Wine Tastings in Paris – 2 Unique Places to Drink French Wine
What better place in the world to do a wine tasting than in France? My husband and I spent a glorious week in Paris, and of course we wanted to Continue Reading →
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Finding the Green Fairy at La Fee Verte, Paris (Absinthe)
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 Continue Reading →
Three Travel Scams We Fell For on Holidays
Let’s admit it – as wonderful and exciting as travel is, it can also be stressful. This stress, along with the unfamiliarity of a new place, can set us up Continue Reading →
The Creepy-Coolness of the Catacombs of Paris
The last time my husband and I were in France, we toured the Catacombs of Paris, but my memories of the experience managed to fade over time. I do remember Continue Reading →
A Quiet Morning at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
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 Continue Reading →
Lunch at the Victoria Station Restaurant in 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 Continue Reading →
3 Museums in Paris That Aren’t Overcrowded
When my husband and I went to Paris, France many years ago, there were line-ups out the door and lengthy waiting times to enter the popular museums. The Louvre, Musee Continue Reading →