The Jersey Shore of the Côte d'Azur
Juan-les-Pins is the Jersey Shore of the Côte d’Azur. I think this while wandering past the overpriced specialty gift stores lining the...
Music, museums and the mediterranean
I decided to extend my stay here because Nice continues to surprise me every day when I stumble upon lively pedestrian squares, lively...
À la plage
Nice may be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. I arrived this Côte d’Azur city by juddering bus and sit with my luggage on...
Living the Provençal life
Arriving in Aix, I received a warm welcome from family of one of my best friends, Becca Young! Alice, Becca’s aunt, met me at the train...
We dance in Avignon
"Sur le Pont d'Avignon L'on y danse, l'on y danse Sur le Pont d'Avignon L'on y danse tous en rond" A popular French children’s song...
A medieval gem in a jewel-box of vines
St. Emilion is a town washed in ochre light reflected from the limestone and clay stones that erect the 9th century architecture of this...
Les châteaux de la Loire
I arrived in Amboise unhappy and frustrated. I had just left my cell phone on the last train bound for Tours. After a period of mourning...
Impressions of Paris
I’ve been putting off writing this post because, really… how do you describe Paris? I could talk about how everywhere you go, every road,...
Promenade à travers Paris
Paris has been a beautiful whirlwind of color, smells and aching feet… Oh how my feet ache at the end of a long day of walking up...
Goodbye Walla Walla, bonjour le monde
The journey to Iceland was stinky. Seriously, someone near me kept farting on the plane. At one point, half way through our flight, the...
