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A Flavorful Food Tour of Buenos Aires
When I booked my flight from Rio to Buenos Aries I began to salivate. No, I wasn’t thinking of the divine shopping opportunities combined with the favorable dollar versus peso exchange rate. Instead,...
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Hotel Spas: The Ultimate Way to Unwind
Rarely do I indulge in spa treatments when I’m not traveling. With the exception of manicures and pedicures, a trip to the spa is just something I’ve come to associate with work. You read that...
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Paris Photos from my France Tourism Instagram Takeover
About a month ago, I received an email from the folks at the US French Tourism Office asking if I’d be interested in taking over their Instagram account. As a Francophile, I jumped at the chance to...
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10 Great Holiday Gifts for Travelers
If you’re anything like me then you’re behind on your holiday shopping. Scratch that. If you’re like me then you’ve done absolutely no holiday shopping. I have, however, done a bang-up job of making my...
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Hotels Gone High-Tech
Do you remember when hotels first ditched the old-school metal keys in favor of plastic electronic cards? With the exception of some independently owned motels and a handful classic European luxury...
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Extraordinary Experiences & Giveaway from Four Seasons
Novelist, Rodman Philbrick, wrote, “The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you.” As someone who has accumulated an abundance of...
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A Luxury Culinary and Cultural Tour of India
Since I was a little girl, I’ve been fascinated with India. My dad took a month-long trip to the country in the ‘70s and brought home stories and all sorts of treasures—rugs, jewelry, and various other...
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My Travel Year in Instagram Photos for 2014
It’s the end of the year, which means a time of reflection. I’ve always believed that travel isn’t just about the places I go, but the people I meet along the way. And throughout these past twelve...
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Life’s a Trip, then you have a Double Mastectomy
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Angelina Jolie. No, not for being multi-talented, charitable, and ridiculously attractive, but instead for publishing her op-ed piece in the New York Times....
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Custom Travel Map Giveaway
I have a deep fascination with maps. As a child, I spent hours looking through atlases and dreaming of far away places. Globes were spun and studied. Classroom maps couldn’t escape my attention either....
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Find Your France
Most of us have something for which we yearn. Without it we feel a void, an aching that can only be satisfied with it present in our lives. I’ve been fortunate to find several passions during my four...
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Surviving Summer Travel in Europe
Here’s a not-so-shocking confession: I abhor crowds. This might seem a bit odd coming from a person who travels as much as I do. Airports, train stations, and tourist sites filled to capacity give me a...
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3 Things to Know about Cognac {the Spirit, not the French Region}
I must admit that when Atout France asked me to cover the Cognac region for their #FranceWineTravels campaign, visions of old men smoking cigars and Busta Rhymes immediately came to mind. But after...
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I can’t give you the world: A letter to my niece on her 18th birthday
Dear Kennedy, I know it’s cliché, but I can’t believe that you’re actually 18-years old. I vividly remember receiving the call the day you were born. Your once red hair has turned to brown, and you...
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5 Great Holiday Gifts For Travelers
It’s that time of the year, and once again, I haven’t begun my holiday shopping. A leopard doesn’t change her spots just because she moves to France, you know? These days I don’t spend too much time...
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My Travel Year in Instagram Photos for 2015
Compared to my travel stats for 2013 and 2014, this year seems sedentary, with only two continents and eight countries visited. The beginning of 2015 was spent in Texas taking care of my health. And at...
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My 20 Favorite European Hotel Rooms {thus far}
Since I started this site in the fall of 2011, I’ve traveled to many incredible places and am slowly marking items off my 100+ item to do list. Throughout this time, I’ve fallen in love with hotels. In...
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5 Things to know about Rosé Wine in Provence
Oh, Provence. That dreamy place in France not called Paris. Provence is probably the place you envision when imagining the French countryside. Surely you know this picturesque region: lavender fields,...
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Taste in Travel: Understanding Cultures through Food
The number of times I’ve been asked how I became a culinary {and travel} writer is too many to count. Frankly, I’m not exactly sure how to answer. Eating is an essential part of life, and I appreciate...
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My 8 Favorite Hotel Rooms from the Americas {thus far}
A few months ago, I revealed my 20 favorite European hotel rooms. In that post, I estimated that in the last four years I’ve slept in over 150 different luxury hotels and experienced well over 300 in...
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