I had visited La Ferté-Milon briefly about four years ago by car, but inspired by Annabel Simms' write-up in An Hour from Paris (and now realizing that it is also accessible by public transportation), I went back to La Ferté-Milon last weekend for a walk along...
This week, plan a day trip outside of Paris (or from wherever you may live) to somewhere you haven't been before. If you can't take the day trip this week, that's OK! But you'll have the plan ready so when you have the time and the sun is out, you can skip out of town...
My photo of sunset over the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, taken from the seaside town of Locmariaquer has been selected as today's Whygo.com's "Photo of the Day"! This photo, which I took on my birthday, marked the eve of an amazing hiking weekend in which we followed...
Skiing... or not Le ski alpin or downhill skiing is not the only worthwhile winter sport. For the second year in a row, I joined my colleagues in a January office “ski weekend” in Val d’Isère, a ski resort in the Savoie, just five kilometers from the Italian border...
Packing for weekend getaways is almost always an event that occurs at 1am the night before (if you’re lucky) or 10 minutes before departure. Below and also attached as a printable PDF, you will find a basic packing list, a choose-your-own-adventure questionnaire and...
In December, I took a trip back to the U.S. for Christmas and New Year’s, dividing my time among New York City, Boston and its suburbs and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. As I am often asked for New York and Boston restaurant recommendations, I decided to share them here....
My photo from the Château of Chambord in the Loire Valley has been selected as today's Whygo.com's "Photo of the Day"! Chambord was built by King François I in the early 1500s as a hunting lodge (with a mere 440 rooms and 85 staircases it was of course too small to be...
Bright blue sunny skies, delicious "made by Grandma" food, lively parks, world-class museums, shopping, and arguably the best nightlife in Europe... who couldn't use a little escape to Madrid once in a while? And while the prices are climbing quite noticeably, it's...
Are you staying in Paris for the holidays? Or are you traveling elsewhere? Are you spending the holidays with family? Or are you using the quiet time in the office to travel somewhere new? From the Highline, Manhattan I was lucky this year to spend the Thanksgiving...
My photo from the Queen's Route in the Vesterålen 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. The Queen's Route ("Dronningruta" in Norwegian)...
