Today, Paris is the city of light, but that was not always the case. Before the mid-19th century, Paris was a crowded, dirty, and crime-ridden medieval city. Muddy dirt roads and dark alleys allowed disease and dissent to spread quickly throughout the city. In 1852, after…
Nobody strolls like the French. They even have a special word for people who love to explore urban spaces – a flâneur. I am definitely a modern-day flâneur. There is nothing I enjoy more than exploring a new (or old) city on foot. If you really…
After frolicking through lavender fields and chateau hopping for six days, Emily and I ended our French road trip with two days in Paris. Paris will always be one of my favorite cities and I use any excuse to go. I like trying new cafes and restaurants and discovering different…
sunnies // lip // collar (and sweater) // top (similar) // skirt (also love this one) // bag // sandals How many blogger-in-Paris cliches can I fit into one photoshoot? With the help of Emily, basically all of them lol! Peonies? Check. Pink? Check. Iconic/basic location (the Palais Royal)? Check.…
dress (also here) // hat (similar) // sunnies // clutch // sandals For our second day of chateau hopping, Emily and I headed to Villandry, Chenonceau, and Amboise. If I had to pick a day, I preferred this day of chateaus slightly over the first (you can read about our first…
dress (also here) // hat // sunnies // purse // espadrilles (similar state-side option) After three days in Provence, Emily and I drove to Blois (stopping in the cutest medieval castle-town on our way). From Blois we explored the Loire Valley, which is famous for its gorgeous chateaus. This region is brimming…
I have never seen anything like Chateauneuf en Auxois. Yes, I have seen some pretty unbelievable and picturesque places (the Trinity Library in Dublin, the Island of Burano near Venice, and Cappadocia Turkey come to mind), but Chateauneuf was truly something out of a fairytale or Disney movie. Emily and I…
