skip to main | skip to sidebar

Notes from a broad

pretty pictures and piecemeal prose

Monday, March 9, 2009

Dream Assignment

My entry in the Lenovo and Microsoft sponsored Name Your Dream Assignment contest. Like it? Vote for it! Mille grazie!
Posted by risamay at 10:16 AM
Labels: europe, italy, venice

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Paradise Found

Paradise Found
Lanikai, Oahu

Aloha

Sometimes profane. Rarely profound. Positively passionate. Potentially pointless. A colossal waste of time for the author and reader, both. Perhaps. But great fun if you're planning a trip or in need of a little virtual vacation. Or so she hopes. Though the prose is far from perfect, the pictures aim to please. So aloha and welcome to the world as traveled, recorded, recommended, and remembered by Risamay.

Subscribe to this blog

Posts
    Atom
Posts
Comments
    Atom
Comments

Sister Site

Photos from a broad

Copyright Notice

Creative Commons License

Notes from a broad was created and is maintained with loving care by Marisa Allegra Williams herself. Bah oui, c'est moi! The written content is licensed under a noncommercial, no derivative works, Creative Commons attribution license: The fine print. Photos not included, and therefore cannot be used elsewhere.

Just to be clear, all content herein is copyright Marisa Allegra Williams. Words and images all, unless noted otherwise. That said, the Creative Commons license as detailed above covers words only. Not photos. The images on this site may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, reworked, or otherwise tinkered with. Period. Mahalo for respecting the rules and thanks for surfing by. Cheers and buon viaggio!
B I E N V E N U E
This is a Flickr badge showing public photos and videos from risamay. Make your own badge here.

Barack the Vote

Barack the Vote
Oakland Obama Rally, 2007

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2009 (7)
    • ►  November (1)
      • Footnotes
    • ►  September (1)
      • NEW York
    • ►  July (1)
      • Paris On My Mind
    • ►  May (1)
      • Venice Revisited
    • ▼  March (3)
      • Happy St. Patrick's Day
      • Dream Assignment
      • Anticipation
  • ►  2008 (6)
    • ►  July (1)
      • Vìva Venièxia
    • ►  June (1)
      • Eat, Pray, Loathe Venice
    • ►  April (4)
      • State of the Union's Approach to Travel
      • A broad at home
      • Montreal notes from a broad
      • When in ...
  • ►  2007 (3)
    • ►  November (1)
      • Oahu notes from a broad
    • ►  May (1)
      • Sorrento notes from a broad
    • ►  January (1)
      • Farewell to a friend
  • ►  2006 (3)
    • ►  December (2)
      • Dubrovnik notes from a broad
      • Budapest notes from a broad
    • ►  November (1)
      • General travel notes gleaned from a broad
  • ►  2005 (2)
    • ►  November (1)
      • Venice notes from a broad
    • ►  May (1)
      • Paris notes from a broad
  • ►  2003 (2)
    • ►  November (2)
      • Camogli notes from a broad
      • Antibes notes from a broad
  • ►  2002 (3)
    • ►  May (2)
      • Barcelona notes from a broad
      • Amsterdam notes from a broad
    • ►  April (1)
      • Brief autobiographical notes on the broad

