I get the Daily Candy travel deals emails. I used to get their New York shopping emails every day but I had to de-activate them because they were getting too obnoxious and pretentious. The day they started to make up their own dialect - that's when it really started to bother me. But I thought that perhaps I would get some decent travel ideas through their travel emails. After receiving a few, I realized that I am in a different income bracket than their readers. I make a little bit less money than them, if you were wondering. But I was reading one today and it brought back wonderful memories because it showed a special for the Orient Express Hotels in Italy, where I was fortunate to go with my mom and sister back in 2004 (jeez louise, AGES ago). The Hotel Splendido in Portofino was like heaven. Truly heaven. I've never lived in such luxury. With my low-maintenance (or so I tell myself) lifestyle, one might think that a place like that would intimidate me, but it was heaven. That's really the only word I can think to describe it. So peaceful, the friendliest staff, trays delivered to our door in the mornings with delicious Italian pastries, pool on the hill overlooking the water...sigh. It brings back such memories to look at these photos from their website. So, if I ever break the bank (doubtful), win the lottery (unlikely) or marry rich (possibly?) I will be back! And if any of you are fortunate enough to afford it, you should go.
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