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 […]
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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, […]
Day 13 – Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Galeries Lafayette, Skateboarding
Today we only had the Olympic Skateboarding Women’s Final on the docket, so we headed out to check a few more things off Leann’s bucket list 🙂 First, we headed to the Arc de Triomphe. Though you can get on top, it was (as one can imagine) a queue of epic proportions and spendy, so […]
Day 12 – Marais tour via Earful Tower
Okay, so *first* of all, if you are at all interested in Paris, you need to subscribe to the podcasts/YouTube videos/email newsletter from Earful Tower. Trust me on this. I am now a Patreon supporter (plus, I did a huge support of their latest kids’ book, so I have a “street named after me” in […]
Day 11 – Versailles & Beach Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower
Spoiler Alert: Day 11: 21,142 steps. Today (Day 12): 9,135 steps. And our various “leg parts” feel it. But, onward! I’m definitely behind by a day. I thought I could do both Days 11 and 12 today, but I’ve been at this now for 8 hours and – yeah – nope. The good thing is […]
Day 9 – lorsqu’on ne tuera plus ils seront bien venges le seul voyeur de justice a pour echo la vie & Day 10 – Sweet Caroline, Rowing plus Pizza
when they will no longer be killed, they will be well avenged, the only wish for justice has for its echo, Life I happen to be posting this blog on “Day 10,” because I have had a heck of a time uploading photos. And there are some great photos from Day 9! We had a […]