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#LTeastcoast: a new new york
There were many reasons #LTeastcoast was a big deal for us. It was the first time we were reuniting since March, and the first time we were heading up to Boston. But weirdest of all: this was the first time in a long, long time we were in New York as non-residents. It was a new New York experience, that’s for sure. For the past few years, one or both of us have lived in Manhattan, and as annoying as it may sound… New York is just different when you live there. As a resident, you’re oddly protective of a…
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city dwellers // philadelphia’s center city
We may have grown up outside of Philadelphia, but that doesn’t make us experts on the City of Brotherly Love. Enter: the perfect excuse to spend some time together in Philadelphia’s Center City. When we kicked off our weeklong tour of the patriotic east coast, we knew we wanted to spend some time re-exploring Philly, especially now that the wino will soon be calling it home. Like any city, Philadelphia is chock-full of fun neighborhoods, each with it’s own distinct vibe. Because we only had two short days, we chose to stick to Center City. This was mostly for convenience,…
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perfetto puglia // five days in the heel of italy
Most recently, the hubs and I met up with two friends and their other halves for a few days of pure bliss in Puglia: the heel of Italy. Aside from the general geographic location, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Naturally, it was a week of pure and total luxury. I’m not going to wax poetic on the beauties of Italy. As I’ve mentioned before, somehow, I have ended up in Italy three times this year, so you get it. The country has gotten under my skin. It has replaced my heart with a meatball. So stay with…
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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…
