NYC LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL & GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
Hi, I’m Kristin.
I live in Manhattan with my husband Jake and our golden retriever Sally, and I write honest, firsthand guides to the places I love. Every hotel is one I slept in, every restaurant one I ate at โ no fluff, no paid placements.
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Fresh from the blog
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Cap Ferret: A Slow Week in Two Villas
After Saint-รmilion, we drove west for six nights in Cap Ferret, split between two Airbnbs โ a seafront villa called Villa Mimbeau and a heated-pool villa in Le Canon. This was the slow week of the sabbatical, and honestly, it was the one the whole trip needed.
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Biarritz: Surf Mornings and Two Dinner Reservations
Four nights in Biarritz, September 14โ17, 2026, in a villa with a heated pool โ a surf morning on the plan, dinner at Enfants du Marchรฉ, and a 1pm lunch requested at Extebarri. A short, unhurried breather between Cap Ferret and the train back to Paris.
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Thailand: Chiang Mai, Krabi & Koh Samui
Two weeks across Thailand in December 2019 โ khao soi and cooking class in Chiang Mai, limestone beaches in Krabi, island days on Koh Samui, and a whirlwind Bangkok finale. The full itinerary, hotel by hotel, with every dish I’d go back for.
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Where to Eat in Paris
The restaurants, cafรฉs, and wine bars actually worth your time in Paris โ from the best roast chicken of my life to unreal hot chocolate, a Tokyo fish marketโinspired ramen spot, and where to drink at 6pm like everyone else does.
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The Cotswolds: A Wedding Weekend at Charlotte’s Cottage
Four nights in the Cotswolds, September 24โ27, 2026, based at Charlotte’s Cottage in Oddington โ a wedding-weekend trip: a welcome party on Friday, a wedding on Saturday, and a golden retriever along for the whole thing.
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A Week on the Cรดte d’Azur
Six nights, two hotels, and a whole lot of rosรฉ. Our week split between St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Cannes โ with day trips to รze, Monaco, Villefranche, and Antibes, and every restaurant worth the calories along the way.
