Road trip: Pic Saint Loup, etc…

From our front windows on the 7th floor (8th floor to y’all in the US), we can see the local … More

Note to self: an experiment

I’m going to start writing more frequently, on a schedule (-ish). To see if I can write without being first … More

Road Trip: The Camargue

Pop the champagne! Mark has passed the practical portion of the French driver’s test ! After far, far too long … More

Where I hang my hat is home (and there’s nothing to hang your hat on)

We’ve been nowhere but home lately, with very few exceptions. This feels strange for someone whose life’s aim is going … More

Like riding a bicycle, or getting back on the horse

It has been a long and tortuous road getting French driver’s licenses.  In an absolutely unfair twist of fate, I … More

Sète, or putting the risk back in travel

I’ve sat down to write a couple of times lately, but what is there to say?  Nearly the only thing … More

We’ll always have Paris*

So here we are back in Paris, thoroughly bewildered, 7 months after departing on a long vacation and over 4 … More

Spiritual Puns

I love a good coincidence story.  Who doesn’t?  It makes you feel like there’s some overarching sense or theme to … More

Hidden Montpellier

I wasn’t going to write for a while because it seems like anything I could say would be frivolous during … More

Let’s go to Metz! Or, we’re all armchair travelers now lo

I think we all need a break from The Thing That Broke the World.*  Join me, won’t you?  Stick your … More