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December 27, 2020

7 Perfectly Minimalist Earrings From My Favorite French Jewelry Maker

Minimalist jewelry is so tricky if you’re looking for something sleek ‘n’ chic but not utterly without interest. Paris-based...

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November 15, 2020

The 21 Most Beautiful Paris Apartment Interiors on Instagram

These are the 21 most beautiful Paris apartment interiors on Instagram — which, all things being equal, is a...

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October 23, 2020

I Sort of Dated an Emily in Paris-style Gabriel, and Actually, It Was Pretty Terrible

I didn’t meet Francois in my building, like Emily met Gabriel, her not-single chef: I met Francois, my not-single...

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October 5, 2020

What It’s Like to Travel to Paris Right Now (October 2020)

Wondering what it’s like to travel to Paris right now? I would say: not great. Last week, I traveled...

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THE FRENCH STYLE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Jeanne Damas Sunglasses: 21 Perfect Pairs

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Jeanne Damas sunglasses! There’s no easier way to French style than finding your own best take on the uber-influencer’s lunettes. If you haven’t bought her book — In Paris:...

August 26, 2020

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Jeanne Damas: Her 19 Best-Ever Pairs of Shoes

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French model/designer Jeanne Damas wears some pretty terrific shoes. These 19 are our favorites. If you’re not familiar with her, this & Other Stories video should provide a very...

April 25, 2020

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Faraway Places is a blog about travel, and Paris, and beauty and fashion, and writing, and shopping, and books.

It is written by a travel writer (for outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Lucky, Afar, Rolling Stone, and Wallpaper).

When not actually traveling, I like to read books and see movies about other places, in a very top-down, list-centric kind of way.

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Around the World: Movies

June 4, 2017

In Bloom, Georgia: Around the World in Movies

In Bloom was not the movie I intended to see: That would have been Happy Families, the second film by the team...

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January 22, 2017

The Tribe, Ukraine: ATW in Movies

If there’s a single line of spoken dialogue in The Tribe, I don’t remember it: We are in the...

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May 29, 2016

Mustang, Turkey: ATW in Movies

I’ve never been to Turkey, and so have little to add to the debate over whether the heroines of...

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November 6, 2015

Blue Is the Warmest Color – France

As part of working on my book, I’ve been re-watching a few of my favorite movies about love:...

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Help Me, Self Help Me

February 12, 2019

Get the Guy: A Review

My Get the Guy review: Matthew Hussey’s book “Get the Guy” changed my life. Sounds like an exaggeration, right?...

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Trip Report

What to Do in Vilnius, Lithuania

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Vilnius, Lithuania, was the last of my Baltic capitals and my favorite: small, friendly, interesting. Does that sound boring? It wasn’t. Vilnius is an excellent choice for a long...

October 5, 2019

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It’s Impossible To Take a Bad Picture of The Retreat

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The Retreat, the new, super-high-end hotel attached to the Blue Lagoon complex in Iceland, is like a giant Architectural Digest spread, except you can sleep inside of it. Can...

October 8, 2018

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Around the World: Books

Beauty Is a Wound – Our Indonesia Book

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I am reading a book from every country in the world. This book is intense!(!!) (Jason Mendoza voice). Buy it here, if you like. The last book I read...

March 26, 2018

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Wild Swans: Our China Book

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I am reading a book from every country in the world. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China is my book for China. Buy it here. THE BOOK: Wild Swans: Three Daughters...

February 14, 2018

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