Travel Blog
Yes, fellow heliophiles and thalassophiles of the north, the season of SAD is upon us. You may have heard of seasonal affective disorder which is known to strike as Pumpkin Spice season turns rainy and cold and trees shed their colorful crowns that were once vibrant in the fall sunshine. The reality of the impending …
When it comes to swanky rooftop drinks I’m the first one in line. I’m all for summer dresses and I’ll even dig out some summery shade of lipstick. But when the city gets a little too crowded and the traffic just a bit too congested, nothing beats a weekend camping. Alone. I like spending time …
I know I put a lot of emphasis on the magical draws of summer. And really, who doesn’t love the warm patio nights, the shorts and swimwear lifestyle, the resulting socially acceptable tan lines, and the cliché of “rosé all day”? But even summer’s biggest fans will admit that the first day that refreshing breeze …
On my last excursion to Paris, I spent some time in the most charming little neighborhood called Montmartre. This dreamy cobblestone and quaint-housed district is located on top of a hill in Paris’ 18th arrondissement. Montmartre’s most prominent feature is Sacré-Cœur, a Catholic basilica constructed in the Romano-Byzantine style and completed in the early 1900s. …
Last long weekend (which I further extended), I decided that Paris was a good idea and so I got on a new budget airline and shipped myself off to the land of bread and cheese. I spent the next 4.5 glorious days popping into every boulangerie, pâtisserie and fromagerie in sight and spent full afternoons …