Girl Talk

Let's get a little girly and talk about summer and (mostly) shopping. Summer is by far my favorite season, and I just can't wait for flip flop season to be here! I've also always been a fan of Roxy and their cute clothes and fun prints. Today I discovered Quiksilver has launched a Quiksilver for women line. I thought Roxy was Quiksilver's line for women, but apparently this new line is aimed to be more classic, urban, and grown-up than Roxy. They have really beautiful pieces made from the softest materials....the shoppaholic in me just cannot resist this. Quiksilver, why are you doing this to me!!!

A little montage of my favorites...Don't be surprised if you see me in any of these...All pics from Quiksilver's website !

Now all we need is a little sun, warm summer nights, a beach, mojitos...

Highlights from the Highlands

Coming out of the train station, as I was stepping out on the streets of Edinburgh for the very first time, I was greeted by the sound of bagpipes. With a big smile on my face, I thought there is no better way to say 'Welcome to Scotland!' than this ( and of course, on a less romantic note, I also thought how clever that bagpiper is to position himself right by the train station where all the tourists are...but let's not spoil this magical moment!)

Welcome to Scotland!

If you are ever in Scotland, make sure you try some of the local delicacies....first, the deep fried Mars bar! In some places, you can also have other chocolate bars deep fried, so I tried the Snickers bar (which I still dream of!).

For the brave, there is also a dish called haggis. I'm not brave so I didn't try it. But it is a scottish specialty and it consists of sheep organs (we'll leave it at that) mixed with spices. I was assured it was really, really good...but when I know what it's made of, I can't really get past that.

Deep Fried Snickers Bar at Clamshell, Royal Mile street

Grassmarket

Edinburgh Castle glowing at night

Just because they're so cute, a picture of the highland cows!