TRAVEL Archive

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Rockaway Beach

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It’s not hard, not far to reach. We can hitch a ride, To Rockaway Beach! ♫ It’s true! This place is only a subway ride away from home in Brooklyn, which makes it the favorite summer weekend spot of my sister. It may have been The Ramones that first immortalized Rockaway Beach in the song, but I’m doing it my own way in my photo diary here of this stop on my recent American tour. I never really associated going to New York City with going to the beach but my sister  was dying to share it with me. Our friend Mike has an adorable bungalow out there as well so the three of us made a day of it! Swimming, tanning, Rockaway Taco, and some down time at Mike’s cottage and cruising in his Jeep…just another perfect summer Saturday in this iconic American spot.

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What’s your favorite place to soak up the sun in the summer? Hopefully it’s not far from home! Let’s talk more on facebook, twitter, and tumblr. Kisses!

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Midnight City

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Next stop, New York City. If it’s not the capital of the world, it certainly feels so when the wind blows me back here and all too easily I find my favorite people ready for a night out in this midnight city. I imagine with their familiar faces turning up any place can feel like home. When the sun goes down we go out. Beer gardens, barbecue joints, and Brooklyn rooftops…tonight New York is ours.

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Pictures of Sofia, Samantha, Christophe, Lucy, Ryan, and my Britta. More to come from NYC. Until then wherever you are may the night find you amongst friends and having fun. We’ll talk more this week in facebook, twitter, and tumblr. Kisses!

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Living in America

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Hi babydolls! So here I am, back in the states again for some summer vacation. I was never one too keen on this American life. I had my eyes set on other continents when I left this place, rather untethered to this territory. Now it’s been some years I’ve been away and coming back is always a sort of rediscovery, nostalgic in a special way not of my past but of this sort of greater rusty and sun bleached American dream you see on billboards along the 405. Ironically the more time I spend away, the more I identify myself with it. And the more I come back, the more I like it.

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The photos are from up and down the coast in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles (LACMA, who needs Paris to see Dufy, Magritte, and Picasso?), and Newport Beach. I hear things have been quite slow back in Paris from those who are still there, so I imagine I’m not missing much. So I’m just gonna go ahead and enjoy the big streets and bright cities, supermarkets and super sizes, and friends and family here until Paris calls me home in two weeks, in which case I will be more than happy to go! Let’s chat more on facebook, twitter, and tumblr!