Je T’Aime, Me Neither: the Story’s Story
In January 2008, I made a decision, one that would dramatically alter my life—or at least, one that would eat up vast swathes of…
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Fellow Filles #2: Adopting Operation T.M.I.?
Many of you read the first instalment of the “Fellow Filles” stories, which are based on other girls’ Parisian dating misadventures. In the first story,…
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A Madrid Excursion: 5 Reasons to Skip Toledo and Head to Segovia
A Madrid Excursion: 5 Reasons to Skip Toledo and Head to Segovia By Lily Heise for CNTraveler
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Paris Je T’Aime in the Springtime, Book Excerpt
Even though it was Cole Porter who first penned; “I Love Paris in the Springtime,” this season must have already had its magical aura…
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Spring Is Coming?
Spring is the best time for romance in Paris. Even though it has been officially “Spring” for several weeks now, with this chilly grey…
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The Wank Manager (aka the Farming Banker): Cheap, Snowy Harvest II
It was snowing. And snowing, and snowing some more. That year, the winter was a dreadfully cold and persistent. Not really ideal for hot…
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The Wank Manager (aka the Farming Banker): Does Persistence Harvest Dividends?
I was pondering all week what to write for my next blog, and I’m a little bothered that I still can’t really tell you…
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Hemingway’s Favorite Parisian Cafes
Hemingway’s Favorite Parisian Cafes by Lily Heise for the Context Travel Blog
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Will You Be My Valentine (Drink)? A Beverage Survival Guide for Any V-Day
Valentine’s Day. It’s the one day of the year that proportionally the most people around the world are thinking about the same thing: LOVE. However,…
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New Year’s Resolutions, Out with the Old in with the … New?
I keep hesitating. I look back at my phone sitting on the coffee table. I reach my hand out and pull it back. Just…
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