Summer Sipper: West African Ginger Drink

Mmmm, hello my lovely. Why don’t you linger upon my lips? No, not you, dear reader. This isn’t that kind of post. I’m talking about this delectable ginger drink that I cannot get enough of. A fantastic aspect of living in the Washington DC area is all of the cultural events at your disposal. That’s…

Paris art Pont des Artes

Goodbye Hideous Locks, Hello Haunting Art

Ohhh the love locks on the Pont des Artes in Paris! How romantic! What an incredible age-old tradition to take part in! Surely affixing a lock to the bridge and throwing the key in the Seine River means your love will last forever! False. The love lock “tradition” began just a few years ago —…

Paris, Je T’aime

I had originally been planning to write a Paris post last week, even before the deplorable attacks that shook the city. I had been there just a month ago and had crafted a fun post highlighting the experience. That lighthearted post now seems grossly inappropriate considering the city still reels from last week’s shootings and explosions…

Making trdelnik in Prague

Discovering “Czech Churros”

Disclaimer: the food featured in this post is NOT actually called a Czech churro, it’s called trdelnik. In fact, the only thing about this sweet pastry that resembles a churro is the delicious cinnamon-sugar exterior coating. But guess what? I can actually pronounce churro and I cannot pronounce trdelnik. Believe me, I tried and it’s not pronounced like the word looks.…