#candvinnyc

Every adventure is a reminder of new adventures to come - and also a beautiful excuse to look back on old ones ❤️ This was NYC in November 2019. A last minute trip booked at an almost unfathomably low price just because we could. It was pushing it. We’d been on half a dozen holidays already that year. To be honest, I’m not sure where we found the money. But we did, and we went, and when the world shut down less than six months later, we were so very glad we’d taken that chance when we still could. At a time when it was almost impossible to keep looking forward, because there was no telling what lay ahead but none of it was likely to be good, those good memories were what kept us going. Now, we understand how important it is to make new ones while we have the chance, so we’re taking advantage of every single moment in Italy this week 🥰 sweater | @hm skirt | @lechateau sunglasses | @rayban earrings | @marispearlco #shetravelsluxe #allblackeverything #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CciFvFDNEXv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Back when my biggest worry was how traffic would be on the way into the city after we landed at the airport, because I wanted to get photos before we lost the daylight... We shot these photos two hours after landing at LaGuardia airport in November 2019. It was a long day of flying and I was tired but as soon as we got out onto the streets of Manhattan, that feeling just faded away, replaced by the exhilaration of being back in the city. At this point, I genuinely don’t know when we’ll be able to visit again. I want to say the acts of domestic terrorism this week shocked me, but that would be a lie. I grew up visiting the US and benefitting from all the good things it had to offer while ignoring the full reality of what it was because that was convenient for me. That’s not something I can do anymore. The fact that there are people rallying in support of the exiting president within my own country is heartbreakingly predictable. If you think this couldn’t happen here... you are one of the reasons that it could 💔 #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ0-TLInXER/?igshid=1g8noxnh5s8hq

In my dreams, I can still walk the streets of NYC... ...to be honest, I’m not sure where I want to go first, when we can finally travel again. There are just so many places I thought I’d get to see this year, and with those trips all off the table for the moment, my list of destinations is getting longer (and more chaotic) all the time. Maybe Paris? Or maybe Athens? Or maybe somewhere I’ve never been before, so that I get the chance to fall in love with a new place again...? I can’t decide. Where are you going to go first, when we can travel again? 💭 #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAK07XJpL8s/?igshid=1pgd4977blmtg

It’s official: I would find a way to enjoy rain if I could just go back to a life where I didn’t have to wash my hands every single time I touched, well, anything 🙈 #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xGG7VpH8B/?igshid=1dvy10lclnk40

What a pleasure it will be to someday walk unfamiliar streets again... 💭 #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Pp_gLJVYG/?igshid=1e7cigbarhulh

“Why do you travel so much?” There was always an amount of implied judgement in that question - a not-so-subtle hint of a suggestion that we should be saving more money or spending our time differently. I always just smiled and answered, “Because we want to.” But now, looking back, I want to tell everyone who asked that we did it because there is no time like the present. Nothing is ever guaranteed. I could never have predicted a future where airplanes would be grounded and travel outside of our homes would be considered too far. But we’re here now - and I’m so glad that I took every chance for adventure while I could 📷 #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mn44CpD-N/?igshid=1sw9znuitmrbv

“The world is full of magic things, waiting patiently for our senses to sharpen.” - W. B. Yeats ✨ #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AAAGkJJ2U/?igshid=15cm4vczlzqke

I was supposed to be enjoying a delicious homemade brunch this morning - but instead, my chef husband had to rush to work this morning because one of his cooks no-showed for the brunch article, so he’s cooking for other people while I’m sitting at home, wishing I was back in New York for brunch with @chiclyddie 🥞🥂 #candvinnyc (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ehXh7JUXo/?igshid=1w001hpvgitpu