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For some reason, I always procrastinate on doing these trip reports. I am certain what I have to say can’t possibly live up to what you are expecting. I put them off, and sometimes I don’t ever get back to them, like my Paris trip in May where I did…
I wanted to offer suggestions for eating American food in Paris. I understand that visitors to Paris may not like French food and would prefer to eat something they are more familiar with, but rather than go to a restaurant that you can visit anytime you want (a.k.a. McDonald’s) why…
During the summers between my sophomore-and-junior and junior-and-senior years of high school, I had the opportunity to sail through the San Juan Islands (above Seattle, WA and below Vancouver B.C.) on a 90-ft mast sailboat with 15 other lovely teenage girls including my best friends Jen, Jen, and Kari. We…
My husband always says that there are two things that the French are undefeated champions of: luxury goods (clothing, handbags, and perfume to name a few) and food. And while I agree (except that I think that Japan and China can compete on the food), you do not have to…
One thing that amused me was meals and in particular breakfast. But it was breakfast on our last morning that I found absolutely astonishing, it was like there were big flashing neon lights that screamed: “stereotype achievement here – look now – stereotype achievement here”! Over the holiday break in…