Let’s Get Lost – The American Mag

Once atop the Pompidou

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-08-25T18:41:45+02:00 August 25th, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

We met Kevin and his partner Scott in the vast public plaza outside the Centre Pompidou. It was a crisp [...]

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-07-24T23:46:25+02:00 July 24th, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

If you can't get to Europe, go to Georgia. Or North Carolina. Or Texas. There you'll find towns — small [...]

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-06-24T18:42:40+02:00 June 23rd, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

Funny how everyday household items can become totemic, suddenly taking on new meaning well beyond their original utilitarian design. So it [...]

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-05-28T20:57:29+02:00 May 26th, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

A year ago in France I drove all night from Saintes to Lascaux, through sleeping villages with lit-up statutes of [...]

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-04-17T21:31:51+02:00 April 17th, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

One of the best pieces of advice I've never followed in my overseas traveling is to leave expensive smartphone at [...]

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-03-20T11:54:14+02:00 March 16th, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

Columnist Jeff Schweers couldn't wait to get to the quaint French capital, until he did and charm took an unexpected form.

By Jeff Schweers| 2019-03-11T14:03:24+02:00 February 17th, 2019|Let's Get Lost|

In his new column, "Let's Get Lost," Jeff Schweers recalls how a road trip in France hit a wall, literally.