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I've read that Christmas tree sales are to the...

Crete without the crowds

The travel corridor announced mid-October...

Open borders in Africa right now

The African wildlife is thriving and the hotels...

Malawi from the top: hiking Mulanje Mountain [1/4]

Oct 11, 2019

The journey from London takes us via Johannesburg. It is rather long but landing in Blantyre, the economic capital of Malawi, feels familiar. I am reminded of Hararé 20 years ago, with dirt roads in the middle of the city and people walking everywhere. Malawi is a...

A non-exhaustive list of summer camps around the world

May 31, 2019

This blog post is a list of kids summer camps that I have bookmarked over the years, researched, tried and tested or highly recommended by friends. I want to spend as much time as possible with the children over the summer months, but I also know that camp experiences...

Wild adventure, sustainability and fund raising for 14-25 years old

Nov 21, 2018

When I was growing up, my mother sent me to all sorts of places from an early age (1st poney camp at 6 yo in Burgundy .. and a linguistic camp in rural England at 7 years old!). While some experiences were a bit tough, they were all very formative and I am grateful...

Bonding ideas with a 12 year old in NYC

Oct 12, 2018

Trips connect us to people and places. I find that taking a child on a one-on-one trip is a wonderful and most effective bonding experience. It provides intimacy and lasting memories for both parent and child. Marcelo and I went to NYC when he was 5. It was...

Imagine in your mind

Jun 29, 2018

Every week, I take a little trip around the world. Eyes closed, lying on the floor, I go from Provence to Patagonia and come back home deeply relaxed, smiling. Want to know how I do it? Read this. photo credit above: Vanessa Berberian My friend and yoga teacher...

The Amalfi coast is for lovers

Jun 25, 2018

I'd be curious to know if there's anyone out there who doesn't care about visiting or re-visiting the Amalfi coast?! It's got be on everyone's top 10 wanderlist because the gods of beauty, pleasure and laughter all got together on that little piece of heaven on...

North Devon, the detox way at Yeotown

Jun 25, 2018

Sometimes, we travel far in search of unspoilt lands and they are right there, on our doorstep. It's hard not be blown away by the natural beauty of North Devon, a region just 2 hours north of London Paddington station, perfect for a hiking / detox trip. I got to...

Art, Music & Laughter in Bruton, Somerset. England

Dec 18, 2017

I've written before about my BFF discovery week-ends. We go way back with my Parisian girlfriends and each year, one of us gets invited to a place none has visited before as a birthday treat [kids & partners stay home]. So far, we have been to Tangiers,...

Puglia without the crowds

Nov 29, 2017

What better than the excuse of a 40th birthday (not mine though!) to explore a new region. Or .. what better than a celebration with friends to enjoy a week-end away from the children? Or again .. what better than a few days in grey November to enjoy the Puglian sun?!...

Beiges, Blues, Yellows and Pinks. Marrakech

Sep 18, 2017

Disclosure: this blog post only contains the addresses of 1 driver, 1 restaurant, 1 shop and 3 places to sleep. I know, it's a bit light for a fascinating city like Marrakech, and I am not claiming that those addresses are the best of, but I really enjoyed them on my...

The hidden beauties of Sicily’s South-East: Noto, Modica, Ragusa..

Jul 31, 2017

We recently went on a just-the-two-of-us-little-getaway to celebrate our not-so-little-twenty-years-anniversary. Yep, even typing this big number, I can hardly believe it. For beauty, history and good food, the South-East of Italy is hard to beat. And it won't break...

Show & Tell with Marcelo on his first big summer camp: Canada

Jul 6, 2017

Last summer, our big boy Marcelo went to his first real summer camp. Ok, he had been before to a short tech camp in the UK countryside, and to a one-week farm stay in Normandie, France. But this was a proper all-outdoor, far-from-everyone summer camp that...

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How I traveled to Syria for my birthday, and loved it

Yes I traveled to Syria last week. Not the broken and abused Syria that we all know from the news but the Syria full of colours, smiles and flavours that once stood proud. That’s right, that's where we all went on Thursday night with a bunch of super girlfriends and...

i am a pure and proud product of immigration

this is me in the 70's at my beloved grandmother's house. i am a pure and proud product of immigration. My Christian grandmother escaped poverty in Italy between the two wars and crossed the Alps with mother and brothers in search of a better life in the mining towns...

I wonder what Hemingway would say about Cuba today

Everyone's talking about Cuba these days, and I am thrown 20 years back to when I first visited this special island, and left it with mixed feelings about its future. I was 20 years old back then. During a summer internship in Caracas (that's a whole other blog...

The wife vs. the mother, Bhutan |1|

We're back from a trip in Bhutan, which I really want to document properly on BozAround. It will be mainly through photos as I took sooo many, and they will tell much more about this beautiful country than my own words. Bhutan is roughly the size of Switzerland,...