Quenching your thirst for travel
My first exposure to absinthe was watching it being prepared in a scene from the 1992 version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I don’t even recall whether they referred to the liqueur by name. But I do remember being fascinated by the almost-ceremonial process of preparing the drink prior to consumption. It was many years before I actually … Read more Finding the Green Fairy at La Fee Verte, Paris (Absinthe)
One of the pitfalls of travel is not knowing whether something is legitimate or a scam. Travel can be stressful, so you might not always have your wits about you or be thinking as lucidly as you would at home. And, many of us are trusting and empathetic by nature. This makes us even easier … Read more Three Scams We’ve Fallen For on Holidays
What would Paris be without an entire museum dedicated to the manufacture and subsequent enjoyment of wine? Well, we finally paid a visit to the aptly-named Musée du Vin Paris on our last visit. And we were pleasantly surprised by all the viticulture-themed treasures displayed inside! Now, I’ll be honest. The Museum of Wine doesn’t sound like … Read more The Musée du Vin Paris (The Museum of Wine)
The last time my husband and I were in Paris was about seven years ago. We toured the Catacombs underneath the city, but my memories of the experience managed to fade over time. I do remember that it was fairly dark, a little creepy (which I’m cool with), and that most of our photos didn’t turn out very well … Read more The Creepy-Coolness of the Paris Catacombs
On the morning of our flight back home from Paris, France, my husband and I visited Père-Lachaise cemetery. We had decided to leave it to the last day of our trip, since it was just a short walk from our apartment in the 11th arrondissement. We arrived just as it opened, so there were very … Read more A Quiet Morning at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
On one of our slightly more leisurely days in Paris, my husband and I decided to explore a few of the Grands Boulevards, or covered galleries between the 9th and 2nd arrondissments. We were poking around Passage Jouffroy specifically when we both decided we were peckish. As it happened, we walked out onto the street … Read more Lunch at the Victoria Station Restaurant, Paris
When my husband and I went to Paris, France eight years ago, there were line-ups out the door and lengthy waiting times to enter the popular museums. The Louvre, Musee D’Orsay, and the Catacombs were especially busy and overcrowded. We assumed that all the museums would be the same this time around, and we were … Read more Three Museums in Paris That Aren’t Overcrowded
What better place in the world to do a wine tasting than in France? My husband and I just spent a glorious week in Paris, and of course we wanted to try some of the local wines. Day trips to the Loire Valley seemed excessively pricey, so I did some research and came across Les … Read more The French Wine Experience – Les Caves du Louvre