Lorenzo's Art and Lifestyle World
Travel. Urban Art. Shabby Chic. Art Decor. Vintage. Lifestyle.
He woke with a start, glancing at the window, wondering what time it was. It still looked pretty dark outside but he could hear the faint sound of a train. Leaning forward, he checked the time on the bedside clock. 06.27 AM!! 'Good', he thought, as he sat up, reaching for his bleached robe hanging …
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"Fishes in a glass bowl, swimming ever so freely; in a bowl they live, ever bound within; trapped they are, for in that bowl, there's no escape" ~ Lorenzo Tim is a 45 year-old retired man-for-hire, a male escort. His other services involved pleasing his female clients, offering sex for a fee. This lifestyle afforded …
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"Travel not to escape life, but so life doesn't escape you" ~ Unknown The other day I was engaged in a conversation with a friend about travelling and the difference, if any, between a tourist and an adventurer. For me, a tourist goes on holiday or trips to enjoy the time away from home, to …
Living the urban life comes with its daily challenges for many. From travel to working in the cities, to balancing work-life, or just simply raising children in urban communities, one has to be fully engaging and equipped to make good one's time. While waiting on the train platform this early Monday morning, with my two …
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"Life starts on a blank canvas. You are the Artist. Through life, you paint many pictures, some good and others bad. Today, Now, is the time to produce your best pictures yet" ~ Lorenzo Very frequently we sit back and reminisce on the good old days, those carefree days when we were young and had …
Lifestyle Choices "The eyes might be the window to the soul, but clothing and accessories are the doors leading to just about everywhere else" ~ Lorenzo According to the journalist Mark Simpson, the metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'. Is he right? Personally, I disagree. Athough there's a growing number of men doing all …
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Most of my holidays/exploring abroad are usually with my two little daughters. We always have an amazing time together, visiting great sights and experiencing new cultures and people. I consider travelling a form of education for my daughters, where learning and exploring are a part of understanding and developing knowledge of the peoples and cultures …
Over the years, there has been an explosion of a culture, or perhaps a movement, in interior decor, of furniture and furnishings, known commonly as the Shabby chic look, which seamlessly blends the old with the modern, resulting in a distressed, tired, yet modernistic appearance. This style was quite popular in the 1980s amongst modern Bohemians …
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The Native Indians are undoubtedly one of the most culturally-rich people of the world. I have always been fascinated by stories of how the Indians who inhabited America fought long-drawn wars with their new settlers, the Europeans, who came and made a home for themselves in the lands the Indians recognised as their ancestral home …
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Oscar Wilde, in his essay titled 'The Decay of Lying - An Observation', published in 1891, suggested that "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life". This is so true given that our very existence in its social context is a representation of the complex relationship between us and nature. Our lives are interwoven …
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