Some Perfume for your Pits in Eze, France

What do you do on a hot day in southern France when you realize your deodorant gave out some time between climbing the stairs to … Read the rest



Nice is Nice

“Nice is nice,” is what we said over and over as we walked through the Town Square of that southern French city. Surrounded by Italian … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Meet Sheepish Van Hooderhoosen

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Sheepish Van Hooderhoosen at the Zuiderzee Museum, Netherlands. I could have sworn I was the dog whisperer when I was a kid. … Read the rest



How the Saint Eve Blew Our Minds

  The evolution of the sweet tooth and the day that changed it all: 18 months of age: the first sweet taste of chocolate. Mashed … Read the rest



Slug Life in Versailles

“Oh my god, you almost stepped on that!” I said as I pushed the mister out of the way. The almost-victim of the mister’s big … Read the rest



Not My Purse, Monsieur Pickpocket

Our first day in Paris was marked by two very serious introductions to French culture:  Food, and  Pickpockets The flight to France via Air Canada … Read the rest



“Merci” for the Cheese, “Monsieur”

  Sometimes, a traveler needs to know useful phrases of the country they’re visiting that go beyond bathroom humor. Phrases like: “Où sont les toilettes?” and … Read the rest