Alana Reina

Relaxing Weekend in SoHo

Relaxing Weekend in SoHo

Last weekend, I went up to NYC with my best friend (and her sister) to celebrate her birthday. Because we wanted to avoid taking public transportation, we decided to drive to NYC and find a hotel in SoHo, where most of the places we wanted to visit were within walking distance. We stayed at the Sheraton on Canal St, which was SUPER affordable and much better quality than I was expecting! Read on to see what we did, where we ate, and what NYC is like during the pandemic! Day 1 We drove up to Philadelphia the night before (my best friend is in the process of moving back to the DMV from Philly, but she still has her apartment there, so it was a convenient stop over on the way to NYC!) On Saturday, we only had to drive another hour and a half to NYC. We got there…

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Two Days in NYC

Two Days in NYC

In case you missed it on Instagram, I went to NYC with my best friend last week for a couple days. Technically, it was like three-ish days, but we only got two full days together since we both got there late Wednesday night and she left early on Saturday morning. Anyway, it was my first trip to NYC this year (I know!!) and I was super excited to get some time in the city with one of my favorite people! As usual, I found us a dope (and cheap!) AirBnb in Brooklyn, which was our home base for the trip. Not only is it usually cheaper to stay in Brooklyn, but I love the neighborhood vibe it has compared to Manhattan. The place we stayed was super cute and spacious, but the only downside was that the hosts decided last minute to stay in town and were crashing on the…

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Curl Fest 2018 & Birthday Weekend Recap

Curl Fest 2018 & Birthday Weekend Recap

I had the pleasure of attending the 5th Annual Curl Fest last weekend, hosted by Curly Girl Collective in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Although this was my first time attending, I had been dying to go since I saw people posting about it on Instagram last year, and was determined to go this year! As soon as I found out it would be the weekend before y birthday, I KNEW I had to go. Luckily, two of my girlfriends that went last year hit me up about going, so we got to planning right away. Clearly the universe was conspiring to make this weekend perfect: we found the CUTEST AirBnB in Brooklyn – literally across the street from the park – less than two weeks before the event! The bus that my friends took was too early for me, since I had a pre-birthday dinner the night before and got a…

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