How France gets through heat waves without defaulting to air conditioning, from shutters and stone walls to slower afternoons and a changing climate.
Jet fuel has doubled, Norse Atlantic killed our transatlantic flight with no refund, and France has opinions about your hedges
The apartment is empty. The keys are turned in. That moment happened back in September, but as we step into 2026, I'm still pinching myself that we actually pulled this off. After 18 years in Los Angeles (Dylan's was there for 8), we're starting the new year in a place that felt impossible just months…