Visiting Versailles - Part 2
When the time comes to visiting Versailles, it’s the gardens that take the cake (pun intended). The palace is amazing, and the hall of mirrors will take your breath away, but you’ll be sharing that experience with several hundred other people at the same time, so they might be sucking some of that air as well.
Chateau of the Loire Valley
The Loire valley, probably most widely known for the many world-class wines it produces, is also known for some of the most opulent homes in Europe.
Visiting Versailles - Part 1
Visiting the Palace of Versailles is almost mandatory for many travelers visiting France. The gilt gates, extravagant fixtures, and fantastical gardens are unmatched, and so is the volume of tourists that swarm it every day.
Baking My Way
I’ll admit, I have multiple books about baking. Beautifully bound hardbacks, full of photographs that make my mouth water, but don’t get used for baking. I might not be alone in this, and for all I know, the publishers never actually intended these publishing masterpieces to get anywhere near flour.
Three days in Venice
There’s a lot of reasons the make Venice a special place to visit, and there’s a lot of reasons why you’ll probably only go once. Love it or hate it, it’s a very special city that is in rapidly escalating danger of disappearing due to climate change, so better go see it before it’s gone.
Time in Tarifa Spain
Tarifa, a refreshing departure from the hustle and bustle of large cities.
Croissant Baking Adventures
We’ve all seen them behind the glass, golden, flaky, rounded semi circles of goodness. Some with chocolate, others with shaved almonds, or the classic buttery friend that we all know and love. The croissant is truly an achievement of mankind.
A French Destination Wedding
France, one of the most romantic countries in the world, is also wedding ready.
A French Countryside Vacation
If you want a place where you hear church bells on the hour, see white doves just casually hanging out in the back yard, and nothing else…this is a place where you can just, be.
3 Days in Paris
Travel to Paris and get the most out of 3 days, and how setting expectations can be helpful.
My Spanish Sleeper Train Experience
First of all, I want to go on record as having said how much I enjoy train travel in Europe.
Lake Como Is Engaging
Did you ever watch that show, “Life Styles of The Rich and Famous?” Places and spaces so glamorous that they couldn’t possibly be real, or accessible to a regular person like myself. At least that’s what I used to think.
A Macaron and The Great British Bake Off
Watching the Great British Bake Off, is such a joy for me. It helps me unwind, and the co operative, pleasant attitude of the contestants, sorta recharges my introverted (i.e. People can suck) batteries. What it also can do to me, is make me brave enough to try making things I’ve never tried to make before.
3 Grand Days in Granada Spain
I distinctly recall an evening, probably our second day, sitting on the rooftop terrace of our Airbnb. The sun was starting to set, the colors of the city were vibrant, and birds were swooping in the air snatching up their dinners. Somewhere in the city, someone was playing a guitar and singing songs, and while I don’t know what they were singing about, I remember thinking that they must have been happy.
From Spain to Morocco A Day Trip
I can’t stress enough, how odd it is to be standing on the beach, and literally be able to SEE Africa. A mere 45 minutes via high-speed ferry, the opportunity to set foot on the continent, was simply too good to pass up.