On this Independent Bookstore Day, I want to highlight and show my appreciation for my favorite indie bookshops 📚

Located at Pier 45 in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf since 1933, Musée Mécanique is an antique arcade featuring a private collection of over 300 working coin-operated machines from 19th-century …

Here is the French expression that closely captures the meaning of “gigil” (say “GHEE-gill”), a Tagalog word which is untranslatable, but is generally used to describe the strong feeling you have w…

I recently attended a fascinating talk and Q&A called, “Paris Green: The Literary and Cultural Life of a Poisonous Pigment” with Mary Kuhn, Associate Professor of English with specialties in 19…

[Disclosure: This blog has a partnership with France Channel.] On France Channel, I recently watched a two-part documentary about how Notre-Dame was built back in the 12th century. In “The Secret o…

I was recently invited to join a conversation with real estate brokerage company, Redfin, about how to decorate living areas in the timeless style of Parisian interiors. Check out the recent articl…

[This post is not sponsored.] If you love languages, linguistics, and etymology, you must visit Planet Word when you’re in Washington, D.C.

[This post is sponsored by US Ghost Adventures. All opinions are mine.] The “Gold and Ghouls Tour” by San Francisco Ghosts will appeal to San Francisco Bay Area visitors and locals alik…