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I am a video editor, photographer, travel and events vlogger, and blogger who likes to write movie analyses and yap about fandom. I also have a useless film degree.
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During my seven nights on Symphony of the Seas, I ate in the Main Dining Room every night and was disappointed by some of the food. There were a few standouts, but not nearly as many as I encountered on Oasis of the Seas. I have a theory about why that may have been the case, though. Nevertheless, here is a good look at everything I ate in the main dining room for dinner and brunch.
The Blue Lagoon is a famous tourist attraction in Iceland known for its beautiful blue waters. Some consider it to be beautiful, but overhyped. After visiting it myself, I have to agree with the critics.
Over the past few years, I've gone on several planned trips, while others were spontaneous. After traveling to Rome, Florence, Vatican City, London, Iceland, and Disney World a few times, I've compiled a list of my favorite travel essentials that helped me stay organized and stress-free. These Amazon must-haves have made it easy for me to follow airline baggage rules and pack more efficiently.
I went on a seven-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, departing from Cape Liberty, NJ. Here is my review of the food, ports, entertainment, and service from the perspective of a first-time cruiser.
I recently returned from an amazing trip to Iceland, and it was the most beautiful place I have ever visited. To get there, I booked a $550 round-trip flight with Play Airlines. Here is my experience flying with Play Airlines from New York Stewart to Keflavik.
Disney After Hours at Hollywood Studios is a special event that offers shorter wait times for attractions, the opportunity to meet your favorite characters, and complimentary snacks and beverages for three hours after the park closes.
Buying tickets to museums and attractions in advance is crucial. However, during my recent visit to Rome and Florence, I did not have the luxury of planning in advance and bought all my attraction tickets just three days before my departure. Here is my review of the Tiqets Rome Tourist Card.
The Accademia Gallery is home to Michelangelo's renowned masterpiece, David, and various other extraordinary works of art. Here's what you should know before visiting the museum and the top three works you must see there.
The Uffizi Gallery is home to some of the most iconic works of the Italian Renaissance. Here's what you should know before visiting the museum and the top seven works you must see there.
I sailed on Oasis Of The Seas for seven nights from Cape Liberty, NJ, to Port Canaveral, Perfect Day at CocoCay, and Nassau, Bahamas. Here are the best and worst dishes I had in the main dining room.
Comic-Cons & Events
Attending food-related events can be challenging if you have food sensitivities or intolerances. If you tend to shy away from events like I have, you should reconsider putting the Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival on your radar. There was a great variety of food options, both vegan and non-vegan, and in my experience, it was well worth the $220 they charged for one ticket.
After spending the past calendar year discovering my love for fantasy through reading ACOTAR and watching House Of The Dragon, I decided it was time to go to the Renaissance Faire for the first time. I spent the whole day open to close at the Ren Faire, here is my experience going to the New York Renaissance Faire for the first time.
I attended the first-ever day of Anime NYC on November 17, 2017. It is insane to see how the convention has grown from 20,000 attendees in 2017 to 63,000 attendees in 2023. As a seasoned NYC congoer and Anime NYC veteran who knows the layout of the Javits Center like the back of my hand, I'd like to offer some tips for first-timers or those returning after a few years.
I have been going to New York Comic Con for ten years and have watched it evolve from the SDCC wanna-be to THE convention you have to attend if you live on the East Coast and are a part of any fandom. As a seasoned NYCC attendee, I'd like to offer some tips to first-timers or those returning after a few years.
FILM and TV
When we learn Sheba has been having an affair with one of her students, at first, it is hard to fathom this happening, but you have to look at everything this woman has gone through. It is not right or acceptable for her to do this, but you can’t be too shocked that she did it.
After watching season one in two weeks and feeling numb after the season two finale, I wanted to write about all of the things I loved and the one thing I did not like about House of the Dragon seasons one and two as a person whose only real exposure to Game of Thrones was watching the Red Wedding scene on YouTube the day after that episode aired because EVERYONE was talking about it.
2023 was a pretty good film year for me. According to Letterboxd, I spent 89.5 hours of the year watching movies, approximately 3.7 days. Here is every film I watched in 2023.
Carol is one of my favorite films, so I knew I had to watch Todd Haynes's newest film, May December, once it landed on Netflix, and I went into this one blind. I didn't even watch the trailers and was very shocked by the film's subject matter, but ultimately walked away from it disturbed, inspired, and ready to start an Oscar campaign for Charles Melton.
So this post was supposed to be a review of my rewatch of season one, but it turned into a short character analysis of Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, because I didn’t realize how complex of a character he was during my initial watch of this season over a year ago.
I watched M3gan three times in three months. In theaters, the unrated version on Peacock, and during my flight back to the US from Rome. I noticed new things about Gemma and her reasoning for making M3gan each time I watched it.
I was expecting a film filled with the fun, campy adventures of Barbie & Ken, but instead, I cried with laughter and emotion.
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