Category: life
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Travel: Does your family know where you are?
I’m almost 30 years old and yet, every time I travel I still give my family a full itinerary and a list of “in case of” phone numbers. Is that childish? I actually think it’s one of the smartest things I do. First of all, it forces me to make such a list–which means collecting…
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Six hours in Annecy, France
Nearly every time I asked Geneva locals or longtime expats where I should take a day trip, they replied “Annecy.” But six months after moving here, I had still failed to take the 45-minute bus trip to this medieval Alpine village. It’s terrible for me to write, but it was hard to convince myself to…
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This week I am…
…scrolling through photos from a day trip to Annecy, France. Fantastic travel article on Annecy. …in Prague! We impulsively booked a trip after finding inexpensive flights on this site. …using these tips for making my perfume last all day while I’m traveling (never rub it in!) …seriously considering ordering these personalized gifts for my pet-obsessed friends. …still…
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Do you write snail mail?
I remember going to the Post Office with my mother nearly every day as a child. She knows all the postal workers’ names, which stamps are due to debut and has usually calculated how much she owes before reaching the counter. She sends so many packages, she invested in one of these, like a pro.…
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Marrakech: Outside the medina
Following last week’s post on my four days spent trying to decode the medina maze in Marrakech, I’m moving outside the marketplace walls… The funniest thing I did in Marrakech–and probably on any international trip–was to get my hair cut. Is that a vain use of time? Going to the salon in Switzerland is twice…
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This week I am…
…excited that the Alpine wine in my backyard is making a comeback (Also: 5 sommelier-approved bottles). …looking for one of these versatile summer staples for my trip to Greece. …trying to convert to sleeping on my back (My friend swears it is her mother’s secret to fewer wrinkles!). …making my favorite #MarchMadness snack and watching…
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Four days in Marrakech, Morocco
Morocco is one of those places that has been on my travel list for so long that I stopped believing I would ever visit. When we finally booked our flights for a four-day visit over winter (just three hours from Switzerland, who knew?!), I had researched hundreds of travel sites, desperately trying to understand how to…
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Homemade microwave popcorn (and a little basketball)
March Madness is one of my favorite times of year–and I’ve been looking forward to this college basketball season in particular, because I feel so connected to my family and friends in the States. We’re all watching the same games, all (mostly) rooting for the same teams and celebrating or commiserating together–though we’re thousands of…
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French girl beauty: The scarf
There are many items fashion magazine editors and bloggers label as part of the French girl’s wardrobe–ballet flats, striped t-shirts, “le smoking” tuxedo jacket–but none is as eponymous and ageless as the simple scarf. Ageless in that the scarf has been worn around French women’s necks for decades and ageless in that teenagers and elderly…
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Are you a planner?
Growing up, no one in my family would call me a planner. In fact, I kept losing the adorable notebook planners my mother gave me as gifts. I still think about the plaid Hello Kitty planner I had in the fourth grade–adorable and yet virtually untouched. For some reason, I just couldn’t seem to write…
Paige Langton 