Category: life
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This week I am…
…making pork chops. This recipe. …earmarking this list for my apartment (curated by one of my former editors!). …enthralled by this gripping podcast. …bingeing on Golden Girls reruns after reading this bioethics article on the show. No really. …bringing the coolest hostess gift to a party. …re-watching this moving acceptance speech. …asking my husband these conversation-starting questions for couples.
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Kimolos: The Accidental Greek Island
About halfway through our two-week adventure in Greece we made a mistake. A big one. It began with a ferry from Paros to Milos. A ferry we thought would be an easy, two-hour ride that turned out to be a crowded, nauseating, four-hour ride. Apparently, the 50 m.p.h meltemi winds that hit Greece every August had just…
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This week I am…
…back to work after an extra-long summer vacation (even by European standards). …feeling moved by this short film. …using these psychology tips to land my dream apartment rental. …laughing over this bizarre European/American trend! …unearthing my BFF necklace. …being inspired by this chic French brand for autumn. …celebrating my husband’s birthday. (Have you looked up the secrets…
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Family time
My parents arrive in Geneva today! I am so excited to share my Swiss world with them, as well as some travel through Chamonix-Mont Blanc and Piedmont, Italy. Seven days of family time. The last time we were in Europe together I was a 20-year-old college student trying to figure out if I belonged at…
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This week I am…
…back from Greece! I can’t wait to share photos with you, but…I will wait until tomorrow. …eating dinner earlier–here’s why. …having a more productive work day (even if I am my own boss). …bragging over Switzerland’s vintage beauty. …trying some crazy wine and food pairings …but not drinking too much. …attempting to not be that American tourist when I travel.…
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This week I am…
…in Greece! We’re headed here and here. And finally here. …choosing the runt of the litter. …looking forward to seeing this delightful summer movie. …getting these or these for back-to-school (oh wait, I’m 30). …hopefully eating these. …impressed by this forward-thinking architecture trend. …California dreaming, per usual.
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Kaló taksídi! Off to Greece
Ciao friends! I’ve been in Mykonos for two days and am heading to Paros today by boat. It’s just the beginning of an epic two-week trip my husband and I planned in March. I’ve actually had a travel book for Greece since 2008 when I first began dreaming about visiting this beautiful island country, but…
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This week I am…
…heading to Greece! I’m packing this and this. …not checking my phone. …getting more zzzzs. …believing in the power of friendship. …trying to forget this article. …putting the half bottle of rosé in my fridge to good use. …getting inspired for my new Swiss apartment.
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On Swiss life
As we near one year of living in Switzerland and one year on our apartment lease, I’ve been looking for a new (more affordable) apartment in Geneva. The job is tedious and all-consuming. Long French phone calls. Stacks of paperwork. Back-to-back meetings. Fees. Dead ends. And then I came across this story. A 22-year-old New Zealand…
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This week I am…
…getting back to reality after a road trip through Italy (more on that soon!). …studying international beer etiquette for a September trip. …ordering these for the last days of Switzerland’s heat wave. …moving to Portland! No, not really. But how stunning is this coastal home? …listening more to my body. And not dieting. …adopting these rules for keeping money safe…
Paige Langton 