Demystifying death, and finding the light. I wrote this as an honest, practical guide to losing a loved one in the spirit in which my mom approached life. I learned the hard way that death is not how it appears in the movies or on TV. And nobody talks about…

Nine years ago when I was still living in the U.S. I had a job where I received 10 vacation days a year (cue European jaws dropping!). After three years at the company I tried to negotiate for another week. I knew a raise wasn’t an option given the state…

My mom was an amazing woman, even more remarkable than we ever totally realized. See here for a start. The following is my remembrance that I read at her funeral at Christ Church on September 9, 2017. Hi everyone. I’m Anne. But of course you already know that because my…

Forget New Year’s resolutions, themes are the way to go. There are many reasons I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions, but the influx of people at the gym (or pool, in my case) every January tops the list. What about the rest of us who are regulars…

For so long Instagram has allowed us to travel vicariously. Now more than ever it’s a tool to help make the most of your trip. Despite being known as a traveler (prêt à voyager translates to “ready to travel,” after all) I do surprisingly little to prepare for a trip…

Too much looks the same. Isn’t anyone else bored? When I launched my blog Prêt à Voyager in 2007, it was about the intersection of travel and design, and I always had a penchant for Paris (I launched on Bastille Day after all!). Less than two years later, I found…

#StudyAbroadBecause travel is not about where you go, but how you see the world. On September 9, 2001 my parents dropped me off at the gate at Washington National Airport for my semester abroad in Paris. Little did I know that day my life would never be the same again. …