Travelogue Archives - StyleCarrot

If you follow @Stylecarrot on Instagram (you totally should, I just had my first viral video), you are aware of my Swiftie obsession. While the Taylor Swift concert in Paris was the impetus for my trip to Paris, I also spent six days roaming the streets of this fairy tale city.

Here are some photogenic moments from my May trip to Paris. Beautiful architecture, charming storefronts, the Eiffel Tower, a carousel, and the Seine. If you make it to the end of this Parisian travelogue, you’ll see a snapshot of me and my friend/yoga instructor/travel companion, Bridget, aka @beeyourhealth, all decked out in our Eras Tour concert attire.

PS – Next up: My trip to Spain for another Eras show.

Seine Paris Parisian flower cafe coffee shop in Paris Metro sign in Paris View of Eiffel Tower between buildings in Paris Bhumi storefront Paris Garden with sculpture behind a church in Paris cobblestone street in Paris La Tour Eiffel across a garden Parisian bridge with locks Paris cafe carousel in Paris shopping arcade in Paris storefronts in Paris Marni and Bridget before the Taylor Swift concert

Last month I attended Milan Design Week for the first time. I trekked through Salone del Mobile, which is the enormous furniture fair, and scurried from showroom to showroom of established brands in the city. It was important to me to also take in the indie scene. Alcova topped the list.

Alcova 2023 was held in the former Porta Vittoria abattoir on Via Molise. It’s an abandoned, decaying site replete with graffiti. I adored it. I may have taken more photographs of the buildings and grounds than the art and furniture, but it was all truly fabulous.

I was very proud of myself for having found my way via a public bus. (The metro doesn’t really reach that area, which is just east of the city.) I was 40 minutes early and there was a line. I spent the time talking with a two guys, one from Milan involved in the art scene, and his friend, a Belgian from Paris who is a designer. A perk of traveling solo.

Scroll through my favorite photos from Alcova during Milan Design Week 2023.

Alcova 2023 Milan Design Week