Forget Venice, Float over to its Technicolor Island Neighbour

It’s easy to forget that Venice isn’t the only magical, slightly weird water world around. The Venetian lagoon is home to more than 30 other inhabited islands, one of which is Burano. The stuff of dreams, prettier than a Greek island, ‘charming’ wouldn’t even begin to cover it. An hour’s boat ride on the public water…

Rediscovering «Les Parisiennes» (and their bottoms)

When I was ten years old or so, my French Aunt gave me a book of illustrations for christmas by an artist called Kiraz. His drawings of Parisian women fascinated me and I often tried to re-create them. They were wonderful and yet so naughty. His women were so stylish, so beautiful, so Parisienne. Eventually…

Paris vs. New York

I‘ve been meaning to show you Vahram Muratyan’s work for quite some time. In fact I’ve left it so long, I fear some of you may have already come across it. If so dear reader, I apologize– I’ll try to be quicker on the mark and more cutting edge next time. If you haven’t, please enjoy/…

Before and After Photographs of Parisian Joggers

So apparently Parisians do exercise. Parisian photographer Sacha Goldberger assembled an outdoor studio at the Bois de Boulogne, a park located in Paris. He interrupted joggers, asking them to sprint for him and then pose straight after for a photograph. A few of the joggers didn’t tell Sacha to go **** himself and so the photographer…

Some very, very Serious Thoughts on Paris and Hemingway

I finally read Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast this summer. Only 126 pages and one of literature’s classics; absorbing his narratives of the Paris quais and cafés, I felt an unavoidable sense of failure that it had taken me more than a quarter of a century to find the book. At the same time, I…

Why Dieting Totally and Absolutely SUCKS!!

Confessions of a Girl on a Teeny Weeny Bikini Mission I have to get something off my chest. But I’m afraid your opinion of me may be slightly altered by what I am about to tell you. After much careful consideration, agonizing thought and deliberation, I have decided to go on a little d ……

American Girls in Paris

Summer has arrived here in Paris, which means, so have the American college girls. For twenty-something Parisian boys, this is hunting season. American girls are numerous and they’re generally less intimidating than your average female Parisienne. French women –who are well aware of this themselves– are generally complicated and slightly nutty creatures. It is common…

SWIMMING POOLS TO SALIVATE OVER

This is a little inconsiderate of me. Posting an article on the world’s most alluring swimming pools right smack in the middle of a summer heatwave. While that little drop of sweat rolls down your forehead and plops onto your work desk. Not terribly kind of Nessy is it? Well tough. I’ve been hibernating inside…

The Wonderful World of Peanut Butter Art

It’s Friday and I’m feeling a little silly/ immature. Do you ever have one of those days when you’re willing to put just about anything in your sandwich? I’ve come across a very fun photography blog which I happen to relate to in every which way. It’s about one thing and one thing only…. …All…

Hipster Camp

When I was thirteen, my mother sent me to musical theatre camp in upstate New York. That sounds ridiculous when I say it out loud but it happened. American camp culture was totally foreign to me. I remember I had never been away from my parents for more than a week, especially as much as…