VOL.01
Like many of you, I hate being a tourist. When I’m visiting a new city, I’ll admire the great landmarks from afar and keep on moving in search of the smallest backstreets and the hidden local haunts. And this is why I write my Paris blogs, for all of you who would rather be discovering [...]
By ‘un café’. I obviously mean a mocha latte or a glass of rosé, along with a little tarte, maybe some madeleines and of course, plenty of undisturbed lounging time à la Parisien. (You won’t actually find me talking much about coffee in this blog). 1. Un café with Fashion at Carmen Ragosta Rue de [...]
Venice, Italy is probably not the greatest match for someone with a deep phobia for mass tourism. But hey, there was a hotel sale this month on the wonderful VoyagePrive.com [if you're not signed up, hi, welcome to this century, glad you could join us]. So what did I do when I got to Venice? Well, [...]
I‘ve been won over by the shoe that’s in every French coquette’s closet. Is it that generously-thick white rubber sole that does it for me? The tomboy colours? The fact that they instantly de-slutify the most teetering-on-the-edge-of-sluttydom outfits? Or is it just that ‘je ne sais quoi’ that a French girl brings to a pair [...]
… and pretending like you really give a – okay okay fine, some people do, I get it. But instead of browsing dead people’s art (hope I’m not coming across as insensitive to the art world or anything), why not take advantage of the fact that hey, you’re alive, and probably capable of being creative [...]
Ever since I was a young girl, I’ve suffered from an incurable fear of feeling like a tourist. When I decided to move to Paris six months ago, on nothing more than a whim, I knew I had to make it my city– and fast (this is already sounding like a cheap movie trailer). Okay [...]
Do you enjoy being a bit of a loser sorry, loner in a big city? (Totally kidding about the loser thing, couldn’t resist). Does getting lost in an unknown neighborhood (even when it’s not your intention) excite you? Quietly spying on the local hustle & bustle, discovering things no average tour guide could ever tell you, [...]
Old friend HandbagAddict (previously ShoeAddict) came to visit me in Paris last weekend with her boyfriend, who without much thought, booked them a room at the Four Seasons hotel, George V. This got on my nuts (can girls use that expression?). I could understand if you might be traveling to a third world country where [...]
Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
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The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
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Apparently Keira Knightley and her co-stars improvised their way through this thirteen minute
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You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
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Alright, so you might have noticed I have a weakness for French real estate p0rn. [Sigh] I
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This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
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He was selling custom-made clothing to Hip Hop’s finest for thousands of dollars a piece,
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I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
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I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
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