Posts Parsed

  • amalfi (1)
  • amsterdam (2)
  • antibes (1)
  • armchair travel (3)
  • autobiography (1)
  • barcelona (2)
  • best beach in the world (1)
  • blue grotto (1)
  • bonassola (1)
  • books (1)
  • brownie (1)
  • budapest (2)
  • camogli (1)
  • canada (1)
  • cannes (1)
  • capri (1)
  • caserta (1)
  • cavtat (1)
  • cocoa locale (1)
  • cote d'azur (1)
  • croatia (1)
  • dubrovnik (2)
  • ercolano (1)
  • etsy (1)
  • europe (18)
  • fondue (1)
  • france (4)
  • franco mazzucco (1)
  • french riviera (1)
  • gaudi (1)
  • gellert (1)
  • general (1)
  • hawaii (2)
  • hawaiian (1)
  • herculaneum (1)
  • holland (1)
  • hungary (1)
  • ischia (1)
  • italian riviera (1)
  • italy (9)
  • juan les pins (1)
  • keukenhof (1)
  • korcula (1)
  • kotor (2)
  • la biennale di venezia (1)
  • lanikai (1)
  • liguria (1)
  • manhattan (1)
  • marisa allegra williams (1)
  • me (1)
  • meeting people (1)
  • michael palin (1)
  • mokulua (1)
  • monte carlo (1)
  • montenegro (2)
  • montreal (2)
  • naples (1)
  • negotiating (1)
  • netherlands (1)
  • new york city (1)
  • nice (1)
  • oahu (2)
  • paid leave (1)
  • paris (4)
  • pompeii (1)
  • portofino (1)
  • procida (1)
  • quebec (1)
  • quebecois (1)
  • queen's day (1)
  • ravello (1)
  • recommended reading (1)
  • reema singh (1)
  • risamay (1)
  • sambo (1)
  • sant jordi (1)
  • santa margherita (1)
  • silversmith (1)
  • sitges (1)
  • solo travel (4)
  • sorrento (2)
  • spain (1)
  • terrapass (1)
  • the broad (1)
  • the n-word (1)
  • time off (1)
  • travel (14)
  • travel writing (1)
  • united states (1)
  • vacation (1)
  • valrhona (1)
  • venice (9)
  • vienna (2)
  • villefranche (1)
  • when in (1)
  • women traveling alone (3)

Mano Made

Stock Up Now

View My Portfolio
See my published books

My corner of Chioggia

My corner of Chioggia
Chioggia, Italy

Dilapidated Decadence

Dilapidated Decadence
Venice, Italy

Outdoor Art

Outdoor Art
Venice, Italy

Corner Crossroads

Corner Crossroads
Treviso, Italy

Small town charmer

Small town charmer
Bassano del Grappa, Italy

Palatial Proportions

Palatial Proportions
Padova, Italy

Service Please

Service Please
Venice, Italy

Notre Roi et Reine

Notre Roi et Reine
Paris, France

Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep
Venice, Italy

Still Stunning

Still Stunning
Venice, Italy

Colorful Corner

Colorful Corner
Venice, Italy

Sera Serenissima

Sera Serenissima
Camogli, Italy

Delightful Decay

Delightful Decay
Venice, Italy

Let there be light

Let there be light
Venice, Italy

Mappa di dove?

Mappa di dove?
Bonassola, Italy

Faded Beauty

Faded Beauty
Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

Lyric reflection

Lyric reflection
Boston, Massachusetts

Grand sunset

Grand sunset
Venice, Italy

Central Park reflections

Central Park reflections
New York City, New York

The beauty of brick

The beauty of brick
Boston, Massachusetts

Pretty Puerta

Pretty Puerta
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Day at the beach

