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January 27, 2011 | 08:48 AM |

vietnam recs continued… hoi an

the next town we visited was far & away my favorite. if you pick one city to go to then hoi an is the must-go-to city.

food- mango rooms is amazing
beaches- we stayed at the boutique hoi an resort on the beach & it was the most luxurious place we found for under $120/night
cooking classes- we did the night class at the red bridge school because that’s as long as i could hold jonathan’s attention, but the day class with the market tour sounds incredible!
shopping & custom tailors- yaly’s tailors are the best. i had a simplified version of this j.crew gown made for $95 & they did a spectacular job. for those who know me, don’t get too excited… it was in black, not white :)

more to come on nha trang and scuba diving in vietnam!

l, m

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January 24, 2011 | 08:00 AM | 2 notes

vietnam recs continued… hanoi

highly influenced by french design & culture, hanoi has lots to see & has the best sidewalk cafes if you’re feeling adventuresome :)

history- you can tour the prison where mccain was held during the vietnam war. it was sarcastically dubbed ‘the hilton’ by the american pows. we also did a quick visit to the history museum in hanoi, where i spotted jewelry from the 7th century that looks exactly like the styles that people are buying today!
high tea at the sofitel bamboo bar- we unfortunately missed this due to a water puppet show, which should be avoided at all costs… it was $2/ticket & you get what you pay for. but the high tea at the sofitel is supposed to be first class. they even have a chocolate bar! we did have the opportunity to lunch here with the ladies of leisure… jonathan thoroughly fit right in :)
photo ops- beware or you will be stuck holding a street vendor’s shoulder pole baskets like i did. jonathan always gets upset by this because i seem to attract these women, who he has to pay afterward. i won’t get into what happened in morocco, but at least it makes for a nice photo!

next post will be about my favorite city of the trip…

l, m

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January 20, 2011 | 06:04 PM | 1 note

vietnam bound? a couple recs… ha long bay

we spent christmas & new year’s in vietnam this year… it was definitely an experience. it’s very hectic, crowded & a bit overwhelming (like india, morocco, haiti, etc). but i was pleasantly surprised by how nice & helpful the people were that we interacted with in hotel & restaurants settings. and everyone was very friendly towards foreigners, including americans. the only dicey situations occurred with non-english speaking people that were selling things in the street, driving cabs/motorbikes, etc. they can be fairly aggressive unless you’re firm in declining their offers. this is also totally avoidable if you have someone arrange everything for you, which we didn’t :)

we definitely took the do-it-yourself approach & moved to different cities every few days. we saw five cities in ten days & i was exhausted by the end.

over the next week or so, i’ll share a couple of my favorite spots… starting with the best surprise of our trip- our overnight cruise on ha long bay.

natural limestone islands- spectacularly sprinkled densely across the bay. it was so beautiful, i practically had to hide the camera from jonathan so he’d talk to me!
emeraude steamer- our overnight cruise ship, whose quarters were a bit cramped, but we survived for one night. they also showed the oscar winning filmindochine with catherine devenue on the sun deck… if it hadn’t been 45 degrees outside, it would have been very romantic!
local water dwellers- 1600 vietnamese live & work on the waters of ha long bay. they spend their entire lives on a boat, living together with their families. it was fascinating to cruise past the small boats & hear a baby crying or see 3 generations working together to prepare dinner.

the cultural city of hanoi in my next post…

l, m

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January 18, 2011 | 05:01 PM | 2 notes

Check out Ginger & Jade’s new store on Etsy!!

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January 04, 2011 | 03:28 PM | 2 notes

Just bought these gorgeous grey & white pearls for Lisa Eby’s custom necklace! I found them during our Christmas trip to Vietnam. We did an overnight cruise on Halong Bay, where we visited pearl farms cultivated by Vietnamese living in floating fishing villages. The bay is breathtaking with over 3000 limestone islands rising from the ocean… think El Arco de Cabo San Lucas times-a-thousand. It’s inhabited by ~1600 people who spend their lives on a boat surrounded by breathtaking beauty as well as their entire extended family. Certainly not for me, but it was lovely to visit :)

Vietnam collection coming soon!

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December 09, 2010 | 08:14 PM | 2 notes

Find the perfect gift! Visit us at a holiday trunk show on December 11th between 11-4pm featuring Ginger & Jade, Tala Bee children’s clothing, Bryna Nicole handbags, Martha Davis footwear & more!

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December 06, 2010 | 03:38 PM | 2 notes

Find the perfect gift! Holiday trunk show on December 11th featuring Ginger & Jade, Tala Bee children’s clothing, Bryna Nicole handbags & more!

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December 02, 2010 | 12:54 PM | 2 notes

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December 02, 2010 | 12:50 PM | 2 notes

Holiday Newsletter: Ginger & Jade by Menden Schroeder

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November 13, 2010 | 04:23 PM |

Ginger & Jade jewelry show tonight at my wonderful friend, Malvika’s, beautiful home!

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October 26, 2010 | 07:08 AM | 1 note

Haiti Day 4

Yesterday we went to a small village near Bobby’s orphanage. We saw ~200 patients and handed out hygiene bags & food to everyone who came through.

The pic above is of me treating my last scabies patient on the trip. She was a cute little girl with scabies & chicken pox :( She didn’t cry once even though she must’ve been so uncomfortable.

We also stopped by Bobby & Lourdie’s orphanage one last time. Their kids are so well taken care of & loved! I wanted to adopt little Isabella!

L, M

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October 26, 2010 | 06:09 AM |

My last scabies patient on the trip!

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October 24, 2010 | 06:10 PM | 1 note

Haiti Day 3

Haitian children singing at Sunday School.

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October 24, 2010 | 05:31 AM |

Haiti Day 2

Yesterday we drove to a mountain village 2hrs away and saw ~500 people between 13 of us.

The people were so malnourished that their hair had turned red. Babies came in covered in scabies. Children had rotting teeth & severe ear infections. One girl had fallen off the tap-tap & broken her arm, which one nurse set with cardboard.

The adults just wanted to be treated with every medicine we had. We had to stop grown men & women from completely stripping down in front of anyone who would look!

Today will be better- we’re going to listen to gospel music in a church in City of Soleil & then treating 28 children at an orphanage there.

L, M

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October 23, 2010 | 06:24 AM |

Baby Isabella (4mos old)

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