Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day is a complicated holiday. If you’re single, you’re inclined to feel bad about yourself; if you’re attached, it turns into an unspoken competition between you and all the other attached...
View ArticleLe Havre
Le Havre from Alyx Cullen on Vimeo. Last Friday I took a quick day trip up to Le Havre, a small city on the English Channel that’s a two-hour train ride from Gare Saint-Lazare. I wasn’t sure what to...
View ArticleI’m on Vacation
Hello! Sorry I missed a Place Settings opportunity last weekend, but between extra work last week, a head cold over the weekend, and vacation this week, I decided not to worry about it. I’m spending...
View ArticleLoire Valley #1: From Here to There
Last week I escaped city life and spent a relaxing week with my parents in the Loire Valley. I came back with 500 photos, so I’m breaking them up into a five-part series (don’t worry — I’m not posting...
View ArticleLoire Valley #2: The Châteaux Spectrum
Last week I escaped city life and spent a relaxing week with my parents in the Loire Valley. I came back with 500 photos, so I’m breaking them up into a five-part series (don’t worry — I’m not posting...
View ArticleLoire Valley #3: Fauna and Fungi
Last week I escaped city life and spent a relaxing week with my parents in the Loire Valley. I came back with 500 photos, so I’m breaking them up into a five-part series (don’t worry — I’m not posting...
View ArticleLoire Valley #4: Loches and Montresor
Last week I escaped city life and spent a relaxing week with my parents in the Loire Valley. I came back with 500 photos, so I’m breaking them up into a five-part series (don’t worry — I’m not posting...
View ArticleLoire Valley #5: On the way home
A few weeks ago, I escaped city life and spent a relaxing week with my parents in the Loire Valley. I came back with 500 photos, so I’m breaking them up into a five-part series (last one!). Hope you...
View ArticleRead Up: Berlin Blogs
As I mentioned on Sunday, I’m heading to Berlin this weekend for a quick visit. I’ve never been to Berlin before, so I’ve been consulting my friends, speed-reading travel guides in bookstores, and of...
View ArticleA Weekend in Berlin
As I mentioned on Sunday, I was in Berlin over the weekend for an all-too-brief visit. I flew in early Saturday morning and left midday Monday and felt like I saw only a tiny fraction of what I wanted...
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