Last week I visited Troyes, France—a small city about two hours from Paris in the Champagne region. It’s known for its medieval town center and the world’s largest collection of European hand tools. When others look to the stars for inspiration, I often look down at the
Earlier this month, I spent a few days in Tangier, Morocco for my birthday. Tangier is less than ten miles from the Spanish mainland by ferry and was a designated "international zone" from 1923 to 1956, attracting diplomats, spies, artists, writers and exiles. French and Spanish colonial influence
In July 2021, a flight scheduling mix-up gave me an unexpected evening in Paris. It was just a few weeks after the EU had re-opened to Americans. I hadn’t been to Paris in several years, and I was shocked at how its streetscape had transformed: bike lanes and pedestrian