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Tour de Force

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Not done this way today... "If it's Tuesday, This Must be Belgium" was a 1969 comedy starring Ian McShane as a tour guide taking a busload of Americans across Europe.  Fast forward to 2018 starring Mark Deckelbaum as the guide and a busload of Americans touring Israel. I had a bit part as "woman covered in sunblock, seat two, left of aisle." My husband and I love to travel and usually hitch ourselves to day or half-day tours of places we are visiting on our own. The rest of the time we like to wander, meeting locals and tourists from other parts of the world. We also like to sleep late. We realized two weeks in Israel to see everything we wanted meant being part of a full-fledged tour. The thought of someone else planning the details was very compelling. We had some help finding Which Tour, and in the end chose wisely. Now group tours are very much like family: you don't have a choice who's with you, you have to get along, and you forgive a...

DIRT & DIAMONDS

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I just drove my husband out to his tractor on the field to work. It is so dry and dusty everything gets coated in a layer of dirt. And I laughed a bit at me driving trough the fields because that was that one thing I never saw myself doing earlier in life. Never say never and all that. My nails still look like this though, and that won't change.

Korean Ulzzang Fashion

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Korean Ulzzang Fashion Name: Yoon Ji Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoonjiiii/    Photo credits: Instagram, milkacocoa, icecream12

What if...?

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  What if Meghan Markle had worn a white pantsuit to her wedding? What if she had worn a short dress a la Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face"? What if she had worn a hat rather than a tiara? What if she had stunned the world as this whole divorced-older-woman/younger-man-biracial-royally unprecedented romance has done? She could have gotten away with it.   Instead Meghan chose a dress so simple I am pressed to describe it other than a white satin column with a wide (ill-fitting?) bateau neckline. The designer was Clare Waight Keller, who recently became head of Givenchy. It was tasteful, but in a cream-of-wheat sort of way. The veil was long with a small attempt at embroidered trim. The tiara was refined. The jewelry understated. The hair was hair. The makeup minimal. I liked that. She looked as fresh-faced as a schoolgirl. I'd be surprised if freckles as an accessory didn't become a trend. Young women looking to be inspired for their own big day will probably look elsewhe...

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

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Waiting for November then! Queen was the first band I was an actual fan of! I did my first presentation ever in school about the band. My mom helped me put it together. That was a terribly long time ago already. Biopics like these can either be a hit or miss (and sometimes going back and forth between either one), but lets hope this one is good! So far I like how the song mix for the trailer is made, so lets make that a god sign. Ze interwebz told me the movie has a campaign where you can sing Bohemian Rhapsody karaoke-style with your phone and perhaps get your voice in the films (guessing ending credits?) and apart from the looking-for-a-shot-talented-singers I keep thinking of the thousands and thousands of terrible ones that have to, just have to (forbidden karaoke songs: immigrant song by Led Zeppelin or Bohemian Rhapsody) happen. And that somebody has to listen trough. Give me half a bottle of red and a late night and I'm in! (No, please don't).

Here Comes the Bride

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In celebration of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, we present to you a selection of....wedding gowns. We're here in Europe where no details of Ms. Markles gowns have leaked out. So together with my girls, we imagined styles for her very special day. The news media is assuming she will be "glamorous" in a dress cut close to the body, given her career as a film star and her age (36 years). They are also guessing she will be dressed in a more modern style as opposed to a big gown like that of Kate Middleton's. And while that is altogether possible--and we did take that into account--we also know that many Americans girls dream of being a princess for a day. So the idea behind the first dress was to cover her up regally, in beautiful lace and a long trail of tulle! After that, well.....we just had fun. Without further ado, here are our brides. No words, just pictures!!! Our sincerest congratulations to Prince Harry and Ms. Markle--Prince and Princ...