Travel journalism

In preparation for my trip to Paris, I've been reading memoirs, hoping to find inspiration from other people's stories about the city. I've always wanted to live in Paris, so I try to live vicariously through these real experiences by writers, artists, and architects. I think I'm too focused on Paris though. I still have to plan out Lyon, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Brussels, Burges, and Amsterdam!

"Scenes from a Paris Market" from Beers and Beans 

On journalism assignments that require travel: "For short, intense periods you're welcomed into worlds that are completely different from your own. Ordinary people tell you their extraordinary stories. And although they will quickly forget you, you don't forget them. Their lives—touching, heartbreaking and sometimes uplifting—will somehow stay with you." - Almost French by Sarah Turnbull (2002)