Category: travel
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Bon weekend à tous!
Although I still find myself waking up at 4am and I can barely keep my eyes open through dinner, all of the jet lag in the world is worth traveling to Thailand. I’m so excited to share my Thai travelogues with you next week. What are your weekend plans? I’ve got an itch to ready my…
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Back from paradise
I’m just waking up from the dream that was two weeks in Thailand and I can’t wait to share more about what makes this country so incredible! The photo above captures about one-tenth of its beauty and 100% of my excitement. I’ll post more photos soon. For now, a few fun links if you are…
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Off to Thailand!
We leave today for two weeks in Thailand and I’m so excited that I fear this long, international flight is going to feel a lot longer! If I find time to update the blog I will (there is rain forecasted nearly every day), but otherwise see you in September! In the meantime, a few travel…
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On the road
Last night we returned from a two-week trip across Europe with my husband’s parents. We saw four countries by way of planes, trains and automobiles. We took in art in Paris, the Alps in Switzerland, the Mediterranean in Nice and quite a bit of pasta in Italy. It was both exhilarating and exhausting, but the…
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A weekend in Lucerne
A couple of months ago I received one of the best job offers: Get paid to spend a weekend in Lucerne eating, drinking and having fun. Oh, and I had to write a few thousand words on why other travelers should visit Lucerne for a yet-to-be-published travel guide. I can’t divulge all of my recommendations here,…
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Travel Goods: Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Last year I wrote a post on all the travel goodies I was secretly eyeing on the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (yes, they ship to Europe!). A friend of mine asked me–ahem, begged me–for this year’s Anniversary Sale roundup. So, I happily online window shopped and came up with ten items that I’d love for fall and…
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Wanderweg Weekend
“Wanderweg” means walking trail in German. These adorable yellow signs are all over Switzerland–throughout its cosmopolitan cities and the majestic Alps. In the middle of a meadow or on top of a snow-capped mountain. When we see one we know we’re on the right path. We’re headed in the right direction. All good. There’s definitely…
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A weekend in Burgundy
I cannot believe so much beauty lies just two hours from Geneva and it took us so long to visit. This seems to be a common theme around these parts, which is why we’ve stuck closer to home this summer. To ring in my 31st year two weeks ago, we rented a tiny French car…
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What are your favorite travel websites?
I recently read that the average traveler visits a whopping 38 different travel websites before booking a vacation. I should be shocked, but I actually think I visit somewhere in the neighborhood of 50-75 websites in the process of booking an airline ticket, scouting out housing and making restaurant reservations for a trip. I absolutely…
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5 Things to do in Paris when it rains
You may not speak French, but I bet you’ve heard the phrase après moi, le déluge or “after me comes the flood.” The phrase is attributed to to King Louis XV’s reign in reference to the impending French Revolution. Today, it’s kind of a shoulder shrug phrase: After me, I don’t care what happens. It’s all going…
Paige Langton 