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PARIS: Settling In

In this world, there are many places that I adore and love with an irrational passion. I could walk through San Francisco until my feet fell off. I could relax in Sarasota until the world ends. I...

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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #87

LOVE: Cornish Pasty: When I went to London to attend the royal nuptials of Prince William and Katherine Middleton a few years back, I stayed at a hotel very near to a fast food joint called the Cornish...

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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #88

LOVE: Graham Norton Show: I’ve long had a fantasy of living in London, which I’ve told you about frequently enough. It involves working at the British Museum, having a flat near Kensington Palace,...

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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #96

LOVE: Magic in the Moonlight: I am well aware that Woody Allen is problematical for one million and four reasons. I also find the word problematical…problematical, but that’s for another time. Even...

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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #99

LOVE: Victorian Britain by The Great Courses: I have always felt that a person should know everything. Clearly this is an impossibility and will never be accomplished in one lifetime, but there’s still...

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The Story of My China Cupboard

At heart, I’m a minimalist. I crave empty rooms with tastefully chosen furniture, the perfect paintings, and golden accoutrements. I think it would be the height of luxury to live in a beautiful white...

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BRIGHTON: Back By The Sea

I was far too excited to sleep. In all my memories, I can’t think of a time when I was honestly more turnt. Life was ecstasy and it was mine, and so I got myself up at two o’clock in the morning and...

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BRIGHTON: Still By The Sea

Fake Banksy. I’m feeling pretty guilty for taking forever to write these blogs. I had the bright idea before I left to pack light, to carry next to nothing with me, to be burdened by so little that I...

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From Manchester to Home

Did you know that you can get Cheesecake Factory to go and then decadently eat it in your bed at a four-star hotel? I didn’t until I did. This discovery was astonishing. It was life changing. It...

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #205

LOVE: Coronation Documentary: I still clearly remember when I first started longing to travel. I was in eighth grade, and in my social studies classroom, I was sat very close to an old map of the...

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