Friday night's attacks in Paris hit home. Very close to home. It's hard to process my own feelings right now, let alone find the words to express them. My aunt and cousins used to live across the street from the Bataclan. One of those cousins was at the Stade de France for the France-Germany match. I have two sets of friends, both with young children, who live rue de la Fontaine-au-roi. The images I watched on newscasts that evening and throughout the weekend were not the Paris of tourists that's typically shown in the United States, with the obligatory accordion background music. This was my Paris. These were my streets. This was my home. I wish I could be home in times like these. But I ...
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Travel Highlights from 2014
2014 was a great year for me travel-wise. I made it home to France not once, but twice. I made the most out of a few work trips in New York, Chicago, Raleigh, Boca Raton and Austin, Texas. I even tested out Icelandair's "the best part of a trip to Paris is Iceland" advertisement by doing a stop-over in Reyjkavik on my way back from Paris. The highlight of last year, though, was traveling to Brazil to cheer on my beloved Bleus during the World Cup, a trip I had been planning for and looking forward to for the past 3 years. MAKING THE MOST OUT OF WORK TRIPS Chicago (and New York before that) happened in the dead of winter. For Chicago, I think I got to go because none of my colleagues were ...
10 Paris Instagrammers You Should Follow
I follow all sorts of people on instagrams. My friends, of course. Foodies. Travelers. Cat owners. Even a few politicians (bonus when they post #FridayKitty pics every week!) But I have a soft spot for people instagramming from my hometown. Here are some of my favourite Paris-based snappers right now: In addition to having a pretty dreamy job in PR for Ladurée, Delphine also runs Goût'd Food, a lovely French food blog with an accompanying instagram feed GOUTDFOOD that's as sweet as you'd expect. DESSERTED IN PARIS is the instagram account of Taj Spiegel, a graphic designer and pâtissier with a passion for shoes and pastries. Follow him for snapshots of gorgeous-looking desserts ...
Benetton Loves Paris
Not invited to the State Dinner but still want to a little something French to do on February 11? Head to Benetton in Georgetown. The Italian apparel maker will toast the arrival of its new Spring 2014 collection with a sparkling glass of (Italian) Prosecco. What's the tie in to France you ask? Well, Benetton went to Paris to shoot its new collection, filled with chic basics, cool separates and effortless style. ...
S’il Vous Plait… Dessine Moi Un Ispahan
There are many reasons you should visit the Galeries Lafayette on boulevard Haussmann during your visit in the city of light. First, of course, there's the shopping. You can find anything you want at the Galeries, from a bedskirt to books, cartier watches, chanel bag or kookai skirts, gourmet food, books and Paris souvenirs. You can even buy macarons from Pierre Hermé's not so secret boutique: Pierre Herme has a store inside the Galeries Lafayette in l'espace createurs Then of course, there's the building itself. You'll never look at your local mall the same way after seeing the Galeries' stunning ceiling: The current store opened in 1912 and is an elegant setting for your ...
Magasinage – Paris Shower Curtain
Merci to Joanna Goddard for posting these awesome city shower curtains on her blog today! Obviously, I'm a big fan of the vinyl Paris rideau de douche ;-) and best of all, it's only $29.39 at Target and $24.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond! Here are some other cool Paris-themed shower curtains you can find out there: And then, of course, there's this cute little Bonjour Hello Kitty one (complete with the most adorable shower curtain hooks) for the girlie little Parisienne in your life (or for the young at heart). ...
