roma's most wanted.

Check out more of my Roman adventures with Gina Milena on Faded-Sign.

la bocca della verita.

Extending my Roman Holiday, I waited in line in the portico of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin to let the Bocca della Verita catch me in a lie.

a roman holiday.

Feeling inspired by Audrey, I explored the city center side of the Tiber today. I passed the Temple of Hercules Victor at the Forum Boarium, preserved from the 2nd century BC, and walked across the fantastic Byzantine mosaic flooring inside the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin. And of course, I ended my day with a cafe americano in Testaccio.

ti amo da qui.

While rome-ing around the city today I stumbled upon the Porta Portese open market at the Piazza Ippolito Nievo, just a few tram stops from my apartment. The market was full of locals selling everything- vintage furniture and paintings, typewriters, alarm clocks, vinyls and leather bags and shoes. There were stands with piles of hand-sewn table cloths, crocheted tops and silk pillows, and people creating one-of-a-kind jewelry with glass beads and copper chains. After the market I walked along the graffiti-lined Tiber and found a couple sitting in front of a quote painted in life-size letters nearly a block long. It read: "Ti amo da qui... alla fine del mondo...di nuovo qui...all'infinito." 

Translation: "I love you from here... at the end of the world... forever... here again." 

holocene.

I cannot get enough of Bon Iver or this video, filmed in Iceland by the award-winning documentary maker Nabil Elderkin. Via Oyster. 

ny fashion week photography.

I miss being a New Yorker. 

Check out more of Jeannine Tan's photography on Papertissue.

zero gravity.

"There are thousands of people that are exploring some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. This chapter we will take you to Norway, Switzerland and France where people are jumping cliffs as high as 6,000 feet. We hope you can see the world from our eyes."

I think I just had an out of body experience. I'm doing this tomorrow, anyone want to join me?

Via Experience Zero Gravity from Betty Wants In on Vimeo.

testaccio street art.

fashion's night out... roma style.

For the first time ever, Vogue brought its global celebration of fashion to Italia's capital city. Check out more of the lovely Gina Milena's work on Faded-Sign and more of the lovely fashions on Vogue.