Louisiana and New Orleans… I dreamt of these places for years, thanks to books, movies and TV shows… I also had some vague knowledge of some kind of French history in Louisiana, sold a few centuries
A few weeks ago, I ran into the blog of 2 French people from Marseilles (a big city in the South of France) who moved to Boston for 3 years. They are now back in France, too
Last Friday, 5 pm: it was time for me to leave my bunker, aka the cubicle. I went out and took a cab to the Boston airport: I was leaving for 2 days to New Orleans,
Fall… Sometimes I say to myself that I love it: nice late-afternoon light, incredible trees colors, mild wind… And some other times, I’m just sad that the summer is away. But the region is nice
Sleeping was some kind of odd dream I’ve got about the States and specially the road trip we did on the West Coast last summer. Motels were for me a symbol of the United States,
Since it’s my first Halloween in the US, I wanted to do a “jack-o-lantern”, this carved pumpkin with a monster face. I’m supposed to leave it by a window or in front of my building
Welcome to my blog! My name is Mathilde, and I’ve been living in Boston since 2012. I organize guided tours in French of my new city, Boston. On this blog, you’ll find many articles to
When we visited Antelope Canyon, the guided tour was pretty quick. We were close to Page, in Arizona, a small city without any particular interest except the main street full of churches and their promises.
On my Fall to-do list, the first thing for me to do was: enjoying the Fall Foliage in New England. I know it may sounds an obscure thing to do – specially because the words
During a barbecue this summer – grilled tuna and beer – we met a nice couple, punk music fans. We get along talking about our favorite topic: cuisine and restaurants. At the end of the night, they
Important stop in this road trip: the Grand Canyon, Far West and great American landscape symbol! This destination has fascinated me for many years, probably because some of my cousins lived in Arizona when I
Last July, Manu’s university sent to staff and students this very stunning video. At first sight, it just looks like an ad, but it’s definitely not. This film is very realistic and deals with active