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parisian favorites from one year in the île-de-france (part 1)
One year living in the Île-de-France meant one year correcting friends and casual acquaintances on...
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burgundy, champagne, colmar, expat life: france, fontainebleau, france, loire valley, mont st. michel, montigny sur loing, normandy, paris
city escapes // exploring the french countryside
I had hoped to achieve many things by spending one year in France and now, here we are—almost on the other side. We’re older, we’re wiser. Most importantly, we’ve seen more of the French countryside than I ever thought I would in one lifetime. I mean, fine. We’re not much more fluent in French than the day we moved in. I never did learn how to make croissants from scratch. And yes, fine, the metric system continues to stump me in both the kitchen and on the road. But we made it. Luckily, as far as personal goals go, there…
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bonne bastille & a very happy #LTeastcoast!
WELL! Bonne Bastille! Wouldn’t you know that despite living in France for the past 11 months, the romantic has somehow managed to NOT be in the country on their most important holiday of the year? Oui, c’est Bastille Day. And oui, oui, we are not en France. But, it’s ok! It really is. It’s more than ok actually, because what this means is that instead of being apart, we are TOGETHER! And because we love any excuse to celebrate, we’ll obviously still make time to sip our champagne and toast to French Nationals. And all while reflecting on the amazing…
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photo escape: colmar & the alsace wine route
Somehow, time is very quickly getting away from me. One minute, we were all bundled up in the dead of winter, counting down the seconds until we leave country living behind for bigger & better (read: a city). The next minute, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the blossoms are blooming, and the French countryside? Well, it isn’t looking so bad. Just before my birthday and right on the cusp of spring, the hubs proposed a little road trip. I’ve been dying to see Colmar since before we even knew we were moving to Fontainebleau, so with the one request that I…
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parisian perfection on the île saint-louis
At this very instant, as I type, the wino is lounging on a beach. Book in one hand, cocktail in another, getting tan. Meanwhile, I’ve been living it up on an island just slightly different than the wino’s St. Thomas. I’ve been in my very own little apartment on Paris’s Île Saint-Louis. (Sidenote, do you think Saint Louis & Saint Thomas were buds?*) So, despite my jealousy over her Vitamin Sea, it hasn’t been all bad. After our #LTnyc madness, one of my best friends from college crossed the Atlantic for a week in France. Along with showing her around…
