I'm in London this week enjoying a very a very different landscape than what I'm used to seeing each day. From stone steps and trains of donkeys hauling supplies I've come to the urban setting of one of my favorite cities in the world - London. It makes a nice change of pace, and always surprises me ...
Smitten with Mayfair!
A trip to London isn't complete for me without a visit ... or two or three ... to Mayfair. I just love exploring this neighborhood's elegant streets so full of London history, going for tea and shopping at Fortnum & Mason, window shopping in the beautiful Burlington Arcade, walking through Hyde ...
Book Review | InterRail by Alessandro Gallenzi
There is something inspiring in a train station. The coming, the going, the energy of the crowds or the sadness of an empty platform - everything adds to the air of possibility and adventure. And freedom, of course. It's all three of these that entice Francesco, a university student living outside ...
The Traveling Writer
I wrapped my scarf around my neck an extra time against the cold wind as we crossed the Pont d'Arcole toward the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. The weather in Paris had been mild compared to our previous January visits, but along the Seine I could feel that the temperature had dropped according to the ...
Photo Friday: Running Back to Paris
I can't believe it's already time for another Photo Friday. Two weeks ago today I was out exploring the 1st arrondissement in Paris, from the l'Orangerie Museum in the morning, along the rue de Rivoli to the Palais Royal, shopping on Place des Victoires, the late Gothic magic of St-Eustache, vin ...
Photo Friday: Paris Métro
This morning I'm waking up in a different place, one that is both familar and foreign all at once. Parigi! (That's how you say Paris in Italian.) Last January I visited Paris for the first time with my boyfriend, and we loved it so much that we were thrilled when I had the opportunity to visit for ...
Paris in the Snow
This year was a rainy Christmas on the Amalfi Coast, but a few wet days are nothing compared to the snowstorms and cold weather that have hit northern Europe. The news has been full of stories of flights cancelled and even the Eiffel Tower in Paris closed because of the heavy snow. I feel sorry for ...
Travel Inspirations: The World is Just a Passport Away
Some of us were stamped “traveler” when we were born, and couldn’t wait for the day when we could pack the suitcase, grab the passport and head out for adventures around the world. My good friend Lisa Fantino at Wanderlust Women Travel and I were certainly marked from an early age as ...
Travel Inspirations: How Traveling to Italy Inspired Me to Change my Lifestyle
If you’re just stopping by, be sure to check out the other posts in this series where we’ve been off to Naxos, Greece with Mike Sowden, Hiroshima with Abigail King and Australia’s Gold Coast with Cecil Lee. This week the Travel Inspirations series brings us back home to bella Italia ...
Paris is always a good idea.
I know you movie fans will remember that scene in Sabrina where she says “Paris is always a good idea.” (Or at least you will if you’ve seen it as many times as I have!) Well, last week I went to Paris for the first time, and now I can agree with Sabrina. Paris is always a good idea. Here’s what ...
