Rain Decisions, Rum Barrels, and Strategic Napping Yesterday’s plan (manatees!) quietly surrendered to what turned into a serious, unapologetic loll. Sharon found us a place on the beach while I was putting the final touches on the blog; when I got down, she already had our standard order of quesadillas and Painkillers waiting. We settled […]
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Puerto Rico: Day Five
Plans, Punctuality, and a Cancelled Snorkel Well… this one was a little sad. Due to the weather, our snorkeling trip was cancelled. Of course, being us, we were there a full hour early and didn’t think to check our phones until the “mandatory 10 minutes before” tour time—at which point we discovered the cancellation notice […]
Puerto Rico: Day Four
Rainstorms, Rum, and When an “Avocado Salad” Is… Interpreted Very Literally A Strategic Retreat (a/k/a No More Wet Rocks) We officially decided not to do the tide pools. As mentioned at the end of Day 3, we had simply reached our lifetime quota for gallivanting across wet rocks that tried to rearrange our ankles. Instead, I […]
Puerto Rico: Day Three
Cliffs, Coquí, and the Courage to Paddle in Pitch Black (Then Collapse in Bed) (or: We Came, We Jumped, We Kayaked in the Dark, We Didn’t Die) Early Start (and Thank Goodness for It) We got going just after 8:00 a.m. (for a 40 minute drive to a 10:30 a.m. pickup), and thank goodness we […]
Puerto Rico: Day Two
Lolling, Logistics, & a Doorbell Dinner Morning: The Lost Art of Lolling As I write, we’re just about to head out for dinner at El Ladrillo—more on that when we get back in a couple of hours. Today was, quite intentionally, Lolling Day. I woke up around 5 a.m., but without dogs to push me […]
Puerto Rico: Day One
Midnight Flights, Betrayal by Luggage, and the Gospel of Mofongo Spent a fabulous Thursday with my Snipah™ Melissa—an elite day that included: • dogs to the Spa • the Farmers Market • a “sneak” visit to the Wheelwright Zen Center (sign said Closed for Retreat, so naturally we came…and then retreated) • lunch at the […]
Packing for Paris – & Everywhere! :-)
I’ve been asked this question now *a lot*. Though I had a section on “Packing for Paris” in my very very very OLD book “Fempowerment: A Guide To Unleashing Your Inner Bond Girl,” some of the suggestions are from 20 years ago (wow that book is old LOL), so here you go. THIS ARTICLE was […]
Day 15 – Latin Quarter
Yes, as I (finally) type this, it’s a few days after I returned to California. My luggage, unfortunately, did not. The learning: If you’re taking all your underwear on a trip, be sure to bring some back in your carry-on…. Now, for Day 15. We did another tour with the Earful Tower folks, and in […]
Day 16 – Packing (boo hoo), Water Polo, Back to the Marais
Today started out by eating our croissants from the Boulangerie that has won many “best croissants” trophies (more on that when I upload Day 15) in bed. I worked on the blog (as you can see), then we sadly started packing which, of course, is always quite The Thing! (I taught Leann Herbert’s trick of […]
Day 14 – Montmartre & Seine Dinner Cruise
Today, we did a “Wine, Cheese, and Patisserie” tour of Montmartre. What a great way to see this part of the city! Right as Leann and I exited the Metro we were at the Moulin Rouge. This street, “Pigalle,” was the border between the 9th arrondissement and the 11th – which was tax free. Therefore, […]