*Note: This post is about a trip I took in September. No one should be traveling farther than their local grocery store right now.* After a week in Milan, Colin and I were both itching to get out of the city to someplace more scenic. In the interest of keeping things simple, we decided on … Continue reading What to do at Lake Como if you aren’t a billionaire
Travel
One day in Venice
With everything that's going on in Italy right now, it's hard to think back to the lazy vacation days I spent there in September. But by the same token, now seems like the perfect time to celebrate the beauty and charm of northern Italy. Andiamo! Let's go! (First, an explanation for my long delay: Shortly … Continue reading One day in Venice
Milan: not-so-touristy Italy
Colin and I started our trip last month in Milan, where he had a week-long conference. Now Milan may be known as a fashion capital of the world and an international business hub, but it is decidedly not known for its tourist appeal. That meant that our week was pretty quiet overall, compared to other … Continue reading Milan: not-so-touristy Italy
Our return to Paris
What would you do if you were only in Paris for three days? I'm planning to put together a list of my recommendations at some point, but in case you couldn't tell from my packing list, Colin and I had pretty specific goals. Namely: eat and be outside. We wanted to simply live in Paris … Continue reading Our return to Paris
How to pack for Paris
I'm just starting the process of sifting through the 500+ photos from our two weeks in Europe, but I thought I'd start with the most important thing: how to pack for a trip to Paris. If you're like me, you either can't or don't want to pay airline baggage fees, so everything needs to fit … Continue reading How to pack for Paris
2018 by the numbers
What a year 2018 was! Even as I’m getting used to living in the US again, I still miss France more than I can say. It’s strange not to be able to hop on a train in the morning and be in a different country by lunchtime. It’s strange not to buy fresh bread at … Continue reading 2018 by the numbers
Where to go (and where to avoid) in Morocco
Reverse culture shock is real, guys. Colin and I have been back in the US for two weeks and in St. Louis for one, and things like SUVs and billboards and noisy restaurants and supermarkets completely overwhelm me. I mostly spend my days searching online for nearby wine and cheese markets and then crying, "Mon … Continue reading Where to go (and where to avoid) in Morocco
The grand finale: Mont Saint Michel
For our final trip in France, Colin and I went to Mont Saint Michel. We didn't intentionally plan for this to be our last trip, but we'd heard that Mont Saint Michel is overwhelmed by tourists year-round, "except maybe December or January," according to our landlady. December was busy with travel to Belgium, Marseille, Carcassonne, … Continue reading The grand finale: Mont Saint Michel
A road trip through southern France
After two nights in Marseille, Colin and I rented a car and drove ourselves across southern France into Spain, where we celebrated the New Year with friends. The road trip had been sort of an impulse decision after we'd realized that our friend's parents' vacation house (where we'd be staying) was an hour outside of … Continue reading A road trip through southern France
If you thought Versailles was fancy…
A couple weeks ago one of my best friends from grad school visited with her husband, and she said she wanted to see somewhere fancy. Pas de problème—France has so much history that sometimes it seems like every large building used to be a palace of some sort. When she asked about Versailles, though, I told … Continue reading If you thought Versailles was fancy…
Practice Makes Parfait 