What is French apéro? L’apéro is the short name for l’apéritif . L’apéro is a pre-dinner drink with small plates. It’s normally between 6pm (18h00) and 9pm (21h00) and it can sometimes turn into your meal for the night. If it’s a full meal, it’s called “Un apéro dînatoire”. It’s very laid back and casual, there’s no fixed length for an apéro….
It’s festival season, and as everyone is posting their Palm Springs travel guides as they head to the desert for the first touch of sun, I thought about the French equivalent- Bassin d’Arcachon Like how ‘50’s stars flocked to Palm Springs to escape LA for the weekend Or I guess you could also use…
Growing up near Carmel, I have always loved and quite frankly pampered dogs. (lol) {Also exciting to see Little Big Lies , set in Monterey, I need to watch!} In Carmel, almost every shop has a water bowl outside and a dog cookie at the register. Most Americans can’t pass a pooch without a loving glance or a quick “Can…
Joshua Tree National Park is where two worlds collide. The park is sprawling- nearly 800,000 acres, and the landscape is diverse. Depending on the season, you can expect strong winds, sudden bursts of rain, and climatic extremes. We visited in March ’17, after an unexpectedly heavy and long rainy spring. So the desert was in BLOOM. It was perfect weather. Two desert…
Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap can do just about anything. Not actually made in California, but loved by hippies everywhere. It comes in lots of groovy scents: Peppermint, Lavender, Almond, Citrus, Tea Tree, Hemp Rose (in my shower right now), Eucalyptus + Unscented They call it All- One! Concentrated, biodegradable, versatile and effective….
Some American words simply don’t translate. To simplify linguistics, some words have too much history, culture, connotation and popularity associated to the word to make a simple word for word substitution. Self-Conscious: a : conscious of one’s own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself : aware of oneself as an individual…
You read that right. What is it about French girl hair that makes American women pay so much attention? Every other month I seem to see a product or tool to attempt to mimic the “French tousled look.” People love how it looks- like sexy bedhead, relaxed but not frumpy/messy. Simply put, the French way is…
(spoiler: it’s Italian) If you order un café (“a coffee”), you’ll be presented with a tiny cup of espresso. This could come as a surprise for some Americans that were expecting a full mug of “French Roast” drip coffee. So you have your espresso. If you then request milk, you’re likely to get a weird look or sigh of…
The Golden State has just discovered Golden Turmeric Milk. It’s really just a super healthy chai latte that promotes relaxation. Turmeric contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds which keep your body a lean, mean, fighting sleeping machine. Turmeric Milk comes from Ayurvedic medicine and is nothing new to Eastern cultures in general. It’s been known to help anything from…
So excited to talk about my favorite museum that I have visited thus far, Musée d’Orsay. It is perfect for a rainy afternoon, like the day I visited. The collection, which spans 1848 to 1915, is housed in a refurbished Beaux-Arts train station. It sits on the left bank of the Seine. The busiest days to visit are during tourist…