In the year 2000, the Millennium Wheel was unveiled along the Thames. The enclosed Ferris Wheel welcomed the new century by adding a modern structure to the landscape of this old city. For more than ten years, the cab would drive along the Thames on the way to the office […]
When I was asked for my room number in Seattle, I had no idea, I looked in my purse for the room key and pulled out key cards from Portland, London, Paris and Philly (an indication that I need to clean out my purse!). I was at the end of […]
Over the past ten years, I’ve visited London generally once a year for work or for a stopover on an award ticket during vacation. I’ve become comfortable with the city and have my favorites so when my niece asked “can we go to London too?”, I said “yes”. I said […]
My sister had a few rules before I could take my eleven year old niece, Aubrey, to Paris & London. The first rule was to feed her every few hours even if she says she isn’t hungry (this seemed easy?). The second rule was no empty calories like I normally […]
As a solo traveler, time allowed to wander in a museum is priceless. I can stare at a painting, read the information cards, listen to the audio guide or just sit in a room and take it all in. The Louvre is one such museum where despite multiple visits, I can’t say […]
My dad use to drive a truck and one of his more famous and anticipated stops was the local Amoroso bakery in Philly (a legendary bakery for rolls). He would deliver boxes and in return the guys on the loading dock would give him bags of just out of the […]
After my niece ran out of her shopping money in Paris, her enthusiasm for touring the city was beginning to wane. It was a bright sunny June day in the city and I was loving walking around taking it all in. While I can walk for hours and hours, my […]
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 […]
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, […]
Preparing my niece for our trip to Paris and London, I had her complete her first week’s quiz on what she wanted to do and see. Week 2 was my attempt to influence her musical tastes leaning toward the music of the U.K. Full confession, I wanted to expel New […]