Ashley @ No Onions Extra Pickles

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Name: Ashley Harrop
Date registered: June 27, 2010

Latest posts

  1. ArtSmart Roundtable: Rodin in San Francisco — April 30, 2012
  2. Jumping on Naoshima, Japan’s “Art Island” — April 7, 2012
  3. ArtSmart Roundtable: Saving a Metabolist Architectural Icon in Tokyo — March 26, 2012
  4. My ABC’s of Travel — December 15, 2011
  5. What to get the Italian Futurist who has everything! — December 13, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Where I Want to go in 2011 – Because of You! — 42 comments
  2. Confessions of a San Francisco Travel Blogger — 31 comments
  3. Ice Cream is No Joke — 30 comments
  4. Travel When Untraveling — 29 comments
  5. Tourists Beware! — 29 comments

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ArtSmart Roundtable: Rodin in San Francisco

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What city do you think of when you hear the name Rodin? - photo by wallyg

August Rodin is not the first name that comes to mind when visiting San Francisco…more likely someone you would think of on a trip to Paris. BUT San Francisco is a fabulous place to visit if Rodin is your kind of sculptor. This is all because Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. Now, unless you’re really into …

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Jumping on Naoshima, Japan’s “Art Island”

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Ashley Jumping at Naoshima

Naoshima – Japan’s “Art Island” To see the rest of NOXP’s jumping photos click here. < photo credit: No Onions Extra Pickles >

ArtSmart Roundtable: Saving a Metabolist Architectural Icon in Tokyo

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Me and the Capsule

After what turned into a 3 month hiatus – I AM BACK!  It seems appropriate that I return with an ArtSmart post on Japan, where I spent most of January and a place I have yet to write anything about (despite have the most incredible time there). The Nakagin Capsule Tower Hidden just minutes from …

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My ABC’s of Travel

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Ashley Jumping at Chichen Itza

I’m a sucker for these chain blog posts, so I have to thank the lovely Jenna from This Is My Happiness for tagging me! Age you went on your first international trip I had just turned 20 when I took my first big international trip to Paris – it was amazing, exciting, inspiring, and slightly …

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What to get the Italian Futurist who has everything!

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The street enters the house by Umberto Boccioni

Holiday shopping can be tough, especially for that special someone who has everything…but what about the Italian Futurist who has everything?!  Good thing I’m here to help! Gift #1: Help them destroy the past. “We affirm that the world’s magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racing car whose …

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An Artsy Christmas

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An Artsy Holiday Tree

I love holiday decorations – and artsy ones are even better! Last year the Academy of Art University’s School of Fashion decorated San Francisco with holiday wreaths that students had to created by re-purposing everyday materials.  So I followed up with the School of Fashion this year to see what their students were working on …

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Exploring Krakow, San Francisco’s Sister City

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Sara (on the right) having an awesome time in Krakow!

Continuing my series on San Francisco’s Sister Cities, today it’s all about Krakow!  I’ve never been to Krakow – or Poland – so the lovely Sara Kate Egan was willing to do this interview on the city she currently calls home.  Sara has been in Krakow for over a year, and keeps herself pretty busy …

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