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Exploring Omaha, Nebraska

April 19, 2018 by jennifermdarling

One weekend, I made the long drive to Omaha to see Son Little perform and Jade Bird perform at Reverb Lounge. It was a blast. There must have only been about 20 of us in a very small room. It was the most intimate concert I’ve ever been to. Aaron Earl Livingston (that’s Son Little’s name) is so talented–and it was as if he were talking to us all individually. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott downtown. I wouldn’t recommend […]

Categories: shoes • Tags: art, art musuem, fine art, midwest, Nebraska, Nike, Omaha, photography, things to do in Omaha, Travel, travel blog, travel photography

Jenny’s back in Chi!

April 12, 2018 by jennifermdarling

I finally made it back to Chicago after moving around a year ago. It was good to be back! The weekend went by super fast, but I still got up to some trouble. Here’s what I did: Stayed at The Gwen (where they have a great bar and curling on their terrace) grabbed coffee at Eataly brunched at HopCat with friends went to Emporium (an arcade bar) in Wicker Park had pizza and beer at Piece visited Shed Aquarium

Categories: shoes • Tags: animals, art, beer, Chicago, fine art, food, photography, sneakers, things to do in chicago, Travel, travel blog, travel photography

The Dirty D

April 10, 2018 by jennifermdarling

After years and years of visiting Detroit for work, I finally got the chance to give the Motor City a decent run through. I ate and drank so much deliciousness. Here’s what I got up to: Stay at the Aloft Brunch at Grey Ghost Astro Coffee Walk around Corktown, see the old train station Drinks at Hop Cat Dinner at Selden Standard Walk around the downtown shops Drinks at Jolly Pumpkin Brewery Thai food at Takoi Drinks at Batch Brewing […]

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Big Sky Country

April 5, 2018 by jennifermdarling

I recently spent a week traveling around Montana–such gorgeous, untouched earth–where the sunsets are so unlike non-mountain sunsets. Things to do in Montana: Yellowstone The Tinsley House in Bozeman Walk the mainstreet of Bozeman to windowshop Blacksmith Italian Restaurant Dave’s Sushi Montana Ale Works Visit Amaltheia Organic Dairy Farm Glacier National Park

Categories: shoes • Tags: art, fine art, Montana, nature, Nike, outdoors, photography, travel blog, travel photography, what to do in Montana

exploring Big Bend, Mars on Earth

April 3, 2018 by jennifermdarling

Big Bend is a big, beautiful national park in west Texas. When people who aren’t from Texas picture Texas, this is what they imagine. I went exploring with friend around the park. We found a hot springs and few of us were brave enough to float down the Rio Grande. Stay tuned for a Mars themed surprise at the end of the post.

Categories: shoes • Tags: art, Big Bend, nature, Nike, outdoors, photography, Texas, travel blog, travel photography, what to do in Texas, what to do in West Texas

Marfa, Texas

March 29, 2018 by jennifermdarling

Marfa is a great little art town in west Texas. With a population only 1,981, it’s a town where everyone knows your name. I stayed at Hotel Saint George for a week and really enjoyed eating, drinking, art-ing, and getting to know the folks who live there. If you visit, grab a few tacos and a beer to enjoy in the pool at Bar Nadar. You also can’t miss the Prada store in Valentine. It’s an instillation by Elmgreen and Dragset. […]

Categories: shoes • Tags: art, fashion, fine art, Marfa, Nike, photography, Texas, Travel, travel blog, travel photography, what to do in Marfa

A Weekend in Palm Springs

March 27, 2018 by jennifermdarling

I recently spent the weekend with some girlfriends in Palm Springs for one of my dearest friend’s 30th birthday. It went by quick and it was a blast. We stayed in an awesome Airbnb, where we lounged by the pool most of the time. One morning, we went to The Parker Hotel to eat at Norma’s and for dinner we had pizza at Birba. As for the city itself, the streets are lined with midcentury modern homes and cool desert colors. There […]

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in the ATX

March 22, 2018 by jennifermdarling

Austin is always fun, especially with friends. I spent a whirlwind of a weekend there recently. Here’s a few of the things we got up to: Blue Owl Brewing Senora Hot Dogs (food truck) Corner Bar Browns BBQ Black Sheep Lodge Shops on South Congress Reiny Street Bars Shiner Saloon Bat Bar (for live music) Voodoo Doughnuts Lazarus Brewing See more Austin ideas here.

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Goodbye, New Zealand

March 20, 2018 by jennifermdarling

Here are my last images from my New Zealand trip. These were all taken on the way to the airport on the North Island. Get a load of that giant eel in the lake! (see below) Hopefully I’ll see you soon, NZ. What a wonderful, insanely unique country!

Categories: shoes • Tags: art, fine art, landscapes, nature, New Zealand, photography, the great outdoors, Travel, travel blog, travel photography, What to do in New Zealand