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Jet lag cure: It has little to do with zzzs
I’ve been back in the Swiss time zone for one week and only this morning was I able to drag myself out of bed before 9 am. I know that moving across time zones can be brutal on the body’s circadian rhythms, but I’ve never had an issue with jet lag before. I tried to…
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Miss me? This week I am…
…decorating my stark apartment. The inspiration. …reading this book. …pouring over these sweet watercolors from this up-and-coming artist. …planning a trip. …shocked over this love story gone wrong. Let it be a lesson to all journalists. …touching all the things. …picking up French lessons again. Twelve bizarre phrases en français.
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2015 Travel Moment: Pilsner in Prague
I was talking to my friend the other day about Prague. She had just visited for the first time and tried their pilsner. I visited nine months ago and I can still taste it. As we talked, we waxed poetic about its intoxicating flavor. Vanilla bean. Nutmeg. Creamy and smooth. Dessert. I never ordered pilsner…
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2015 Travel moment: Skiing Gstaad
Early one morning last winter we took the train to Gstaad. It was cold and dark. The train was quiet, but full. It would be a three-hour ride and I was lugging 10 pounds of ski equipment. I wasn’t excited. I was cranky. But as the train chugged higher into the mountains, the…
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2015 travel moment: Lunch on Mykonos
We’ve traveled to ten countries in the last twelve months. Ten! (Sometimes I wonder how we accomplished anything else.) When I reflect on everything we saw in 2015, my mind doesn’t wander to the landmarks or museums we visited. My mind goes to the rainy afternoon at a Parisian cafe. The sunrise we saw in Croatia. The mint…
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On buying a Turkish carpet
As far as travel experiences, going to Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is right up there with visiting the Louvre in Paris. And buying a carpet at the Bazaar is like taking home one of the Louvre’s paintings…well, maybe a very very small sketch. By an unknown artist. What I’m trying to say is this isn’t a run-of-the-mill…
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Ancient Istanbul: The Hagia Sophia
Somewhere in the move between apartments I misplaced my camera. The two of us were not reunited until this weekend–so, finally I can post photos from the rest of our Istanbul trip. We spent one day of our three-day adventure in the ancient part of town where the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar…
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This week I am…
…listening to this Christmas album. (It’s surprisingly traditional.) …avoiding awkward silences at holiday parties. … stockpiling bananas. …shaking my head at the collective journalist community. …intrigued by this unusual travel company. …feeling beautiful. …rereading this crazy story. Everything in moderation! …toughening up.
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The 2015 Swiss Gift Guide
I love looking at blogs this time of year because there are so many treasures to be found on bloggers’ annual gift guides. There are guides for house decor, little munchkins, ladies fashion, bargain finds, and everything travel. I didn’t think I had much to bring to an already overstocked space…but there is one niche I’ve…
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This week I am…
…dreaming of Swiss ski chalets. …being irresistible. …watching Home Alone! How the booby-trapped home was filmed. …preparing for holiday travel. …and learning to sleep on a plane (I’m terrible at it!). …reading up on the real American Thanksgiving. …drinking wine–apparently these are the new wine rules.
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Paige Langton 