You might think it strange that one of my favorite places in all of Paris is a bastion of American calm and swank. If you know me though, you know that literature is near and dear to my heart, and that to go follow in the footsteps of my favorite reprobates; Hemingway, Wilde, and Gershwin, … More Harry’s New York Bar, Paris
Travel is what you make of it. You can hit the tourist highlights, get the Instagram photos, and leave without truly understanding the heart and soul of a place. The alternative is to move in, slow down, and allow yourself to get integrated into the rhythm of a place, to let it share it’s heartbeat … More Frenchy Taste
Two ladies walk into the men’s room…..no, it isn’t the punchline for a joke, it actually happened. Sometimes you find yourself in funny situations while traveling, and that absolutely was true in Paris. We had already encountered co-ed restrooms, that were pay facilities, costing anywhere from one to two euros. It was a little strange, … More Mon Dieu!! Pardon, Monsieur!
Sometimes traveling is about way more than seeing a place. It can be about relationships, with ourselves, with others, and with those same places we went to see. Tourism is interesting, but true traveling, being immersed in a place, it’s history, and it’s own particular personality, is addicting. The best gift ever this year, was … More Paris was perfectly marvelous
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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