la joie de vivre

I woke up Saturday morning to ambiguous texts about my travel schedule and events in Paris and knew something terrible had happened overnight. I am full of emotions. Sad. Confused. Scared. Angry. The attacks happened in the area of Paris I’ve fallen in love with and where I’ve chosen to stay on my last visits […]

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Christmas in Paris

Spending the days before Paris with my mom was great; we stayed in a flat in the Republique/Oberkampf area right next to the Marais. I chose this area because it’s supposed to be where the artsy Parisians live, relativley less touristy than other areas of the city, and to local restaurants and bars. We had […]

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Paris. Finally.

Place des Voges A garden in the Marais Fromages, wine, baguettes, quiches, crepes, croissants. I was determined to get a taste of French culture in more ways than one. Although my waistline might not be thanking me, I thoroughly ate up France. My line at the baguette stand On this visit, I wanted to stay […]

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