After Rome, Florence, and Cinque Terre, I was tired. I was so ready to just relax and have a spritz – the traditional aperitif of Venice – and watch the boats drift up and down the river. And that, friends, is exactly what I did (but not before crying while crossing the bridge into Venice because I had made it…
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I’m going to take a brief pause from all my Italy travels to come back to France for a second. Though I still have Venice pictures to share – lots of them! – Aix is beautiful yet windy right now and I just couldn’t help feeling the need to share today while I was at the market. I fell in…
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In second grade, my teacher gave us an assignment to write a postcard to someone – “Wish you were here!” We could describe or invent any location we wanted, imaginary or real. I think mine was sent from the inside of a waterfall or somewhere else where mermaids might be found. If only I had known then that Cinque Terre…
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I have a well-tested theory that loving a city in the rain is proof that you really love it, kind of like loving people even when they don’t return your texts automatically. My experiences in Paris, New Orleans, and now, Firenze, all prove this to be true. I knew I loved Firenze the minute I stepped off the train. The…
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Between birthday celebrations and packing for Paris to see Lauren this weekend (!!), editing and sifting through pictures from Italy has been pushed to the side – sorry Italia! I’ll finish eventually je vous promets. My exciting news for this week is that yesterday my I Heart My City: Aix-en-Provence was published by the National Geographic Intelligent Travel blog! Cue…
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