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Making lemonade
France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pandemic, Portugal, Travel

Making lemonade

Feb 7, 2022 0 1

It feels like a very long time since I was able to post a year’s wishlist at a time when travel seems not just possible–but probable. That’s not to say that this year hasn’t been fraught with cancellations so far; I’m just choosing to make lemonade wherever...

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Tokyo Revisited (and Rescheduled)
France, Italy, Japan, Pandemic, Travel

Tokyo Revisited (and Rescheduled)

Apr 23, 2021 0 1

Thanks to the COVID-19 vaccines currently available (I have been fully vaxxed and past my two-week waiting period for about a week now), things seem to be on the verge of changing as far as travel goes. Greece will be allowing vaxxed Americans (and others) back into the country as of May 15....

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On Riots and Gilets Jaunes
France

On Riots and Gilets Jaunes

May 2, 2019 0 0

About a year ago, my mother decided it was time to finally visit Paris. She’s wanted to go since she was a kid, but life–as it often does–got in the way. She retired last year and after much deliberation applied for her passport. And then she started hearing about the gilets...

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Visiting Sacre Coeur
France

Visiting Sacre Coeur

Apr 21, 2019 0 0

Almost exactly a month before a fire damaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Mr. Pretty and I sat on a concrete bench on one of those narrow pathways below the roads, on the bank of the Seine. We ate choux à la crème from Popelini, and I very specifically recall eating a choux filled with […]

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Last Minute Basics: Paris
France

Last Minute Basics: Paris

Apr 5, 2019 0 0

So what does one do when you land in Paris without a real plan? I mean, we flew there on a whim after not being able to get to Mexico–there wasn’t a whole lot of real forethought involved. Luckily, I’ve been to Paris a few times before. I knew how to get from the Charles […]

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To See the Beach Dream Slipping Away
France

To See the Beach Dream Slipping Away

Mar 7, 2019 0 1

I occasionally have super dumb ideas. Like that time I decided I could totally make it to Isla Mujeres, Mexico (flying through Cancun and a nonrev ticket) during Spring Break and Carnaval. Yeah, you know, like last week. It’s okay–you can laugh. I sure as hell did after all was said...

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St. Martin: On Sweat and Relaxation
France

St. Martin: On Sweat and Relaxation

May 11, 2017 0 0

Let it be known that I’m not very good at beach vacations. Despite many summers spent on the Schuylkill River in a dragon boat here in Philadelphia, I remain ridiculously pale with a tendency toward burning to a crisp (even under five layers of extra strength sunscreen). There’s...

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Luck Be a (Pooping Bird) Lady Tonight
France, Portugal

Luck Be a (Pooping Bird) Lady Tonight

May 1, 2017 0 0

Not to boast, but I’m lucky. Not in that great “I’m a lucky charm” kind of a way–hell, my mother-in-law won’t let me stand within a 40-yard radius of her at a casino because I am decidedly unlucky in that capacity. Put me next to a slot machine, and...

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More than the Mona Lisa
France

More than the Mona Lisa

Mar 26, 2017 0 0

I won’t lie: the first time I went to Paris, seeing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre was a very big deal to me. For most people I suspect that’s true. Even for folks who don’t know much about art, or have no real interest in art, getting a peep at the Mona Lisa is […]

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