Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   What would you do with a three day weekend?  According to the NY Times reporting on a study in which several British companies have participated, the 4-day work week brings no loss of productivity.  So while I wait for the rest of the world to catch on, I’ve got a few ideas for my future extended weekends…  Living in Europe, I can’t make it over to Hawaii for a quick vacation, but I could technically make it to the [Hawaii of Europe](.  Or I could stay on French soil and go [road tripping in search of weird France](.  If I felt like doing some DIY, I could go visit the [mother & daughter team who bought an abandoned chateau]( and let folks stay over while they restore it.  Places like [Vienna]( and [Leipzig]( are among Europe’s most underrated cities for a magical winter break. Oooh and I’ll never say no to [a long weekend in Belgium](, also highly underrated.  But enough about me, for my friends across the pond: tis’ the season to start planning the perfect Autumn getaway somewhere in upstate New York! Here’s your [East Coast vacation guide](.  Or wherever you are, find your offbeat destination for the perfect three day weekend in the [MNC archives]( or in the [eBook library](.  Stay curious, [Nessy]   [In Japan, “Biker Chick” Fashion Breaks All the Rules](  [Bosozoku14]( The many style subcultures of post-war and modern Japan are rooted in rejection; a succession of generations refusing to traditional parental values. Each one has formed its own unique uniform of rebellion, but some have taken it to further extremes than others, riding dangerously on the fringes of society… Anarchic, angry and restless, Japanese rebel…  [Continue Reading](   [The Azores: Secrets of Europe’s Hawaii](  [Bosozoku14]( Lost in the Atlantic Ocean, nine islands thrust out of the depth of the sea in a fiery birth created by seismic activity. The archipelago of the Azores, said by some to have even been the fragments left behind from the lost continent of Atlantis...  [Continue Reading](   [The Not-So-Lost World of the Parisian Salon](  [Bosozoku14]( nce upon a time, in a pre-smartphone world, people had to make their own entertainment. And so enters the salon, an Italian-influenced tradition of gathering of artists, writers, musicians, dancers, philosophers and intelligencia that flourished during a period known as the ‘age of conversation’.  [Continue Reading](   [When They Say ‘Haussmann’s Paris’, What Do They Mean?](  [Lachèvement_du_boulevard_Haussmann_à_Paris_1925_agence_Meurisse]( Walking through Paris, as a tourist or a local, it’s hard to miss the sense of harmony that the city exudes. The standardized buildings, the parks, the long angular streets that seem to always lead to a landmark. Everything feels intentional, organized, and connected. This isn’t by chance, this sensation is largely thanks to the…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXVI)](  [306331712_10159249563349580_4934394846732117765_n]( [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To read more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.