While I love traveling with my family, I recently spent 24 solo hours in Valencia, and it was satisfying to tear through the city at my own pace. I saw so much in a short amount of time. Las Fallas, a celebration of Saint Joseph that stretches for most of […]
Where to find the best croissants, cookies, lemon tarts, eclairs and more in the city of pastries. I often joke that I have a talent for sniffing bakeries out like a bloodhound, and nowhere is this skill put to the test more than in Paris. As I walk and run […]
Make your visits to the boulangerie more memorable and delicious by following these tips for buying bread in Paris. When I moved to Paris in 2015, I began making frequent trips to my neighborhood boulangerie just like Parisians do. On the first few visits, I found the frenetic pace and […]
Experience Paris like a local by visiting these bakeries, restaurants, museums and shops. Paris may be the world’s most beautiful city, but it is not simply the idyllic movie set many have come to expect. It is a big city with grit and grime and diverse cultures and cuisines. This is precisely […]
The Marais is my favorite neighborhood in Paris. I lived there for two years and it’s still where my husband and I try to find an apartment each time we visit. The Marais, meaning marsh in French, includes the 3rd and 4th arrondissements and offers 17th-century architecture, the city’s best […]
Before I went to New Zealand, I talked to friends who had visited before and they all said it was incredible — truly one of their favorite places on earth — but there was a catch. “Don’t expect too much of the food” was something I heard over and over […]