When in Italy, eat and drink as much as possible. At least, that’s my motto since I’m stuck at home in London most of the time. During our recent trip to the Amalfi Coast, we ate and drank ourselves silly- but put significant legwork into finding the best places to make our calorie splurges worth …
Just a few days after returning from Lanzarote, we were off again. A wedding in Quebec, followed by some family time with my mom and her siblings, were on the books. Since most of the trip was a blur of reunions and personal meetings, I’ll focus on the stuff that you’ll most likely want to …
Paris is always lovely, and I’ve written about it many times (here and here and here, for instance), but, as I discovered last weekend, it is loveliest around Christmas time. Because I’ve been to Paris so often, I focused my trip around food and friends, rather than sightseeing. I did, however, get in a few …
This past weekend I went to Copenhagen for a wedding. It being my third time there (see my adventures around the city in the winter and later in the summer), so I didn’t really want to do any of the usual touristy stuff. (Besides shopping. Did some major damage at & Other Stories and Birkenstock.) In addition, …
I would not consider myself the quintessential foodie, especially when compared to some of my other friends here in London. However, just about every week I do try to find someone to drag along to a new restaurant, and luckily there are plenty of choices. One that’s been on my “to do” list for ages …
Getting back into the swing of things here in London is harder than I thought. I tend to romanticize things, though, and underestimate things like re-acclimating, imaging myself as never having “un-acclimated” in the first place. When people in the US asked me how I liked life in London, what with the crowds of people, …
My favorite, favorite time of day is breakfast time. With any luck, I’ll have been up working for a few hours already (can I get a YEAH for those who are most productive in the early morning!?) and have a few mugs of coffee in me, which makes me all the more ready for some …
One of the traditions my mom and I have when I come home to visit is to drive about partway through the state to Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard, a small, new winery near Charlottesville. Not only is the drive absolutely breathtaking as you drive out of the city and into the mountains, the food …
There’s nothing better than great girlfriends, especially when you’re really stressed out over an international move. That’s right, I’m moving back to London in six weeks! OK, now that the BIG announcement I promised is out of the way, back to the topic at hand. When the going gets tough, or not even tough, just …
It never rains in Denver. Like, literally, ever. So it was definitely bad luck when our plans to spend a sun drenched afternoon at a roof tap bar were rained out. However, no outing in our group of friends is without a Plan B. Ours was a very successful trip to the Denver Beer Company, …