19 Best Places to Visit in November in the USA (2025 Edition)
We’ll never forget our trip to Zion National Park one November. After battling the summer crowds on a previous visit, we returned to find the trails almost completely to ourselves. The air was crisp, the autumn colours were still holding on in the lower canyon, and the experience felt so much more personal and raw. […]
Rue de Gravilliers Ranked 13th Coolest Street in the World (15 Photos)
Rue des Gravilliers is a small street in the Marais, but it has one of the richest histories in Paris. It dates back to the thirteenth century, when this whole area was still a working-class neighborhood filled with craftspeople, workshops, and tiny family-run shops. For centuries, it wasn’t fancy at all – it was simply […]
Ben Warner and the Ambitiously Optimist Film Festival – Adventure Journal
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The Holiday Spirit of Strasbourg
This year I finally made it to Strasbourg for a glimpse at this city that really knows how to dress up for the holidays. A stroll through Strasbourg’s Christmas markets (open from November 26th to December 26th) invites into the holiday spirit of the city. The oldest in France and one of the first in […]
Travel Before Adulting: The Best Trips to Take in Your 20s and 30s
Travelling before adulting isn’t just an indulgence of wanderlust — it’s a primer for the adult you’re about to become. Every shared meal, cultural experience, and unexpected moment of wonder teaches flexibility and perspective in ways that no classroom ever could. That’s why travel before settling down isn’t just recommended — it’s essential. Whether it’s […]
A Beautiful Dive Into Asian Art
I always loved Asian art and Thailand, Vietnam and Japan are my favorite countries to travel to. Yet, the Guimet Museum stayed strangely “for later” on my Paris list. I rode past it on Metro Line 9 almost every day, right there by Place d’Iéna, but I never stepped inside. It was one of those […]
Biodiversity Comes in Bursts and Goes with Glaciers
Biodiversity is not evenly distributed; rather, it is highly concentrated in groups that rapidly expanded, often sparked by innovations such as flight. From birds to flowers, the majority of the Earth’s species stem from a few evolutionary “explosions,” where new habitats or traits sparked rapid diversification. These bursts, in fact, explain most of the planet’s […]
Napoléon’s Tombs – Three Tombs for One Man
Visiting Napoléon’s Tomb in Paris – Les Invalides The final burial site of Napoléon is nothing short of spectacular. Louis Visconti created an open, two-level crypt below the Dome of Les Invalides, which is surrounded by murals, sculptures, gold, and other impressive artworks. To get a close-up view of the crypt, you need to take […]
Winter Warmer Cocktail Infusion Kit
If you like the idea of a cozy winter cocktail with almost zero effort at serving time, these dehydrated cocktail kits are the way to go. In this post we are sharing how to make our Winter Warmer cocktail infuser kit. You prep a jar with dried fruit, spices, and sugar, then add whiskey or […]
2025 Paris Holiday Guide — Sample Preview ⋆ Secrets of Paris
Planning the holidays in Paris can be magical — but only if you have reliable information. Opening hours shift, events appear and disappear, and most online lists are incomplete or outdated. Each year I compile a comprehensive, independently researched Paris Holiday Guide for Secrets of Paris Community Members, updated weekly through January 1st. To give […]