back in NYC!

And happy about it. Snowy Central Park, lattes in the East Village, exploring Downtown Manhattan, drinks at Death & Co. and my record collection at home in the new apartment.

goodbye 2011, hello 2012.

Plan B at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York, May, 2011.

Lunch at Tigerlily Cafe in Port Jefferson, New York, July, 2011.

A snack with Dana in Greenpoint, New York, June, 2011.

Lykke Li at Webster Hall, New York, May, 2011.

From Stony Brook to Manhattan on the Long Island Rail Road, March, 2011.

My first Manhattan apartment, beyond perfect, at Bank and Waverly, April, 2011.

My roman roommates in our humble abode in Monteverde, Rome, September, 2011.

Photo Cred: Michelle

Nevermind bar in Barcelona, Spain, October, 2011.

Piazza del Duomo, Florence, Italy, September, 2011.

Vintage shopping, Rome, Italy, December, 2011.

Friends and Fleet Foxes in Rome, Italy, November, 2011.
Photo Cred: Michelle

Peroni's at Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, October, 2011.

Bar hopping in Trastevere, Rome, Italy, October, 2011.

Taking a dip in the Mediterranean in Capri, Italy, October, 2011.

Gondola rides in Venice, Italy, November, 2011.

The golden top of Les Invalides, Paris, France, December, 2011.

From Manhattan, Brooklyn and the beaches of Long Island to Paris, Barcelona, Rome and the Italian countryside, this year brought worldly travels filled with challenges, side-splitting laughs and lifelong friends. I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store.

glass island.

A few photos from the island of Murano in Venice, Italy.

see you soon.

libri e più libri.

My favorite bookstore in Rome, AltroQuando, has the best selection of contemporary art, film, design and music books. They even have a basement complete with bar and stage where local musicians play. The only problem is fitting everything I want into my luggage and getting it back to NYC...

More here: AltroQuando.

family christmas card!

Happy Holidays from your friends in Roma!

Photos Via Gina Milena.

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.