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Sparkle #84: Remembering Holly Golightly

I love Breakfast at Tiffany’s! And I absolutely adore Audrey Hepburn’s character in the movie. Hepburn gave us an extremely lovable heroine in Holly Golightly – young, spirited, naive and a tad bit eccentric. Her portrayal of  the flighty young New York socialite landed her an Academy Award nomination and is by far considered her most challenging and memorable role. The movie is also popular for it’s iconic fashion and style statements as well as some tremendously unforgettable dialogues which still seem fresh and relevant in our times. I am a huge fan of Holly’s (or rather Audrey’s) sophisticated style in the movie. Remember the over-sized sunglasses and red lips? So for today’s…

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Sparkle #83: Animated Travel Delights

Aloha folks! Today is travel Tuesday on the blog, and given that this week’s theme is animation, I am sharing some of my favorite travel themed GIF images with all of you. As most readers of this blog would be aware, I love to travel; in fact I just got back from a crazy trip last week (promise to share stories in a post soon). Summer is here and I am sure we are all planning our next break, so here is some travel inspiration in the form of GIFs to get you all charged up for your next vacation. Browse through my favorites below, and…

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Sparkle #82: Start Your Week Right!

Happy Monday folks! Are you ready for the month of June? For me, this particular week is all about getting back on track with my daily rituals – whether it is my Yoga class, Zumba dance sessions or these sparkle posts! It is also about uploading and categorizing the pictures clicked on my recent travel, so I can share them with all of you as soon as possible. My obsession with animated GIFs intensified on this trip, as I generated some lovely auto-awesomes from my mobile camera. I cannot seem to get enough of animated artwork and so this week, I am dedicating all sparkle posts…

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Week 21, 22 & 23: Around the World in 14 Days!

And I am back! Aloha folks, how has summer started for all of you? I cannot believe I have been away for only two weeks, it seems like forever to me! It is wonderful to be back. I love traveling and might wander off for days or weeks, but I always find my way back home. The beauty of travel is that it not only helps you discover people and places, but also helps unearth new things about your own personality, all the while broadening horizons while enriching the soul! The following two quotes beautifully sum up all my travel experiences till date: “It’s a…

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Leaving on a Jet Plane!

Aloha folks! If you have been reading this space, you know I will be traveling for the next two weeks across Europe and US. There will be no sparkle posts for these two weeks, but I promise to be back with a bang in June. I will definitely try and give you some photographic updates during this period. So miss me, and wish me safe, fun, happy and exciting travels! Keep it sparkly! (Image Credits)

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