Category: travel
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Your perfect weekend in Paris: The Marais edition
For giggles, let’s imagine you’re spending a long weekend in the City of Light. My three-day itinerary is perfect if you love: excellent food, natural wine, bar-none (vintage) shopping without the couture price tag, art history, and mysteriously reading in cafés. Because that’s all kind of my thing. My husband and I will be in…
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Why my retreats are all-women
My retreats are all women because, as women, we deserve to have a space all our own. We deserve silence. We deserve rest, quiet, and restoration. We deserve to not have to explain ourselves. We deserve a break. We deserve to be surrounded by other women who love what we love. To find community, sisterhood,…
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French faux pas: How not to be an ugly American in France
Congratulations! You’re an American traveling to France. Here’s how to act (and how not to act) so that you don’t offend every French person you meet. Must do’s in French politeness: ‘Faux pas’ en France / How not to act in France Come to the South of France with me! I’m a Francophile. I love…
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The best brunch in Paris
Look. I’ve been to more than 100 of the hippest, coolest restaurants in Paris, but this one brunch spot takes the cake. Not only do most Parisian restaurants not really serve American-style brunch, but the breakfast food you’ll find on offer at most Paris bistros is a croissant and an ‘okay’ cup of coffee at…
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Survive Winter like the Finns
January is – on the whole – bleak. The snow hems me in. As the snow melts, a layer of ice keeps me from running. Rude. Yet, the frigid sunrises over steaming rooftops never fail to amaze me. They start, like so much of winter, quietly. No heraldry of bird song. Not even the soft…
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The secret to Parisian (women’s) confidence
Parisian women (Parisiennes) are famous for their confidence, their beauty, their elegance, and their approach to life, art, and fashion. This image of Parisian elegance and confidence is a bit stereotyped. It’s a bit cliché. It’s pretty thin and white-washed. And it’s a bit watered down. Parisiennes, just like their city, are complex and a…
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How to spend a foodie weekend in Montréal
We had a fabulous weekend in Montréal to celebrate the wedding of two dear friends. The vibe of the people in Montréal was very Berlin + Paris + Canada. Chic and friendly. The city boasts great wine and food, and is extremely walkable and bike-able. I will absolutely be going back to Montréal whenever I…
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The best hikes in Jackson Hole
You know that place in the world where you arrive and feel a weight lift from your shoulders? Where you feel like you can (finally) breathe easily? For me, that’s Jackson Hole! And my absolute favorite thing to do there is hike. Here are my favorite hikes in and around Jackson Hole: About Jackson Hole…
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The best coffee shops in Paris
The coffee scene in Paris has progressed in leaps and bounds in the last ten years. (Not to mention the last fifty, as post-war Paris clung with a certain intensity to chicory long after the ration years of World War II had passed.) The most joyful part of these coffee shops for me? That the…
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For better travel, travel mindfully
My yoga and meditation practice affect my experience of travel… for the better! My travels this fall in both Morocco (leading my yoga retreat) and in Paris have solidified this belief for me. I started consistently meditating a year ago. Every day my meditation practice asks me to appreciate the good. Even on hard days…