Day at the beach
San Juan Side, Puerto Rico

Great glace

Great glace
Paris, France

Josephine Smiles

Josephine Smiles
Paris, France

Casa Mila

Casa Mila
Barcelona, Spain

The giudecca comes to light

The giudecca comes to light
Venice, Italy

Daily life

Daily life
Camogli, Italy

Old friends

Old friends
Monterosso, Italy

Leisurely lunch

Leisurely lunch
Vernazza, Italy

Pretty in pink

Pretty in pink
Camogli, Italy

Rooms with a view

Rooms with a view
Camogli, Italy

Idyllic Isle

Idyllic Isle
Kauai, Hawaii

Sunset duty

Sunset duty
Barcelona, Spain

Colorful life

Colorful life
Girona, Spain

Sleepy venetian

Sleepy venetian
Venice, Italy

Serene scene

Serene scene
Venice, Italy

Long road ahead

Long road ahead
Venice, Italy

Colors of Burano

Colors of Burano
Venice, Italy

Let's float a while

Let\
Venice, Italy

Les parisiennes

Les parisiennes
Paris, France

Stairway in heaven

Stairway in heaven
Vernazza, Italy

The ligurian life

The ligurian life
Camogli, Italy

Street of rainbows

Street of rainbows
Portovenere, Italy

Curiousity

Curiousity
Cinque Terre, Italy

Colors of Liguria

Colors of Liguria
Portofino, Italy

Buona sera

Buona sera
Camogli, Italy

Cafe nights

Cafe nights
Paris, France

The true paris

The true paris
Montmartre, Paris

You've got junk mail

You\
Venice, Italy

Sunset strip

Sunset strip
Venice, Italy

Basilica San Marco

Basilica San Marco
Venice, Italy

Venetian Vixens

Venetian Vixens
Venice, Italy

The Grand Canal

The Grand Canal
Venice, Italy

Laundry Day

Laundry Day
Venice, Italy

Political Graffiti

Political Graffiti
Venice, Italy

Abstract Eiffel

Abstract Eiffel
Paris, France

La Tour Eiffel

La Tour Eiffel
Paris, France

Wallace Fountains

Wallace Fountains
Paris, France

Fisherman's Bastion

Fisherman\
Budapest, Hungary

Ornate Gate

Ornate Gate
Vienna, Austria

Harbor Steps

Harbor Steps
Korcula, Croatia

City Walls

City Walls
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Onofrio's Large Fountain

Onofrio\
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Old Stones

Old Stones
Kotor, Montenegro

Roaring history

Roaring history
Amalfi, Italy

Step in

Step in
Cavtat, Croatia

Shadows of the past

Shadows of the past
Dubrovnik, Croatia

City of Light

City of Light
Paris, France

Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges
Paris, France

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris, France

Doge's Palace

Doge\
Venice, Italy

Leave the lights on

Leave the lights on
Venice, Italy

Fierce history

Fierce history
Venice, Italy

Campanile San Marco

Campanile San Marco
Venice, Italy

Reflections

Reflections
Venice, Italy

Apartment Envy

Apartment Envy
Venice, Italy

Out for a Walk

Out for a Walk
Venice, Italy

La dolce vita

La dolce vita
Venice, Italy

Perfection preserved

Perfection preserved
Pompeii, Italy

If these walls could talk

If these walls could talk
Campania, Italy

Manga Montreal

Manga Montreal
Montreal, Canada

Galleries Galore

Galleries Galore
Montreal, Canada

Very Vieux

Very Vieux
Montreal, Canada

Inspiration from above

Inspiration from above
Venice, Italy

Fuzzy memories

Fuzzy memories
Paris, France

Putting it mildly

Putting it mildly
Venice, Italy

serenity now

If you're on your way to Hawaii, or just wish you were there right at this very moment, I've got a little souvenir to share that is sure to soothe the soul. Surf on over and take a minute or two to enjoy the lapping waves of the best beach on Oahu. Welcome to Lanikai. It doesn't get much more peaceful or perfect than this.

More Travel Photos

Looking to peruse or purchase from a wider selection of Marisa's travel images? A collection of over 2,000 royalty-free photographs is available online 24/7 for your browsing or buying pleasure. Zoom on images for greater detail. Download high-res JPEG files. Even order prints. Prices start at just a buck. Only at iStockphoto. Click here to extend your virtual vacation. Bon voyage!

The great escape

When was the last time you took a real vacation, eh? The sooner you take one, the better. For your health. Mental and physical. Seriously. Don't believe me? Read more on the short and long-term values of working to live.

