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Borelli Review & Giveaway

Travel style outfit featuring Borelli scarf accessory
September 15, 2011
📝 Editor’s Note (Updated February 2026) This post originally featured a giveaway with Borelli, a fashion brand that is no longer in business. While the giveaway has long since ended, I am keeping this piece as part of my early style blogging journey — a snapshot of where My Beautiful...

A New Year, A New Me (And Website)

Me on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
January 26, 2010
Update (2026) Sixteen years ago, I pressed “publish” on this post with no idea how much it would change my life. I was younger, wide-eyed, and braver than I realized — simply declaring that travel would always be part of my story. What began as a small travel blog has...