Last summer when I was shopping for new shoes I decided that the internet would be a great place to find a unique pair (it would also keep me from having to talk to people). I stumbled on to Shoe Gypsy where I purchased my pair of Gola Torrents (pictured). These shoes are really interesting; they have minimal tread which makes them look like climbing shoes. They fit great and are a joy to wear. The seed had been planted. The next pair I bought was from Zappos, a huge online shoe store. They make shopping really easy; all of the shoes have multiple viewing angles and free shipping on nearly everything. I recently discovered that buying directly from Gola USA is really cheap, not usually the case with items purchased directly from manufacturers. I guess I’m gonna need to buy a third pair…