Paris or DC ~ Cathedral Edition
“Il est venu le temps des Cathedrales Le monde est entré Dans un nouveau millénaire L´homme a voulu monter vers les étoiles Écrire son histoire Dans le verre ou dans la pierre.” ~ Notre Dame de Paris...
View ArticleGuest Post ~ My Trip to Paris by Ashley
Neither David nor I can remember how we agreed that Paris would be our honeymoon location. And truthfully, it never occurred to either of us as being cliché (being the city of love and all). The truth...
View Article10 Paris Instagrammers To Follow
I follow all sorts of people on instagrams. My friends, of course. Foodies. Travelers. Cat owners. Even a few politicians (bonus when they post #FridayKitty pics every week!) But I have a soft spot for...
View ArticlePostcard from Paris: a Paws Café at Café des Chats
Paws Café… Pause café… get it? OK, that was a bad pun, but I couldn’t help it. Just like I couldn’t help visiting both of Paris’ cat cafés during my last stay in the city. In my defense, one of them is...
View ArticleTravel Highlights from 2014
2014 was a great year for me travel-wise. I made it home to France not once, but twice. I made the most out of a few work trips in New York, Chicago, Raleigh, Boca Raton and Austin, Texas. I even...
View ArticleJanuary 11, 2015 – Far from the Eyes, Close to the Heart
This past week, the news hit very close to home. 300 meters close to home to be exact. Understandably, it was a difficult week. But living abroad when the eyes of the world are turned to dramatic...
View ArticlePostcard from France: Cour Bérard in Paris
Cour Bérard is a small street in the 4eme arrondissement in Paris. It’s the home of the Moretti & Moretti, an art galerie which focuses on street art, digital art and installations. I headed to the...
View ArticleHappy St. Honoré to all the bakers & pastry chefs
The Catholic Church has a long tradition of assigning saints as special guardians and protectors of different trades and professions, and bakers and pastry chefs are no exception! Saint Honoré, the...
View ArticleLiberty Enlightening the World… For 130 Years
Did you know that the Statue of Liberty, this universal symbol of freedom, is technically French? Yep, one of America’s most iconic monuments was born in France to Mr. Frederic Bartholdi, a French...
View ArticleParis vs New York: The Striped T-Shirt Edition
Paris mon Amour or New York my Love? That’s the question that JCrew’s little sister Madewell is asking in its second collaboration with the French label Sézane®. After a successful first capsule...
View ArticlePostcard from Paris: 5 Spots Where I Love to Grab a Cup of Coffee
When I left Paris to move to Washington, DC thirteen years ago (**le gasp**) the city didn’t even have a single Starbucks yet. Now they’re everywhere, and I’m not saying that’s a good thing but I do...
View ArticleMy Trip To Paris (And Champagne) By Alison
There’s no conversation I love more than when one of friends tells me that they’re off to Paris. OK, there is: the conversation we have when they get back full of stories from my hometown and...
View ArticleMy Trip To Paris By RaShonda’s Explore Savvy
RaShonda of Explore Savvy is one of my favourite local travel blogger. Between her recent trips to Cuba or Milan and her scooping of fabulous cheap or error fare her facebook and twitter feeds give me...
View ArticleAriel & the Sweeper Girls: A Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Race Recap
Two weeks ago, I ran my longest race of 2017: the Disneyland Paris-Val d’Europe half marathon, part of Run Disney France’s Magic Run Weekend. My previous races this year were the Cherry Blossom 10...
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