“I thought his butter had slipped off his toast!” my dad said as we drove alongside plains in Kansas, his eyes wide in his gift for storytelling, in-between crunches of banana chips. Our stash of snacks for the 9-hour drive...
What Switzerland Gets Right — and What the U.S. Could Borrow
The Best Cafés in Geneva to Escape the Winter Cold
If you are in Geneva and are need of caffeine, I beg of you, please skip Starbucks. The city is home to countless independent coffee shops that craft fantastic concoctions that put global chains to shame. Below are a few favorites organized by neighborhood....
10 Magical Things to Do Near Geneva This Christmas (A Local’s Guide)
While Switzerland yawns at Halloween and has no real connection to Thanksgiving—save for the occasional frozen turkey appearing in supermarkets each November—it pours all of its festive energy into Christmas....
Where Maradona is a Saint and Pizza Tastes Like Nowhere Else: How to Spend Three Days in Naples
Prior to our journey to Naples, we spent cozy nights at home eating bowls of Italian wedding soup with reruns of The Godfather. These were the only two elements we knew about Italy’s less glossed over destination: that it was the birthplace of pizza and the Camorra....
Stay in a French Château: A Night at Burgundy’s Enchanting Château de Longecourt-en-Plaine
Unlike most property rentals on Airbnb, ours was family owned, dating all the way back to the 13th century, and managed by a Count. Owned by the Le Gouz de Saint-Seine family since the 1600s, the Château de Longecourt-en-Plaine has witnessed centuries of history. France’s former queen, Catherine de Médicis, even stayed here in 1594 ...
Unique Things to do in Paris: A Francophile’s Guide to the City of Light
With over 17 million visitors each year, so many love Paris because of just that- it is a place that stays with you, creating a unique story for everyone who passes by. ...
What Happens When You Don’t Plan Prague: A Lazy Girl’s Guide to the City of Spires
Unlike most holidays where I plan an activity-packed agenda minute-by-minute, our four days in Prague were spent at a slower pace - walking through a city that combines quintessential European cobblestones and pastel dollhouse-like architecture with cubist statues at every corner....
