Seoul is a huge city. Going from point A to point B requires quite some effort (and time) walking: to cross the street, the green man light lasts about 20 seconds and then turns red for 5 minutes – you’d better not miss the boat! That’s why the subway is one of the easiest ways … Read more
I have quite a few yummy Seoul addresses to share with you (even though you’ll still have to be able to find them once in the city!) but I wanted to start with a place that any cuteness addict must visit: the Hello Kitty Café! Just the name will get eyes shining and a couple … Read more
In Seoul, the most impressive palace to visit is (take a deep breath …) Changdeokgung, the Prosperity palace. From what I read, since its construction in 1405, it underwent a whole lot of destructions and reconstructions, for the result that we can admire today. It really lives up to its UNESCO classification as World Heritage! … Read more
I haven’t told you everything again: I wasn’t with you these past weeks!…well, let’s say I was looking on from afar, for I was on vacation under different latitudes! My destination? Seoul! I heard that in Paris, the temperatures hadn’t really gone up while I was away, but if it can lift your spirits, it … Read more
I’m almost ashamed of the title, but I had a pang of nostalgia for this character whose only job, in my opinion, was to be Donna’s boyfriend at the beginning of the cult tv series Beverly Hills 90210 (I did start to appreciate him more as the series moved on, but my favorite was Dylan … Read more
Here’s the typical Parisian outfit in the mind of foreigners. A total cliché (leave my head out of it, and it’s perfect). Sailor stripes, a coat, boots, a baguette, a beret it’s the very essence of simplicity. I get the feeling that it’s what non-French find fascinating, but for us, it’s totally banal. Not totally … Read more
This week, I went shopping (at the Bon Marché, amongst others) and here is what I brought back, with the upcoming sunny days in mind. A Carven t-shirt: with a print of an old Paris map. I love the retro side of the print, and that way I’m also ensured I won’t get lost! Map … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Lionel and I had the wonderful idea of organising a « Dawson’s creek Marathon » evening, this mushy series I believed to be alone in loving … but it seems not! Everytime I talk about it to someone, the answer I get is that it was incredibly namby-pamby, and pure … Read more
Finally! I’m back with my favorite places in Amsterdam! Of course, in 3 days time, I didn’t get a chance to taste everything, but here is a small selection that I really enjoyed, and that I hope you will too, if you get the chance to spend a couple days in the city. Don’t hesitate … Read more
Here are the pictures taken the “day before” the storm in Amsterdam. Sometimes, the weather can be benevolent: the event could clearly not have taken place as easily the following day during the blizzard. The event in question was the Tulpendag, or “National Tulips Day”, on the 19th of January. I heard about it when … Read more