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A Look Inside Fontainebleau

When my mom visited me in Paris in April she told me she’d always wanted to visit The Palace of Fontainebleau.  I knew there was a fancy hotel in Miami by the same name, but a palace about 50 minutes outside of Paris not so much.

Food

The Cinnamon Roll at Café Suédois

I live in the Marais. Not in the 3rd or Upper Marais but in the heart of the 4th right next to the old Jewish Quarter. If you don’t know Paris well, that’s an area associated with shopping and large crowds on weekends. While I love the hustle and bustle, […]

Hotels

Hotel Dispatch: The Modern Honolulu

I grew up going on trips to Hawaii with my family, but we would always stay on Maui or Kaui, never Oahu. I had this idea that Oahu and Honolulu were touristy, cheesy, and just not that interesting. Well a recent trip to The Modern Honolulu at the start of Waikiki Beach […]

Hotels

Hotel Dispatch: The W Verbier

The W’s new outpost in Verbier, Switzerland is splashy and sceney, just like you’d expect, but rustic elements and an unbeatable location make it worth the splurge. For more information check out my story on thepointsguy.

Food

The Croissant aux Noix at Ladurée

  Spring has officially arrived in Paris and perhaps no bakery in the city epitomizes the season more than Ladurée with its mint green awnings, and piles of pretty pastel colored macarons in flavors like, pistachio, rose petal, and lemon verbena. Credited with starting the version popular today (two shells joined […]

Food

Best Fish Tacos in Baja

I don’t think I will every tire of looking out onto an expanse of blue ocean while digging into a fish taco– they’re simply a match made in heaven. Baja is the cradle of this light, fresh, and flavorful dish. I recently scoured the peninsula for the tastiest fish tacos […]