2025

One of the questions we are most frequently asked, given how much time we spend in London, is where we like to eat. Narrowing the list down is no easy feat in a city with literally tens of thousands of restaurants representing nearly every cuisine on earth. Before even getting to proper restaurants, however, I should note the two places we consistently recommend for quick breakfasts, takeaway lunches, or an easy bite between museums and theater performances: Pret A Manger and

There is something endlessly fascinating about historic houses. Beyond the architecture and collections, they offer an intimate window into the ambitions, tastes, insecurities, and aspirations of the people who built them. Whenever we travel through Europe, we inevitably find ourselves drawn toward country estates and palaces — not only for the beauty, but for the stories hidden inside their walls. On a recent trip to Heidelberg, we visited Schwetzingen Palace and were struck

Serendipity brought us to Heidelberg. Friends we met through the HomeExchange program casually suggested we consider an exchange there, and we eagerly accepted despite knowing almost nothing about the city. In retrospect, that lack of expectations may have made the experience all the sweeter. Heidelberg turned out to be one of those rare places that quietly captures your heart — romantic without trying too hard, youthful yet historic, cultured but entirely approachable. Germa