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  • Tour de Force = A Trip to Paris during the Pandemic

    It is with great sadness that I press “send” on my last post. I still have so much to share but will save the “big bites” for when we come together in person. Until that time comes, I want to do a quick share of what life was like inside the oh-so-small-window of opportunity we…

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  • Montmartre – You Stole My Heart

    Did you know that there are 20 distinct neighborhoods in Paris referred to as arrondissements? They are laid out like a snail shell with the first neighborhood inside the snail shell labeled Arrondissement Une or 1er. This first neighborhood is the geographical center of Paris and this is where the Louvre is located. Each district…

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  • Touring Paris with my “Ride or Die” Travel Buddies

    Well, none of you guessed it! The answer is… We toured Paris in a sidecar! Why ride the “Hop-On-Hop-Off” bus when you can slide into a retro sidecar and see the same sights? Best. Decision. Ever. We laughed so much and smiled so hard that our faces hurt at the end of the tour. I…

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  • You Know You’re In Paris When…

    After traipsing through Spain and the southwest of France with John, it was time for him to return home to get back to work and time for me to head out on Phase 3 of my three week sojourn to France. Phase 3 starts with picking up my travel companions. First stop – grab Laura…

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  • All The Spaces in Between

    “Get lost!”, she yelled, shaking her fists. “Get lost in your dreams. In the city. On the empty road. The dirt path. Get lost in your thoughts. Your solitude. For it is there, that you will find the magic.” I’m really good at getting lost. It’s one of my favorite things to do. That is…

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  • San Sebastian-Donastia – A Food Lover’s Paradise

    With Lily finshing Week One of French language Immersion and the weekend peeking ’round the corner, John McGraw entered the picture by flying into Lisbon, Portugal for some exploration and a return to some of his favorite haunts there. He then boarded a flight that cost only $30 euros to land him in Bilbao where…

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