Category: travel
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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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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…
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This week I am…
…putting my skis away for the season after showing my best friend around Chamonix last week. …sharing this link with friends and bragging about Switzerland’s postcard views. …considering a month without makeup after being inspired by this woman. …seeing the U.S. in a whole new light after perusing these interesting maps. …wondering if I can make…
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I want to go to there…
…Arles, France. What? You say you’ve never heard of it… Still not ringing a bell? How about now? That’s right, Vincent Van Gogh lived in this small city in the south of France for just one year–most of the last year of his life–and produced over 300 paintings and drawings while there. He moved to…
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This week I am…
…trying this healthy recipe after my Sunday splurge on Mont La Saléve (see photo above). …using these tips to prep for our houseguest (my best friend arrives in Switzerland today!). …laughing about this brutally honest food magazine cover. …not setting the clock forward, because daylight savings in Europe isn’t for three weeks. …ditching positive thinking for…
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The little things I do not miss about the States…
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post “The little things I miss about the States…” I made a short list of the little things I do not miss about the States. 1. Needing a car to access outdoor recreation. The States boasts some pretty amazing outdoor experiences–from the Appalachian trail to the Pacific coast–but most of these protected lands require…
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The little things I miss about the States…
Real Mexican food. Did I mention I’m from California? Right, so I was basically teething on tacos and pico de gallo. This week I had my first Swiss incarnation of a “burrito” and it included: red beans and rice, chicken, large, circular slices of tomato, whole pieces of lettuce…and do I detect a sweet, Texas…
Paige Langton 