For me, Paris is about art, history, design and food. I wanted to find a hotel that encompassed all of this – a boutique hotel that I could love – a new way to see and stay in Paris. With the Paris Air show in town during our stay, all […]
My initial intent was to show my niece, Aubrey, the magic of dessert in all it’s tempting forms at Laduree on the Champs Elysses in Paris. My timing wasn’t quite so good as she hit “famished” on her internal food feeding barometer (she was eating 5xs a day!) right in […]
As we waited for the guide to arrive, we heard the noise of a shouting crowd, saw the smoke being thrown down the street and flags waving. And just like in the movies, the next frame had the police sirens and minivans arrive a block away from the commotion but […]
If you haven’t guessed by now in reading my blog or following my instagram, I have an insatiable sweet tooth. Visiting Paris with my eleven year old niece, Aubrey, allowed me to indulge a bit more than normal (or at least I felt that I had a good excuse for […]
Planning for five days in Paris with my eleven year old niece, Aubrey, was a bit challenging. While I’ve been to Paris many times over the past twenty years, most recently last November, I needed to view it through new eyes and become a tourist. Becoming a tourist, to me, […]
You always remember your first time and my Thai A380 first flight will not be forgotten anytime soon. The A380 is a massive, double decker plane and quite impressive from the outside. With my Australia RTW Star Alliance redemption, I purposely planned a long 18 hour layover in Bangkok from […]
I surprised my niece on Easter with the plane tickets, rather, the printout of the itinerary for our trip to Paris and London. With her initial excitement came the realization that Aunt Sue was going to make her work a bit prior to the trip in the form […]
It was Valentine’s Day in Paris and I was in on the secret at the table….he was going to propose to his girlfriend at Mont Saint-Michel, our tour destination. He asked us to help to ensure they were alone during the tour of the abbey. Visiting Mont Saint-Michel, A UNESCO […]
Visiting Paris often entails a visit to the Louvre, the Musee D’Orsay or another museum in the city to view amazing art. I was interested in viewing the art outside of the museums – the Paris Street Art scene throughout the city. The tour wasn’t originally on my radar, but […]
I knew it was wrong but I couldn’t stop myself, my body was craving chocolate at 9 a.m., so there I was eating pretzel M&Ms with my breakfast. My body had no clue what time zone it was in and how long we were staying here as for almost two […]