(Aug 20, 2023) What does “a perfect day in Paris” mean? How does that happen; what does that look like? For me, it means filling my day...

(Aug 18, 2023) For the typical Paris tourist, there is a certain point at which one will have visited and experienced all of the obvious,...

(Aug 17, 2023) “We are here…we are here…we are heeerre!” At the risk of plagiarizing Dr. Seuss, I can hardly contain my enthusiasm as Bob...

(Feb-March 2023) When I found myself alone in Paris earlier this year, I realized I needed to adjust my approach to planning fun and...

(July 14, 2021) In July 2021, Bob and I found ourselves the lucky winners of the apartment lottery, placing us in Paris for our very...

(Feb 24-26, 2023) This story begins in 1974 with a certain little small-town girl named Debbie who dreamed of visiting faraway places...

(Feb 21-23, 2023) On the morning of the sixth day of our trip, my girlfriend and travel buddy Bobbi heads for home. I can only hope that...

(April-May 2023) When one travels, how does one prioritize where to go, how long to stay there, and what to pass up? And should our...

(11/8/22) Being a fan of British comic Paul Taylor has its perks, the best of which is that I am now one of a world-wide coterie of fans...

(11/7/22) Earlier today, Bob and I successfully biked to la Tour Eiffel and back, and now, conscious of the clock speedily ticking away...

(11/7/22) A distinct pleasure for me when visiting Paris is going for a nice long walk -- or wander, depending on the agenda for the day....

(11/6/22) I have the great good fortune of having been born into a large family of all girls. In my teen years, my three sisters and I,...

(11/5/22) More than almost anything else, the City of Light is renowned for its contributions to the worlds of both art and fashion. A...

As une femme d’un certain âge I have not always had the best relationship with technology. I tend to dread getting a new phone, roll my...

(2/16 – 2/21/23) The Paris trip we had scheduled for February, when the apartment would once again be available to us, threatened to go...

(11/2/22) If you ever go to Amsterdam, you will notice that there are bicycles and people riding bicycles EVERYWHERE. There are bikes...

(11/1/22 - 11/3/22) The world has been transformed in many ways since the advent of COVID-19; one of those is the way in which museums...

(10/31/22) Part of the deal Bob and I had made with each other with regard to the Paris apartment was to not only visit Paris, but to mix...

(10/30/22) When it was unveiled in 1977, the Pompidou Center in central Paris was the focus of much criticism because of its unique...

(10/29/22) One of my favorite movies of the last 10 years is Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.” Say what you will about the controversial...

(10/28/22) Denial is a powerful thing, but our brains can only tell ourselves that lie for so long before our human bodies take over and...

(10/27/22) Unwinding is easy at the apartment. Physically exhausted as we are, it’s such a relief to have an elevator to take us to the...

(10/27/22) The reality is, we can’t get into the apartment yet. We’ve arrived too early. Wheeling our bags over the cobble-stoned lane by...

(10/27/22) I thought I knew crowded. I had ridden the MARC train and the Washington, D.C. Metro on my Baltimore-D.C. commute for years,...