Only in London...

...can you find a vanilla white man sitting on the Tube (subway) in a business suit and briefcase, blasting Tony Matterhorn's "Dutty Wine" out of his Ipod...only to have that followed by Mr. Vegas's "Hot Wuk"!!!!!!





Gotta love globalization (okay, only the good parts...)! :)

The BackPack Files: I Heart Zara (and Sephora, too)

Since I've moved across the pond, I've done a fair amount of traveling. Okay, a lot of traveling. It's more than just an urge to take over the world, though, as I'm pretty interested in seeing what life is like for black people on other parts of the globe and even more interested in finding out how they're treated when they come to places where black folk just don't go.

More on that later. I'll tell you now that it ain't pretty. Surprise, surprise.

Anyway, because I've made a commitment to myself that I will curb my shop-a-holic ways, so as to make more world travel feasible, I have settled for searching high and low for "every Zara and Sephora in the world". Here's what we have so far:


Zara in Prague, near Wenceslas Square



...and just across the street, *gasp*!!! My other favorite store, which closed down in New York City (in favor of a Juicy Store. Just...no...)


Sephora in Nice, where one very fat cochon ran into me, causing my camera to fall and break. I'm so obsessed with pictures that I immediately went down the street and paid full price for a new one...in Euros.


Zara Monaco. It was no more post than any other Zara, which was slightly disappointing.


Zara Cannes.


Zara Nice.





Sephora in Paris, on the Champs Elysees. It was GINORMOUS.



...a few doors down, Zara Paris




Zara Barcelona, on the beautiful Passeig de la Gracia, the Spanish Champs Elysees. The prices in this particular store were far lower than any other Zara I've ever been to, and they had new merch way before the other stores...which makes sense, since Zara's Spanish...


I didn't get a chance to find the Zara in Marrakesh, since I was too busy being harrassed and oppressed by Moroccan men, but alas...


Istanbul is up next...

South of France

 

Travel Buddy Wanted!

I want to go to Madeira Island in late January or early February. There are great prices on flights from London, and great prices on spa resorts on the island. Madeira is nicknamed the "floating garden"...which only increases my insistence that I find myself there immediately. Any takers?

Gay Paree

I did it, and I spoke le French all weekend! *Applauds self!*

They Don't Give Thanks Over Here..

...and that's only part of my disillusionment with Europe in general, and London in particular. Anyhow, I'm throwing Londontown the deuces for Thanksgiving and flee-ing to Paris in hopes of some revitalization for my beaten down soul. I haven't been talking about it, but the last month has been hell for me here. Paris will be a welcome change, whether i like the city or not.


Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Despite my struggles, I'm so thankful to God for everything...including the ability and opportunity to travel around the world. I don't take my blessings lightly.


Pictures soon to come!

Handel's Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall/ All Souls' Church