Today is the first snow in Colorado. I prefer to be warm over fashionable in winter. That means lots of layers and completely bundled up. The above photo was my look for Germany in 2011. But the further back I go I see more examples. For example, I sported this stunning blue look in Venice 2005.

To be fair it was running and snowing on NYE, and so it was especially cold. However, my mother is always fabulously dressed, so I wonder where I get this…

Oh yeah from Dad! He looked even more intimidating at night with his hood on.

Also they say a sure fire way to tell American tourists is how they always drink a lot of water. I stylishly wear a sling that can carry a bottle of water from my neck just in case anyone mistook me for a local.

Mom and Dad with the Night Watchman

Travel Missteps is an every-other week series on how sometimes part of the journey is making mistakes and getting lost.