Do you speak Valencian?

Greetings from sunny Valencia where yes, Spanish is spoken, but the real official language appears to be Valencian. Like the … More

Road trip: Sommières, Uzès

But first, a shopping trip adventure! We went to an international grocery store that is in the next town over … More

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

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

Friends old and new and somewhere in between

Someone recently asked what my ambitions were for this blog. I said what ambitions? I have none. The only reason … More

And the winner is…Montpellier?

Mark and I swore last winter that we wouldn’t spend the following winter in Paris. Winter in Paris is great … More

Grand Tours

Before we were test driving towns to possibly move to, we weren’t venturing far from Paris.  We were all about … More

Weird, wonderful Paris, or Oh the places you (probably) won’t go

My sister sent me the classic George Carlin bit about STUFF. (Yes, all caps. We’re talking of the stuff that … More

Saint Quentin

Sometimes I like randomness in practice, other times only in theory. I have this idea that one day I will … More

Senlis

I like having wide-open days in our schedule to allow for spontaneity.  One day last week I got up early … More