Chantilly: A Princely Hideaway | just outside Paris
Travel Travel journal Joann Pai Lindsey Tramuta

Chantilly: A Princely Hideaway
just outside Paris

Just 25 minutes by train from Paris, the Domaine de Chantilly and L’Auberge du Jeu de Paume provide a delicious and historic cultural experience just a stone’s throw from the French capital.

Peaceful idleness | in the English countryside
Travel Joann Pai Lindsey Tramuta

Peaceful idleness
in the English countryside

Intense winds shook the maple tree mere feet from the dock of the tarn and buffeted the side of Gilpin Lake House during my escape from Paris. No matter what, I was prepared to make thorough use of the getaway and reveled in the property’s perfect conditions for peaceful idleness.

Living in a Castle
Travel Lindsey Tramuta

Living in a Castle

Bubbly isn’t the only reason to visit Reims. Set just beyond the city center and surrounded by 7 hectares of verdant parkland is a place of culinary wonder. At Les Crayeres, inventive Michelin-starred dining comes together with classically-appointed interiors to royal effect.

And for a weekend, it was chez moi
Travel Travel journal Lindsey Tramuta

And for a weekend, it was chez moi

Universally, Provence evokes insouciant getaways, strolls through rolling hills and vineyards, and idyllic villages paved with cobblestones. Hôtel Crillon Le Brave brings those images to life, with exquisite views of the Mont Ventoux, whiffs of lavender in the spring and truffles in the fall.