

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Grace

I originally spotted these J Brand jeans on the pages of a style magazine and instantly fell in love with them.  Thus started an obsession to find these J Brand jeans that morphed into a quest to ensure their spot in my closet.  Living here in Malaysia, it’s hard to receive some shipments of clothing when purchased online.  Most places won’t ship here and others, if they do ship, it takes forever.  So after waiting for 44 days after buying these jeans online, I received them and finally realized it was a little too hot here in Malaysia the day I decided to wear them with my new J Brand cotton shirt.  Oh well, I still love them and supposedly so do many other people in the world!  The company, J Brand has grown tremendously since it was founded in 2004.  Jeff Rudes, the CEO and co-founder, wanted a jean that “fit so perfectly it followed the contours of one’s body.”  In 2005, he launched J Brand as an exclusive line at Ron Herman’s Melrose jean bar and it became an immediate success.  J Brand became the first company to drive the trend of the dark washed skinny jean!  Rudes later stated, “In an exceedingly competitive market, one of our greatest accomplishments was to go beyond what we were known for, the skinny jean, and deliver the next trend – the bell bottom we called the ‘Love Story’.”  J Brand can be purchased in over 2000 specialty stores and luxury retailers, not to mention in over 20 countries worldwide.  Thanks J Brand for introducing the world to such a great fitting jean.

So although I am highlighting J Brand in this week’s Designer Spotlight, I had to highlight this cute fedora as well.  Mine was bought right here in Malaysia in Melaka, to be exact.  But you can buy some really cute ones on line as well.  Here are some of my favorites below, if you haven’t had a chance to already purchase a cute one for this summer.  Hurry, fall weather will be here before you know it!

1.  URBAN OUTFITTERS Spillane Straw Fedora; 2. DAVID & YOUNG Straw Fedora at NORDSTROM; 3.  GOORIN Brothers Mailbu Fedora; 4.  ANTHROPOLOGIE Poppy Fields Fedora; 5.  GOORIN Brothers Wendell Fedora at DIANI; 6.  GOORIN Brothers HARI Fedora

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Ironing Out the Details:

Top – J BRAND Cambridge Button Up Shirt (no longer available); Similar top here (men’s)
Pants – J BRAND 811 Mid-Rise Skinny Jean in Pale Rose
Blazer – VICTORIA SECRET Two-Button Jacket
Shoes – LUXURY REBEL Yvette-Slingback Heels
Hat – Malaysian bought fedora; Similar hats SHOWN ABOVE

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A FISHY Pedicure

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Grace

Visiting Bangkok, my husband and I finally decided to try out a FISH pedicure.  We had seen them all around different parts of Asia, but still had yet to try it for ourselves.  So after paying about 500 Baht (about 16 US dollars) for the both of us, my husband and I slowly dropped our legs into the pool of cold water beneath us.  The fish swarmed to our legs like bait lingering on a hook and began nibbling on each little nook and cranny of our feet, toes and legs.  It was the strangest feeling – ticklish, uncomfortable, scary, but at the same time, kinda fun!  Have you ever tried a fish pedicure?

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girl-at-fishy-pediThis cute, little girl kept laughing at me during my fish pedicure experience, because I couldn’t stop giggling from the strange ticklish feeling of it all.  As you can see from the pictures above, these are not my feet…I had a laughing attack after about two minutes and decided I preferred to eat fish rather than let them eat me!

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Another fish pedicure “salon” in Kuala Lumpur.

Since doing some research on these “fish pedicures”, I discovered there was a salon right down the road from where we lived in Alexandria, Virginia that had FISH PEDICURES as well!  I guess you don’t have to go to Asia to find these!

If you have a crazy pedicure story you would like to share, leave me a comment!

 

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