A Lady in London

Walking into the big white tent at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, I could feel my allergies kicking in. The space was brimming with color from purple columbines, bright orange birds of paradise, and award-winning burgundy pitcher plants.

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The chateau was in the middle of the French countryside. It stood stately amongst 56 acres of green land and old stone buildings. Among the previous owners had been ancient Romans, nineteenth century French nobles, a group of enterprising nuns, and, more recently, an eclectic theater company.

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I spent last week modeling at a photography workshop in the French countryside. It was everything I could have wanted in a five day photo shoot, except that it didn’t involve any time in Paris. Since I’m completely unable to travel to France without stopping in my favorite city in the world, I scheduled a day in the City of Lights en route from London to Poitiers.

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The final stop on my travels around the Amalfi Coast in Italy was Pompeii. Given the recent ruminations of dear old Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland and our canceled cycling tour of Umbria, my boyfriend and I figured that paying a visit to its cousin Vesuvius wouldn’t be a bad way of appeasing the volcanic ash cloud gods.

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After traveling to the lovely town of Positano, my boyfriend and I continued our Amalfi Coast tour in Italy by taking a ferry from Positano to the town of Amalfi.  We had read that Amalfi was bigger and a bit gritter that Positano, but our first impression was a good one.

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Everything I read about the Amalfi Coast suggested that the most beautiful coastal town in the area was Positano.  Tall houses climbing the hillside, beautiful beaches on the waterfront, and small winding streets full of shops all beckoned me to visit.

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Capri is enchanting. With its reputation as a jet-setter destination, its stunning rows of white-awninged luxury shops, and its dramatic natural scenery, the island is a tiny paradise in the Mediterranean.

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The Amalfi Coast has been on my list of places to visit for a long time. With its beautiful peninsula, enchanted islands, and picture pretty cliff-top towns, it is one of Italy’s coastal gems.

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Today is election day in the UK. Despite the fact that I’ve been asked “did you vote?” more than five times, I, as an immigrant, am not permitted to do so. But that didn’t stop me from begging all of my friends that could vote to choose whichever party would not revoke my visa and eject me and my fellow migrant laborers from their lovely country.

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My last trip to Rome was in seventh grade. I was on a class trip with my junior high school, and my friends and I only cared about two things: gelato and shopping. A lot has changed about my travel habits since then (well, maybe not the gelato part), and a lot has changed about Rome, too.

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