I recently posted a list of Moving to Paris: 6 Things You Should Know Before Your Move to Paris. This is the sequel to that post: Now that I have arrived in Paris, what should I know sooner rather than later? 1. Emergency Numbers: This is #1 for anyone moving to...
For the most part, my move to Paris four years ago went quite smoothly. There are, however, those few lingering “if only”s that I am sharing in hopes of saving you some trouble! 1. You are nobody without a puce. Unfortunately, if you do not have a French ATM card,...
I have updated my Mini Guide to Paris, my Full List of Restaurant & Bar Recommendations, my Crème de la Crème Restaurant List and also my Bar Recommendations List. View them online or download a ready-to-print PDF! Below are some of the new...
Another of my photos from Norway's Lofoten Islands has been selected as today's Whygo.com's "Photo of the Day"! To see more photos of Norway, see my post from this summer or the Norway gallery of my photo website.
Paris’s Jeu de Paume was originally built as an early-version-of-tennis court for 17th century nobility. This mausoleum-esque building in the northwest corner of the Tuileries Gardens (mirroring the Orangerie Museum, the impressionists’ haven in the southwest corner...
Recently, Travel Zealots published a collection of my photographs, including one photo taken in the Jardin de Luxembourg and one photo of Notre Dame at sunset: Click here to see the full post!
Today's Whygo.com Photo of the Day is the photo I took from the wonderful house we rented this summer! See my post on Norway and the full itinerary for more details on this trip, or visit the Norway gallery on my Smugmug page to view more photos.
Sometimes I need an excuse to just do nothing. A visit to one of Paris’s hamams* (also known as Turkish baths) is the perfect excuse. I find it most rewarding when I go with a friend or group of friends and have several hours to relax and soak in the atmosphere...
One of my photos from Norway's Lofoten Islands has been selected as today's Whygo.com's "Photo of the Day"! To see more photos of Norway, see my post from this summer or the Norway gallery of my photo website.
This past weekend I enjoyed a wonderful escape from Paris, to the charming small city of Pau in the Béarn (just east of the Basque Country), the surrounding vineyard-covered hills of the Jurançon and the mountains of the Pyrenées. Four of us stayed with a friend’s...
