July 13, 2016 Fashion

5 Chic Shoes Perfect for Walking and Travel

On the hunt for some comfortable walking and travel shoes?

We’ve got you covered here today!

the best travel and walking shoes

Now that I’ve traveled to both Italy and France in the past few months, a few of my friends have been asking me for various recommendations.

The one question that comes up the most is what type of shoes to pack!

This makes so much sense to me, because I put a lot of thought into my footwear before these trips.

I know that there’s nothing worst than aching, blistering feet – it can seriously ruin your vacation.

Since both these destinations entailed a lot of walking, I knew I wanted to get my shoes right.

To complicate things, if I’m not careful, I’m prone to Planter Fasciitis and lower back pain.

Now that I’m back home I’m so glad I put the time into the right shoe choices. I had zero pain!

Here are the shoes that worked great for me in my travels and beyond…

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July 12, 2016 life

J.K. Place Hotel, Florence

I’m still putting together a post on the best parts of our recent trip to Italy, but I thought I’d share the magnificent hotel we were lucky enough to stay in during our trip to Florence. The beautiful J.K.Place Fiorenze lived up to all my expectations (as it was highly recommended by several friends) – and much like the boutique Hotel Recaimer that I visited this past spring in Paris, J.K. Place Florence had all the qualities that I value in a great hotel…safe, very clean, quiet, great service, amazing location and best of all, beautiful and memorable decor. The original ceilings and architectural details of this restored townhouse were two of my favorite aspects, but every inch of this hotel is truly beyond chic.

The first two photos here are from my Instagram account. I still can’t get over the view of Florence we had from our bathroom! I had intended to photograph a lot more of these stunning spaces, but we did so much site seeing each day that I was too exhausted (to literally focus🙂 Since the architect/designer of this hotel, Michele Bonan is very well known, I knew once we got home that I’d be able to find images of the hotel online. Sure enough, I found the rest of these photos over on Lonny, where the other two J.K. properties in both Capri and Rome were featured as well. Needless to say, not only do I hope to return to J.K. Florence one day, but J.K. Capri is now officially on my bucket list!