As a child, my Mum stressed the importance of culture and dragged my sister and I along to museums, art galleries and theatres in every city we visited. When I was younger I complained about this sightseeing, preferring to spend my time shopping or watching tv on the hotel's larger than life screen. As I'm getting older I can appreciate the cultural aspects of travelling and opted to spend a day at San Diego's
Balboa Park. I bought the day pass and spent several glorious hours traipsing though the
Museum of Photographic Arts (my personal favourite), the
Museum of Man, the
Natural History Museum (where I saw an adorable 3-D film about turtle reefs), the
Mingei International Museum and the
Museum of Art. I was on cloud 9 exploring ancient artefacts and learning about San Diego's history. When I have kids, I plan on imitating my mother's travelling philosophy and ensuring that my children experience the culture of every city they visit.
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Just because you're going to spent your day in museums doesn't mean you can't dress up! |
If you look in the window behind me you can see the reluctant photographer taking pics on his lunch break!
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Dress & Blouse- Chicshop; Heels- Aldo; Earrings- The Bay; Ring- Thrifted |
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Maneki Neko cat sculptures at the Mingei International Museum |
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The scenery at Balboa Park makes you feel as if you're in a tropical paradise |
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As the sun set, it was time for my Chicshop dress to go from museums to martinis by showcasing its sexy back detailing (and yes I have a tramp stamp, no judging) |
On our last day in San Diego, my man blew off his afternoon conference sessions and I took him to
Horton Plaza, acting as his personal shopper while we picked out dress shirts in all colours of the rainbows to spice up his work wardrobe.
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Romper & Belt- Thrifted; Sunglasses & Bracelet- Aldo; Sandals- Suzy Shier |
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{I sometimes wish we had a photography companion who travelled with us so we could avoid the extended arm snapshots!}
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For our last night we visited the conference's Hospitality Suites where technology companies competed for business by enticing clients in with free drinks, food and entertainment (the most popular among the 90% male clientele being the burlesque themed room!)
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Dress- Alice & Olivia; Belt, Clutch & Bracelet- Thrifted |
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I think they should have kept me as a permanent fixture to their exhibit- I look scarier than the skeletons! |