Have you been to Genoa?

Yeah, Genoa. Because no one sighs and says, oh Genoa! when you tell them you’re going there. And for good … More

10 years, 100 Airbnbs: the good, the bad and the ugly

I remember my first trip abroad in the summer of 1984, between my junior and senior year of college. I … More

We change our minds. A lot. I don’t know if you’ve noticed. But what are plans other than a reasonably … More

I think I’ve mentioned how much I hate chateaux. All that pompous decoration and power-play architecture. So what the hell … More

I’ve recently had a couple of conversations with friends of friends who were directed to this blog because they’re gearing … More

Here we are, back in the land of the “free”. How surreal it seems. We’ve been in the US for … More

Let me back up a moment and say oh hey, we’re moving ! The situation in Paris with our noisy … More

I’ve been thinking about the state of the Covid narrative. Not the broader social and economic story, that will be … More

I feel like the future is simultaneously wide open and closed down. I’m not talking globally, though that’s certainly the … More

What is left when everything has gone south? The pleasures of Paris are closed up once again, in compliance with … More