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Paris: Wandering as an art form
Planning a 36-hour trip to Paris should be easy–one can only see so much art and eat so much croissant–but I found it difficult to rein in my tendencies to itinerize every hour. I took a hard look at my Paris map and limited myself to places that were within walking distance or a couple…
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This week I am…
…trying to find a bottle of this wine to relive one of the best meals I’ve had in Paris. …laughing about this bizarre travel photo trend (is it even legal?). …wishing my husband had read this article when we first met, so he knew what he was in for. …re-watching this documentary on Netflix after learning more about France’s biggest…
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I want to go to there…
…Paris. Le sigh. The truth is I have been lucky enough to visit Paris before and I’ll be there again this weekend, but my excitement for this city simply does not wane. The best parts of Paris never change–the architecture, the joie de vivre, the sophistication–while the rest evolves swiftly–the restaurants, the fashion, the politics.…
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Kung Hei Fat Choy: Celebrating Chinese New Year
If you haven’t guessed it yet…no, I don’t have a drop of Chinese blood in me, but I did grow up celebrating Chinese New Year. I remember standing in San Francisco’s Chinatown, confetti raining down from the onlookers in upper apartments, as I anxiously awaited the main event: The good luck dragon. Truthfully, I’m not…
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Caffeine and your health: What’s the final word?
I’m not one of those people who says things like “inject the caffeine right into my veins” or “Starbucks is my second home,” but I really do enjoy my morning latte. In fact, the one Starbucks in Geneva seems to be the only place to get a coffee to go–otherwise the Swiss abide by this…
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Marriage: It’s not a science
I’m a researcher. Not with a white lab coat and a PhD, but in how I approach life. I like to see what the experts have to say, I like to read articles and studies with control groups and hypotheses. So when I got married, I approached it the same way. Pretty unromantic, huh? That’s just…
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This week I am…
…doing this because I’m sore from skiing Chamonix-Mont Blanc (but look at that view!) …wondering if any of these tips will get me back in heels in hilly Switzerland. …trying this hearty recipe for lentils, since they are a powerhouse food. …trying this website to simplify complicated summer travel plans. …watching this Kristen Wiig video on repeat (she can…
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In which I explain “I want to go to there”…
Yes, I know that “I want to go to there” is not grammatically correct. No, I do not want to fix it. I stole the phrase from Tina Fey who borrowed it from her daughter. Fey says when her three-year-old daughter saw a commercial for Disneyland, her eyes glossed over and she said “I want to go to…
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I want to go to there…
…Prague, Czech Republic. Maybe it was seeing the city as the backdrop for Amadeus, or maybe it was learning about its fairly recent overthrow of communism (1989), but Prague appeals to me exotically, unlike most other European countries. The Czech Republic truly tows the line between European, Old World, Soviet and Eastern. And although February…
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Work from home: Working hard or hardly working?
When then-new Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced in 2013 that the company would no longer allow employees to work from home, efficiency experts both applauded and criticized the move. Yahoo! said the policy would foster more creativity among employees and therefore help the company stand out among its competitors, such as Google. Skeptics pointed out…
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Paige Langton 