I've always wondered what it would be like to walk around inside a cloud. I thought it would be fluffier, and somehow softer. More like a cartoon, really. I didn't think it would be so...damp. Anyhoo, if you want to find out for yourself, the best way is to go to a cloud forest, not stick your head out an airplane window...
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Cities the world over have their lingo and New York is not an exception. Obviously.
Fuggedaboudit is as much a NYC icon as the apple or the Yankees.
Read the rest of: "How to Order Cawffee in New Yawk"» 
I've always wanted to visit London, but for one
reason or another, such an opportunity has been stubbornly evasive.
Until recently. After responding to a job ad, I was
called to the British capital for an interview.
I will spare you the largely irrelevant job hunting-related details,
but regardless, I am now ready to share the impressions from
my first visit to the city of Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes.
Read the rest of: "Sleepless In London"» 
Monteriggioni is a thirteenth century fortified town
on a hilltop in Tuscany. It was founded to defend the
city of Siena against invaders from neighboring
Florence, hence the high walls interspersed with
towers and only two entry gates.
Read the rest of: "Postcard from Monteriggioni"» 
Après deux semaines dans le sud et le sud-ouest de cette magnifique Irlande, nous nous sommes aventurés
dans une région peu fréquentée par les touristes, le Donegal, située au nord-ouest de l'île.
Cette région, peu touchée par les infrastructures touristiques, est particulièrement destinée aux voyageurs
attirés par la nature, mais aussi par l'essence de la culture irlandaise.
Read the rest of: "Deux Randonnées dans le Donegal"» 
With all Paris seeing Bleu, summer has gotten even hotter than usual. After the stunning 1-0 victory over Brazil on Saturday the French capital went, well, completely nuts.
Only the most resolute scrooge can resist a city in the throes of a sporting victory and in Paris, the
joie de vivre is especially intoxicating.
Voilà five ways to join the madness during Wednesday night's game against Portugal...
Read the rest of: "Paris Bleus"» 
We are standing around the kitchen one night, having drinks. I am making dinner. It's the beginning of spring, the windows are open and the mood is large. Someone opens the fridge to grab another beer. Then: Gasp.
– " Les amis! You can't keep eggs in the fridge!!"
– "What??"...
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If you want to understand Siena and its people, you should attend the Palio at least once in
your life. The Palio of Siena is a basically a twice
yearly horse race during which the usual nightlife
trinity of sex, drugs, and rock and roll is replaced
by wine, drugs for the horses, and medieval songs...
Read the rest of: "Palio di Siena: Medieval Tradition Brought to Life"»  Whether you live in Montreal or visiting, La Chronique is a dinner
option worth considering...
Read the rest of: "La Cena at La Chronique"» 
Japan is a country best represented in visual details. At least, based on my experience of its two capitals
(ancient and modern), I found endless examples of visual delights. The elegant rope ties of a handmade bamboo
fence at Nanzen-Ji temple in Kyoto. The shiny perfection of a plastic food display in a restaurant in Kyoto's
underground shopping mall. The ghostly beauty of falling snowflakes seen from the 53rd floor of a skyscraper
in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills. And on and on...
Read the rest of: "Pathways of Japan"»
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