Bastia, as seen from restaurant Chez Vincent
Paris is noticeably quieter, as friends and colleagues head off on their holidays. Not just yet for me - I'm hanging on until the beginning of September (Greece in case you're interested).
So I thought it was as good a time as ever to share my trip to Corsica at the end of May. Aside from a bit of wind, the weather was perfect and I think we were the only tourists around to disturb the locals / pollute the breathtaking landscape ; )
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Congratulations to Tal Spiegel, who you may also know as @desserted_in_paris, on the release of his gorgeous picture book. Tal has combined two of his favourite passions, French pastries and shoes, to produce 300 pictures of mouthwatering photography!
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In an attempt to write more frequently here at Lou in Paris, I have taken some inspiration from The Spike. Shorter posts will now (hopefully) live in amongst the longer think / travel pieces!
Starting with this one on homesickness. Yeah, not the cheeriest of subjects I know but these things can't be helped. Promise I won't just moan at you for ages about a first world problem.
Read MoreThis morning I woke up to an unexpected notification on my phone. "Simon Binns marked himself as safe during The Explosion in Manchester". What?! A quick scan of my Twitter feed made it clear that we now had another date to remember for all the wrong reasons. It was early in the morning - too early for the shock to register.
Gradually the severity of the situation hit me...
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Kentish Town is located in the Borough of Camden (north west London). It's also my London stomping ground whenever I need to recharge my British batteries.
Below, I share a few of my favourite Kentish Town addresses. Please feel free to share any of your local favorites with me in the comments!
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