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The three coolest suitcases on the market
I love my carry-on suitcase and it has been my faithful travel companion for more than ten years. I would highly recommend it to anyone who’s in the market–with one caveat, many airlines do not consider it a carry-on any longer. It’s just too big. It’s a bulky 2005 bag living in a sleek 2016 world. And your bag…
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My experiment with art.com
We moved into our apartment five months ago, but only in the past two weeks have I been “full steam ahead” on decorating. I’ve moved so slowly because we’re on a tight budget, yet I have a palate for higher-end furnishings (thanks to my professional interior designer mother). At some point I had to stop…
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Five Little French Things
These are my favorite French things for summer 2016. They are all available in the United States…except for a Frenchman’s joie de vivre. That one must be cultivated on one’s own. Un. La Roche-Posay primer from La Vienne. I try to keep my skin care as simple as possible, so the idea of putting on a cream…
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Summer in Switzerland
I can’t stop giggling over this video promoting summer travel in Switzerland. It is spot-on with the stereotypes. A little something silly for today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCQuzF4dU8 Are you planning any summer trips? This time last year we had a stacked calendar, but this summer we’re taking it a bit slower and hoping to enjoy Switzerland more. A…
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Travel cravings: Paris
The best aspect of living in central Europe is our access to a multitude of other destinations. We love Switzerland, but we really love traveling outside of our Alpine nation. Living here has given us the ability to see many countries I did not believe I’d ever visit (such as Morocco and Croatia), as well…
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Are you a morning person or a night owl?
I’m a morning person. Every day at 7 a.m. my eyelids fly open, my toes start dancing and my mind runs through all of the amazing possibilities that the day presents. I have an insuppressible need for sunshine and breakfast ASAP. (Basically, I’m a Disney cartoon.) Unfortunately, my husband is the opposite: A night owl.…
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Thai chicken lettuce wraps
One of the more challenging aspects of living in un pays cher (expensive country) is that we rarely go out to dinner. Granted we save as much as we can to travel to less-expensive countries and go out to dinner there, but 95% of our meals in Geneva are at home…which can become monotonous! So,…
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These May flowers better be good
In Geneva we’re experiencing some serious April showers (which yes, I know lead to May flowers…) but it’s still frustrating being cooped up inside. When I dug a little through my blog archives I realized I don’t remember April in Geneva last year because we were barely in town; we escaped to Florence and Amsterdam. At…
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Royal Copenhagen: An obsession
Confession: I took more time choosing a china pattern than choosing where I went to college. Whereas I felt in my bones I was a Tarheel years before enrolling, I had no idea what kind of plates person I was. Modern? Decadent? Simple? A little of all three, please? Then I came across Royal Copenhagen. Delicate, hand-painted, whimsical.…
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Paige Langton 