Thrifting in New Hampshire and Maine

Stopped at three different Savers (Plymouth, MA, Manchester, NH, and near Kittery, ME), stopped at a couple of church-affiliated thrift shops too.  Prob spent $150, but ended with 7 dresses, 3 purses, 10 pairs of earrings, 2 blazers, 10 dress shirts, 1 cardigan, 1 bathing suit bottom, a vase, a Best Fisherman in the World plaque, 3 pairs of shoes, a mug, 4 necklaces, a vintage Patagonia hat, and a jewelry box.  Averages out to about $3 per item.

Boomerangs in Cambridge -- Ann Taylor wool pencil skirt with sequins at the bottom (~$7), St. John cardigan (~$2), belt (~$1), and cropped work pants

This Week at Goodwill

Goodwill in Central Square, Cambridge, MA (Spend ~$50)

1. taffeta prom dress $6.99
2. brown leather clutch with chain $3.99
3. teal with black windowpane design silk dress shirt $4.99
4. high-waisted mid-calf denim skirt $5.99
5. Theory gray wool dress pants $5.99
6. Ann Taylor gray dress pants with slight white stripes $5.99
7. Chico's black ankle skinny jeans $5.99
8. Two blue silk skinny ties $2.99 each
9. Club Monaco black wool cardigan with cropped sleeves $4.99

Vintage Brooks Brothers silk tie for $2.99

Stopped by Savers in Danbury, CT.  (Spend ~$75)

1. Barney's cropped navy double-breasted blazer
2. Royal blue double-breasted blazer with gold buttons
3. Black knit ankle pants with white polka dot pattern
4. Sheer bright red dress shirt with cropped waist
5. White with black dotted pattern dress shirt with black details
6. Gold quilted flats 
7. White and black d'orsay pumps
8. Evan Picone black with gold flecks pumps

Goodwill in Danbury, CT (Spend ~$50)

1. J Crew wool blazer $14.99
2. multi-colored pumps
3. Cole Haan brown leather loafers $20.00
4. black leather loafers with silver metal detail on backs

Made a Horror/Mystery on Snapchat

My friend Melody Dai came up with the idea.  Had to give her credit.

Send me any ideas for the sequel.

7 Wonders of the World!

I accomplished one of my largest personal goals - to see the Seven Wonders of the World before turning thirty!!  Christ the Redeemer was the last one.

Here are pictures of the other Wonders along with a few other travel pics.

Ipanema Beach

 

Krakow, Poland

The bus was supposed to arrive in Krakow at 2:30 a.m. Around 1:30 a.m. the bus stopped in the side of the highway. We asked if we were in Krakow. The drivers didn't speak English and said nodded yes. We were 11 kilometers south of the town. It was freezing, so Tom gave me all of his dirty clothes to put on, and we started walking. After two kilometers of walking, Tom flagged down a cab that happened to be passing by. Saved.

Prague, Czech Republic

Took the train from Budapest to Prague.

Zagreb, Croatia

Old City, botanical gardens, and broccoli nuggets from McDonalds.

Budapest, Hungary

I thought we could take an overnight train from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. from Zagreb to Budapest. I primarily thought this because it was posted on the train service's website. We were quite surprised when we arrived at the Zagreb train station and learned there was only the 4:00 p.m. train. We then did a whirlwind tour of Zagreb in four hours and boarded the non air conditioned train to Budapest.

When we arrived in Budapest around 10:00 p.m., we were a bit hard-pressed to find a room, since we didn't think we'd be arriving in Budapest until a day later and didn't reserve anything. After stopping in three different hotels/hostels, one hostel let us use their computers to look for a room online. We used Hotwire and booked a surprise hotel for $77. It ended up being the Intercontinental right along the Danube, so we lived fancy for one night.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Rented a scooter.

Bari, Italy

We flew into Bari and took a ferry to Croatia. We had pizza for three straight meals.

Valencia - the birthplace of paella

Vintage Shopping in Malasana

After visiting the Rastro on Sunday (see earlier post), I decided to explore more of Madrid's vintage clothing scene.  I did some light research on the inter-webs and noted that Malasana was the district to check out for vintage shopping.

On the walk to the Malasana, I passed through Gran Via where hundreds of protestors had gathered for a march to speak out against austerity measures/budget cuts.   I assume this because their signs had an image of a pair of scissors with an X through it.

Calle de Velarde is the main street for vintage shopping in the Malasana.  There are four or five shops on this block.  

A vintage store on Calle de Velarde aptly named Williamsburg with an image of the Williamsburg Bridge in the logo. They were playing Nina Simone, and I bought a silk scarf there for 4 euro.

This Dooney and Bourke handbag was priced at 30 euro but easily could have been sold at a flea market in NYC for the equivalent of 100 euro.

The interior of Magpie Vintage where I bought a red turban for 5 euro. They had an impressive collection of jean cutoffs...