Travel, Lifestyle, Photography
Back in 2012, I wrote about Coco Chanel’s Villa La Pausa on my other blog. We had recently been in the South of France for Carnaval and scooted across the border into Italy where I found a promising fixer upper. Ray could not see the potential. Okay, maybe I couldn’t see the potential but I […]
Bureaucracy is a French word. Period. This is what Wikipedia has to say about it: The term “bureaucracy” is French in origin, and combines the French word – bureau – desk or office – with the Greek word Kratos – rule or political power. It was coined in the mid-18th century by the French economist […]
We always enjoy traveling to France and on this visit we found a little piece of paradise. We may have found the area we hope to call home…more on that later. This is just an overview on an extraordinary trip. Still pinching myself. We arrived on a cold, snowy morning. Stepping out of the airport […]
Chances are you’ve seen Vaux-le-Vicomte but didn’t realize it. Actress Eva Longoria and NBA star Tony Parker married there. 70 movies to date have been filmed in this sumptuous château including Moon Raker, The Man in the Iron Mask, and Marie-Antoinette. The BBC series Versailles was also filmed in this opulent château…fitting as Vaux-le-Vicomte was […]
“We’ll always have Paris” Rick said to Ilsa in Casablanca…while Barb said to Ray…”We’ll never have another November 2017 so I better get posting.” The month has flown by with lots of activity. Always a good thing. After a successful trip to Paris, it was wonderful to come home to hubby. It was a sweet […]
My new love affair is with Ireland. I realize this comes as no shock to anyone who is reading this. I am smitten in a very BIG way. Usually any place I visit, I tend to like…or love. But Ireland is different in many ways. We went to Ireland to attend the Tbex conference…to learn…meet […]
Resting on a hilltop in the seaside town of Sitges is a little bit of Heaven but you’ll have to look to find it. For many years, Sitges has been one of our favorite destinations…year round. It’s close to Barcelona but a world apart. This not so sleepy town has 17 beaches and some of […]
If you followed my old blog, you know that Menton, France is one of my happy places. I need to rephrase that…one of our happy places since hubby has fallen in love with it as well. With its micro climate, winters are mild (although I have experienced seriously chilly days there…thank goodness for the warmth […]
I could blame it on the Swiss…but I won’t. I love Switzerland! Everything about it makes me happy…the people, the food, the weather, the picture perfect mountains. It is a beautiful country and I was happy to call it home at one point in my life. The Swiss are known for their efficiency. Now, that’s […]
It is no surprise that France is one of our favorite countries and Nice is one of our favorite cities. For years I had a business and blog called The French Elements. My boys loved France and much time was spent there when they were young. When hubby and I married, we visited France on […]
