Saint Quentin

Sometimes I like randomness in practice, other times only in theory. I have this idea that one day I will … More

Ruins and ruination

April in Paris is nothing like the song. I read somewhere that the lyricist would have preferred to call it … More

I like having wide-open days in our schedule to allow for spontaneity. One day last week I got up early … More

Where to go for a weekend in March? Before we embarked on our travel fast, we had a few exceptions … More

The Let’s Get Lost game has a new variation. For those of you who don’t know the reason why this … More

I started a project back in September which fits in so nicely with this year’s theme of traveling by staying … More

Our neighbor Julie has a morning routine that I’ve long wanted to adopt. She wakes early and likes to have … More

We don’t make resolutions, but we do have themes. It’s a watchword or phase that we use to guide plans … More

A friend sent me a Happy Thanksgiving text, saying we probably wouldn’t be celebrating since we are newly-minted Parisians. I … More

Coming from the relatively homogeneous US, I can’t get over how culture completely changes over small distances in Europe. You … More