Olivia Wickstrom

Olivia Wickstrom is a California-born writer who traded fast-paced life for the slower rhythms of the French Riviera. Now based in Nice with her partner, she works as a freelance copywriter and shares reflections on slow living in her Substack newsletter, Petal + Hearth.
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A Beginner's Guide to Living in Nice, France
Considering moving to the French Riviera? See what it's like living in Nice, France from the perspective of a foreigner who calls the city home.
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