This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 There we are, all dressed up and ready to enjoy a meal created by Michelin-star chef, Jean…
All Aboard! Orient Express, Day 5, part b
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 Imagine for a moment that you are stepping off a bus into an ordinary car park. Then,…
All Aboard!: Orient Express, Day 5, part a
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 The original subtitle for this series was “Trip Of a Lifetime” ( or “TOAL”) and, just to…
Interstitial: Packing for 18 Days
While our Southern France posts were going live, someone asked me how we managed to go for such a long trip with only a suitcase and backpack. With the caveat…
Jules Verne Died For This: Southern France, Day 17-18
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 And so it all comes down to this. More than two weeks of beaches and sun,…
There Are Gardens…: Southern France, Day 16
This post is part of a series called Southern France – Summer 2022 To paraphrase Vesper Lynd, “there are Gardens and there are Gardens; this is the latter.” We packed…
A Down Day, and a Look at Les Sources: Southern France, Day 15
This post is part of a series called Southern France – Summer 2022 Let’s just get one thing out of the way right now: nobody’s payin’ us nothin’ for nothin’….
There Was A House in Old Orleans: Southern France, Day 14
This post is part of a series called Southern France – Summer 2022 This trip to France has been the opposite of our most recent jaunt to Ireland. The pace…
Chamwow? More Like Chambord: Southern France, Day 13
This post is part of a series called Southern France – Summer 2022 We begin our day at our new hotel with breakfast. No crap, really? But this is actually…
Finding the Sources of It All: Southern France, Day 12
This post is part of a series called Southern France – Summer 2022 Trivia time! Where did Leonardo da Vinci die? Was it a) a midair helicopter collision, b) in…
