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I went to the West Loop in Chicago a few months ago to check out a restaurant while I was still really new to the area. The best part about me hiking out to a place that’s far away is I sort of have to tell myself it’s only right to go that far if I plan a day around it. I like to take a look at the map and start adding random stops. Once I’m there I stop at even more places on the way. If I see something I maybe want to look into, I walk in just because I can. Letting my whimsy flag fly.
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Apr 15, 2024
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If you look closely at Google maps, you’ll notice there are often historical landmarks and architectural marvels marked. Pick a neighborhood you don’t frequent that often and take yourself on a little adventure there. From cool views to cool houses, there’s so much to see and explore. Plus it’s free.
Jan 15, 2024
As a lover of PI.FYI/getting/giving unsolicited recommendations for all things, I recently started sending my google maps pins to people I see traveling to places I've marked a few things. What's better than getting a recco from somebody real and not some dumb watered down sponsored Time Out article about 'Top 5 most instagrammable places in Seoul' etc etc etc. Ew. Here's a list I made while working in London for a month. There is what I like to think a good range from obvious trendy wine bars down to things I stumbled past while ambling around. Plus I think that giving good travel recs gives good travel karma!
Sep 24, 2024
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If you like something heavily woody, hinoki by CDG is beautiful and is very much just a solid wood scent. Floriental is a sweeter woody scent if you’re open to sweet. Dior poisonous is warm and sweet sort of in a rootbeer gourmand way, but has rosewood, musk, and sandalwood. Smell that one first if you can just in case. Fleur De Peau and La Papier by Diptyque as well as Studied by Liis are all very similar to Glossier You if you like those paper-y skin like scents. I’d say Liis is a more intense twin of You but they’re all similar. I haven’t smelled Piano Santal by L’Orchestre Parfum but I’d look into the notes. They may intrigue you. I plan on sampling soon. If you ever want a beautifully warm and cozy gourmand, check out Winter of 99 by Kerosene. Smells like nutmeg and has a bit of wood and vanilla. Cozy and warm but imo, not nauseatingly sweet like many gourmands.
Jan 10, 2024
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Using your lungs for good and bad. Cancelling out the smoke with cardio. The bliss of a cigarette while walking through a big city in the fairly cold weather is an experience I can only describe as joyous and freeing.
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