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Nice, La Belle
In my recent post about Monaco, I mentioned that it is an easy day-trip from Nice! It only seemed natural then to write about Nice as well. Nice is a beautiful coastal town…
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Lille, Ma Ville
I lived in Lille, France for 8 months between 2016-2017 while I was a Teaching Assistant. Lille is the capital of Hauts-de-France, the northernmost region of France. This region is relatively new, combining…
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An Afternoon in Honfleur, France
When I visited Étretat last month, we rented an Airbnb in Le Havre. Apparently, my landlady grew up in that town! During an afternoon apéritif with my family at their home next door,…
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Returning to Étretat
When I was 16 years old, I had an opportunity to go on a ten day trip to Northern France through my high school! Though I feel like I wasn’t old/mature enough to…
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Only Lyon, France
What I love most about France is that each region of the country is so different from the next. There are so many different cultures and traditions within this country alone! Lyon is…
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Fête des Lumières – Lyon
Every year, Lyon hosts the amazing Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights). It takes place over a three day period on a long weekend. About a month ago, I headed south to Lyon with…
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Finding a Residence in Lille
I wrote in my last post how my friend very graciously allowed me to stay with him in his Paris apartment for ten (yes ten!) whole days before I moved to a residence…
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Paris is always a good idea.
That Paris exists and anyone could choose to live anywhere else in the world will always be a mystery to me. I may not have given myself very much spare time off of…
