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a dreamy and very cold birthday escapade in Quebec
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Adventures on rue de Seine: Paris 2023 Diary, Day 1, Part 1
Oct 23, 2023
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The Joy of Revisiting Paris as a Tourist
Nov 18, 2023
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In Praise of Fog
Dec 6, 2023
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Paris Diary, Day 7: Saturday Morning Market
Oct 28, 2023
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London Diary: Michael Fassbender and The National Day of Patti
On the long flight home from London to San Francisco yesterday, I listened to Patti Smith reading M Train. Hearing her voice wash over me in my…
Jun 25, 2025
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Netherlands Diary: Leiden Calling
the "little Amsterdam" that's huge on charm and slim on tourists
Jun 4, 2025
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Another Dawn at the Seal Rock Inn (part 3)
falling in love with San Francisco, again and again and again
May 19, 2025
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New York City Throwback
about that green velvet sofa, the Empire State Building, and the Model Who Shall Remain Unnamed
May 5, 2025
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Once Again to Winston-Salem
Greetings from Rough & Ready Firehouse No. 4 (from the notebooks)
May 1, 2025
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Paris Stories
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Paris in August
and how we found the best air conditioning in the city of light
Aug 10, 2024
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The Joy of Revisiting Paris as a Tourist
Expat life was tough in the City of Light. Visiting is dreamy.
Nov 18, 2023
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Paris Diary, Day 7: Saturday Morning Market
Searching for Damien at the Batignolles Farmers' Market, Regarder la Caméra, and the Nostalgic Pleasure of Picard
Oct 28, 2023
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Paris Diary - Batignolles
the many moods of Paris, and the 17th Arrondissement
Oct 27, 2023
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Cool Blue Morning: Paris Diary, Day 1, Part 2
Okay but Paris is gorgeous, French pharmacists, pain Poilâne, and other French treasures
Oct 24, 2023
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Good Traveler, Bad Traveler
from the notebooks
Jan 28, 2024
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Notes on a Birthplace by Way of Joan Didion
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Jun 28, 2023
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Notes on a Marriage by Way of Joan Didion
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Jun 6, 2023
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Searching for Leonard Cohen's House in Hydra
Listen now (7 min) | Southern Peloponnese, Greece, July 2020
Nov 9, 2022
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Five Days in Dinan (Audio)
Listen now | Tilted buildings, crepes, and dusty gites in charming Brittany
Oct 23, 2022
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Writing from the Hunter S. Thompson Room, Seal Rock Inn, San Francisco
Another Dawn at Seal Rock Inn - Part Two (On Doing the New Thing Instead of the Old Thing)
Feb 17, 2025
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Another Dawn at the Seal Rock Inn
writing from the Hunter S. Thompson room at Point Lobos in San Francisco
Feb 9, 2025
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Night in the High Desert
the journey to Joshua Tree
Nov 14, 2024
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Salted Butter: A Love Story
Where to find European-style salted butter in the US, and how to cook like a Parisienne
Sep 16, 2024
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Paris in August
and how we found the best air conditioning in the city of light
Aug 10, 2024
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5-Minute Summer Salad, Straight from Greece
One dish, one knife, one cutting board...zero patience required
Jul 22, 2024
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Cool-City Staycation
In a sweltering world, San Francisco is a chilly summer oasis.
Jul 10, 2024
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Three Days in Malibu
plus a visit to the Academy Museum, and a few good beaches from Miami to San Francisco
Jul 1, 2024
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