Following Vincent van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
Tracing Vincent van Gogh’s time in Auvers-sur-Oise, the village near Paris where the artist spent the last months of his life.
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Lily’s travel adventures far & wide
Modernist Architect the Genius of lluis Domenech i Montaner
Some key works by lluis Domenech i Montaner, a contemporary of Gaudi and one of Barcelona’s Modernista movement’s top architects (for Context Travel)
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With Compliments… the Very, Very Unexpected “Perks” of Roman Hotels
Or a Harlequin romance gone terribly wrong…
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Taking on… Natural Wines with Gina Tringali
Gina Tringali of Casa Mia Italy Food and Wine Tours and Lily la Tigresse battle out who has better natural wines: France or Italy?
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Napoli Ti Amo! Pizza, Pompeii and Purse-Protecting
I had three goals for the three days in Naples: visit Pompeii, have some of the best real Neapolitan pizza … and not get my purse snatched by motorbike mafioso thieves…
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Ten Reasons to Love Paris in August
Ten reasons to convince any reluctant critics (myself once included) why August is the best month to be in Paris (for HiP Paris)…
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What Happens at CitizenM… Stays at CitizenM?
CitizenM launches a branch of their contemporary luxury hotels at Paris CDG Airport, the launch party was bubbly in more ways than one…
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How Not to Look Like a Tourist in Paris
Suggestions and tips on how to blend in and navigate Paris like a local (for CNTraveler / reposted in The Huffington Post)
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For the Love of God(s): Thailand Temples and Temptations
Highlights from two weeks in Thailand, including plenty of temples, island hopping, sunsets and making local friends during the Songkran festival…
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Turning Japanese … ?
I have to be honest. In advance of my departure to Asia, Japan was not the country I was most looking forward to visiting… However, as I magically discovered, looks can be deceiving and/or intriguing…
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