The best thing I ate in Italy
I realize I’m a bit spoiled–the first time I went to Italy, I was in 6th grade. We’d hosted an Italian exchange …
La Dolce Vita
When I tell people I moved to Paris by accident, it’s not like I tripped and fell. But unlike many expats in …
Ile de Ré edibles
Something I miss so desperately in Paris is honest-to-goodness fresh produce. There are a couple passable markets in the city, but the …
Scenes from Giverny
This wasn’t the first time I’d been to Giverny–thought it took me more than 3 years of living only an hour away …
Chateau Thierry & environs
While it’s nice to think that my parent’s visit was 110 % frolicking and wine tasting–there was some business to be done. …
Scenes down south: the stragglers
Here are some photos from other scenes down south. I took over 600 on the trip, so it is, as one can …
Scenes down south: the Carpentras marché
One of my mother’s three wishes concerning our trip to the south involved a side trip of the greatest order. Shopping. But …
Scenes down South: Bonnieux, Roussillon, and in between.
In our successful effort to discover as much of the Luberon as possible in one day, we continued onward from Oppede. At …
Dinner at La Cuisine du Marché in Cavaillon
If someone were to ask me one word to describe my favorite kind of food it would be : southern. This way …
Scenes down South: Oppède Le Vieux
In typical American fashion, we piled into the mid-range Suzuki the rental car agency upgraded us to, and barreled down the A7-direction …