I just got settled into my hotel, Les Jardins du Marais in Paris, what a beautiful place, it sure is the perfect romantic hotel, good thing I’m single—not. There are a lot of trees here, a really lovely modern lounge, and my room is nice and comfy. I’ll only be here for a few days, …
An American in London
After getting pretty smashed on the plane–thank you alcohol gods–I made it through the annoying process of leaving the airport and finding my hostel, not understanding my cab driver and then awkwardly meeting the people I would be staying with. I walked over to the local pub where I got entirely too drunk off of …
Welcome to My New European Travel Blog
This is my new European travel blog, or whatever you want to call it. I am an American; I love good things like fancy beer, art music, and I’m living the dream: I quit my job as an office slave and decided to take a trip around Europe, to see what it’s all about and …
Record Shops in Paris
I am mildly obsessed with music. I love my vinyl record collection–there’s always something really kitsch and exciting when I go to a foreign music shop. What albums will they carry? Who are the employees? So I decided to take a look at some of the best record shops in Paris according to the internet, …
The Best Bakeries in Paris
Paris has this whole gluttonous urge thing down to a T, besides the heavenly crepes which I have experienced here I have also indulged in my fair share of baked goods. I know I mentioned it previously, but the French croissant is something else, it is truly a feat of shear baking wizardry. Even the …
