RITE OF SPRING

Spent yesterday with Lauren and her mom Carman at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden where I got my first official sunburn of the season, then had a wonderful dinner at the Waverly Inn over a bottle of '03 Chateau Pradeaux by a patio fireplace.

THE BUG

The combination of going to Texas two weeks ago, the fall T Mag travel issue and not having been on a real trip in a while is giving me the travel bug. Luckily I get to make the most out of driving across the country soon, however my friends Lauren and Nialls are giving me a thirst for exotic locales. Their stories in North Africa and Spain so far are k i l l i n g me. Read about them here.

WE ATE