This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 For purists, the VSOE is not the “original” Orient Express which was a route, not a specific…
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 For purists, the VSOE is not the “original” Orient Express which was a route, not a specific…
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 This is primarily a post of pictures, because right after Lisa got sick with the ‘flu, so…
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…
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,…
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…
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 The title for today comes from a turn of phrase that’s popular in our household, used thusly:…
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 I know, I know, for a series of posts titled “Orient Express” there’s a surprising lack of…
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 Our second day of this preamble had a very simple agenda. Our only previous visit to the…
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 Believe it or not (and honestly we can barely believe it ourselves at this point) we were…
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…

