DECODING the Best of Philly Fashion #4

Here is our last fashion decoded post for this year! Lilly Pulitzer has been elected as the go to country club brand in Philadelphia... And I couldn't contain myself from playing the role, it was too much fun!

DECODING the Best of Philly Fashion #3

I thought it was going to be such an easy job to visit local stores and make my own reviews... Well, not always I have been successful.

DECODING the Best of Philly Fashion #2

I had suggested my next stop on my last post, but unfortunately that store is still not operating regularly until (and including) Labor Day weekend. But no worries, the Philadelphia Mag never placed them on a rank, so there is no one better than another - they are all winners in their own categories. So here I share with you another one of my visits, and attempts, to show you what the Best Of Philly Fashion means, this time featuring the best NEW OFF-PRICE STORE: Century 21.

Ice cream, baby !!!

I am an ice-cream addict. I can have ice-cream every day. And now that I have confessed it, I will share my favorite places in Philly with you:

DECODING the Best of Philly Fashion #1

Did you know... Philadelphia was named the #2 city in the world for shopping? The nomination came by The Conde Naste Traveler, and did not surprise me much considering the size of King of Prussia Mall or the amount of discounts I usually find in the off-price stores around. However, the more I read about the best local places to shop... the more I believe someone gotta translate to us (expats) what this mean exactly!

Where will I do my hair again?

It's been a while since our latest review feature. And because finding a good hairdresser can be tricky,let's see some other hair salon we tested for you.

For your Philadelphia visitors

For an expat is out of this world the feeling of anticipation prior to the visit of dear friends and family... Excitement that just compares to the feeling of traveling their way! There is so much to see here, and so many places to be, and people to meet... Even though seems insane to present all the pieces to guests, as if they would be able to see things thro your lenses and experience your new hometown as you do as an expatriate... I can't help myself trying to do so! And if this isn't a love note to Philadelphia, what else would be?

Federal Donuts ***

I'm sure you already heard of Federal Donuts, but have you tried it yet?? They run out of donuts so fast, if you don't get up early chances are you never will.

What coffee are you?

Dear friends, I have a confession to make: I'm a coffee addict. Yes, I am. Don't worry, though. It's not that bad. My hands aren't shaking (yet) if I don't have my dose of caffein and I am not getting particularly angry without my cup of coffee in the morning. Anyway, one of the first things I was concerned about when I came to Philadelphia, apart from having my documents ready :),  was finding a nice cafè with a good coffee.

When eating out becomes a treasure hunt

There are plenty of them: Yelp, Tripadvisor, Urbanspoon, Zagat, visitphilly.com, cityeats.com and many more. You might have definitely looked up your latest ideas for a romantic dinner through one of the best known apps and websites which provide food-related reviews.You might have tried some top-rated pubs or restaurants but still, once you try them yourself your point of view is slightly or thoroughly different from Yelp reviews.Why???

Classic music in Philadelphia

Philadelphia can offer you a lot of possibilities and ideas to spend a Saturday night. Too old to go to disco, still too young to sit at home, we like to have dinners at good restaurants, watch new "oscar" movies or go for night snowboarding at Blue Mountain. Anyways, this time we

Haircut? L'etoile *** (Voilà!)

Hello ladies!

Here we are, just opening a new feature in this blog: making reviews - our side story of the best services in town!

Learn our rates:

*Bad

**Good

***Impressive

I'm starting off rating a hair salon, so here's why