Put a Ring on It: Vintage Engagement Ring Shopping in Paris
Although Steve and I got engaged in Bali during Steve’s 40th birthday extravaganza, we decided to wait until we got to Paris to appropriately clad my ring finger. I have […]
Although Steve and I got engaged in Bali during Steve’s 40th birthday extravaganza, we decided to wait until we got to Paris to appropriately clad my ring finger. I have […]
If you’ve ever read my International Beauty column on the California-based fashion and beauty blog, The Penny Rose, you’ll know that I have what could be termed an ‘addiction’ to […]
Walking through the main square last night in San Miguel de Allende, I watched the waxing moon shine upon the pink tinged parroquia, its brightly lit cross casting a further […]
It’s been a little quiet on The Chic Adventurer blog as of late, but that quietude has not extended to my day to day life. Before I get back to […]
They say that French women don’t get fat. But living in Paris has led me to believe that it is also true that French women don’t get blemishes, wrinkles or […]
When we alighted from the train in Avignon in the Provence region of southern France, I felt like I had stepped back in time a few hundred years. The steeples […]
Paris is one of my favorite cities, but it’s also outrageously expensive—especially in the spring. There are many joys of living a nomadic lifestyle as Steve and I do, but […]
Ever since my first dreamy glimpse of the Eiffel Tower when I was 16 years old, it has been my dream to live in Paris. Never mind that it is […]
The first time I went to Paris, I was 16, and I was in awe. I walked the cobbled streets on a quick half day layover before catching my connecting […]
With it’s rustic cobbled alleys, cozy cafes and secluded garrets peeking from centuries old buildings, it’s easy to fall head over heels with Montmartre. Although Paris is most famous for […]