Hotel Recommendations

  • Auberge Les Passants du Sans Soucy, Montreal
  • Ca' del Dose, Venice
  • Casa Astarita, Sorrento
  • Grand Hyatt Resort, Kauai
  • Hotel Messner, Venice
  • Hotel Zagreb, Dubrovnik
  • Le Caron de Beaumarchais, Paris
  • ResortQuest Islander, Kauai
  • Sheffield House, Oahu

Curb your Emissions

  • Climate Care
  • TerraPass

Inspiration and Information

  • 200 Things to Do in Venice
  • Centrale Restaurant Lounge Venice
  • David Lebovitz: Whining
  • Dream of Italy
  • Expats in Italy
  • Francesco Da Mosto
  • Good Stock
  • International Driving Permit
  • Living in Venice ... and Beyond
  • Made in Montréal
  • Paris Daily Photo
  • Rick Steves Europe
  • Rome, The Series
  • Slow Travel Blogs
  • Talk Like a Venetian
  • The Frugal Traveler
  • The Photographer's Right
  • The Venetian Language
  • The Venice Experience
  • Tickitaly
  • Venice Daily Photo
  • Visions of ...

Les Films Fantastiques

  • Francesco Da Mosto BBC Shows
  • Kama Sutra
  • L'auberge espagnol
  • Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
  • Le violon rouge
  • Les poupées russes
  • Lola rennt
  • Lost in Translation
  • Lucía y el sexo
  • Léon
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Nikita
  • Pane e tulipani
  • Paris, je t'aime
  • Ronin
  • Y tu mamá también

Great Guides

  • Chronicle Books City Walks Series
  • Eat Shop Guides
  • In Love in Italy
  • Knopf MapGuides Series
  • Markets of Paris, by Dixon and Ruthanne Long

Posts Parsed

  • amalfi (1)
  • amsterdam (2)
  • antibes (1)
  • armchair travel (3)
  • autobiography (1)
  • barcelona (2)
  • best beach in the world (1)
  • blue grotto (1)
  • bonassola (1)
  • books (1)
  • brownie (1)
  • budapest (2)
  • camogli (1)
  • canada (1)
  • cannes (1)
  • capri (1)
  • caserta (1)
  • cavtat (1)
  • cocoa locale (1)
  • cote d'azur (1)
  • croatia (1)
  • dubrovnik (2)
  • ercolano (1)
  • etsy (1)
  • europe (18)
  • fondue (1)
  • france (4)
  • franco mazzucco (1)
  • french riviera (1)
  • gaudi (1)
  • gellert (1)
  • general (1)
  • hawaii (2)
  • hawaiian (1)
  • herculaneum (1)
  • holland (1)
  • hungary (1)
  • ischia (1)
  • italian riviera (1)
  • italy (9)
  • juan les pins (1)
  • keukenhof (1)
  • korcula (1)
  • kotor (2)
  • la biennale di venezia (1)
  • lanikai (1)
  • liguria (1)
  • manhattan (1)
  • marisa allegra williams (1)
  • me (1)
  • meeting people (1)
  • michael palin (1)
  • mokulua (1)
  • monte carlo (1)
  • montenegro (2)
  • montreal (2)
  • naples (1)
  • negotiating (1)
  • netherlands (1)
  • new york city (1)
  • nice (1)
  • oahu (2)
  • paid leave (1)
  • paris (4)
  • pompeii (1)
  • portofino (1)
  • procida (1)
  • quebec (1)
  • quebecois (1)
  • queen's day (1)
  • ravello (1)
  • recommended reading (1)
  • reema singh (1)
  • risamay (1)
  • sambo (1)
  • sant jordi (1)
  • santa margherita (1)
  • silversmith (1)
  • sitges (1)
  • solo travel (4)
  • sorrento (2)
  • spain (1)
  • terrapass (1)
  • the broad (1)
  • the n-word (1)
  • time off (1)
  • travel (14)
  • travel writing (1)
  • united states (1)
  • vacation (1)
  • valrhona (1)
  • venice (9)
  • vienna (2)
  • villefranche (1)
  • when in (1)
  • women traveling alone (3)

Mano Made

Stock Up Now

View My Portfolio
See my published books
B O N V O Y A G E
This is a Flickr badge showing public photos and videos from risamay. Make your own badge here.

Look me up sometime

 
View My Portfolio