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National Geographic: Best travel photos of the year
My father has an impressive stack of bright yellow National Geographic magazines dating back a few decades in our home in Bakersfield. Normally I’d consider a pile of old magazines recycling, but these vintage issues are treasures and really fun to flip through on a lazy afternoon. Every August, the iconic magazine releases its list of Traveler Photo…
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Fêtes de Genève
Over the weekend, we checked out Geneva’s annual Fêtes de Genève–a two-week festival coinciding with Swiss National Day. It felt a bit like county fairs I’ve attended back home, but with a definite Swiss flair. I mean, how cute are these refreshment stands?! Luckily, the day turned from overcast and drizzly to sunny just in…
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This week I am…
…mesmerized by this colorful natural phenomenon. …meeting new people (this is how they’ll size me up). …earmarking this “outfit meets book” for future reference. …scrolling through this stereotype-shattering slideshow. …trying this lighter take on a Southern dessert staple. …sharing this article with my superhero friends (ahem, working mothers). …salivating over this home. Holy wallpaper! Did you have a nice…
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Happy Swiss National Day
This Saturday is Switzerland’s National Holiday, so I’ve rounded up my favorite photos from the past ten months of living in this beautiful country. (Spoiler: Switzerland looks good from every angle.) I may only have a visa, but I’m a proud Swiss resident and feel fortunate to experience what makes this part of the world…
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Once in a blue moon
Throughout my life, my mother has always known what phase the moon is in–waxing, waning, full, new, strawberry. It’s a fun hobby of sorts that I’ve come to adopt as well. There is not much to it besides checking an almanac, but once you start doing it, you will find yourself looking at your life more and…
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My expat shopping list
When I lived in the States you couldn’t pay me enough to spend a precious Saturday afternoon at Costco, stocking up on bargain-sized products. These days, my husband and I daydream of going to such a super store and filling an oversized cart with all the things we miss back in the States. We even keep…
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The path not taken
While on a power walk around my neighborhood last week, an impeccably dressed older woman on a bicycle flagged me down. Seeing a Swiss person smiling and waving is something new for me, so I slowed my roll and pulled out my Beyoncé-blasting earphones. Bonjour! Bonjour! She spoke quickly in French of which I only caught…
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This Week I am…
…loving this reality check on the “marriage by numbers” debate. …celebrating this small feat for an artist I’ve been following for years. …booking a trip to one of these secret European villages. …marveling at this bizarre trend. (Is the President even more charming than I realized?) …raising caring kids…well, someday I am. …stealing these simple interior…
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I want to go to there…
…the Italian Riviera. Now that I’ve been to the French Riviera (and I’m smitten), I’d like to visit the Italian stretch of dramatic coastline where the Maritime Alps meet the Mediterranean Sea. It seems that while the French Riviera attracted the great writers of the 1920s like F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Italian Riviera had all the hype…
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Secret longings
Life abroad comes with some major plusses, so I try to refrain from discussing any negatives and end up sounding like a whiny, unappreciative expat. Over the past few months I’ve been stashing away my stateside desires in a mental file titled “secret longings.” And while the top 20 things on the list are seeing family…
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Paige Langton 