Where to Eat in Paris, Part 1 of 2: French Food

Finally! Right?? Let’s get down to bidness.
First, the basics of dining in Paris - according to me:
1. Menus vary wildly - and not just the food offered on them. You’re as likely to get a laminated, expertly translated menu as you are a piece of slate with the day’s dishes written in [...]

Weekend in Paris: Executive Summary

The legendary Girls’ Weekend in Paris went swimmingly!
Some stats:
Combined miles traveled: 8,330

Meals eaten: 8

Dishes cooked, served, taken away and cleaned by someone else: 19

Scarves lost: 1

Scarves found, swung above head as entire bar cheered: 1

Nutella crepes consumed with great gusto by MK: 4

Topics discussed: 5,621

Miles walked: approx. 147

Bottles of wine drunk, paid for: 3

Bottles of [...]

Fun With Blog Stats

I love looking at my blog stats. Not for the number of hits I get; whatever, they come and go, I’ll keep writing anyway - but for the hilarious peek into the minds of people who use search engines.
I’ve posted about this before, I know - but today’s are plain wacky and just too [...]

Coming to a Parisian Bistro Nowhere Near You

MK has booked her flight! She’s coming over for a weekend. Arriving Friday, leaving Monday. MK is a dedicated friend and most honored travel addict. Either that, or she just really likes red wine and baguettes.
I simply got a forwarded email of her flight details, but a screen shot speaks a [...]

Blind Date With The World - Global Scavenger Hunt

Miss Expatria is not rugged.
I do not own a backpack of any sort. I prefer heated towels in my lavish hotel bathrooms. I have never, ever slept on a mat, or outside in nature. Nature is something you gaze at from your balcony whilst holding a cocktail.
But oh, oooooooh, how [...]

Girls’ Weekend in Paris

I am just a princess.
The Queen Mum of travel addiction is my dear friend and gentlest reader MK. I got a fevered email from her just the other evening:
Just home from Costa Rica, let’s talk Paris baby.
She had just returned from a week-long vacation with three other adults and four children under the age [...]

Kauai, Hawaii: Honeymooners’ Paradise, Pregnant Woman’s Mecca

Rise and shine, gentle readers! Today is Monday, and we all know what that means - Monday Morning Coffee Stories.
Today’s entry is from my dear friend, the amazing Mary Kate. Now the proud mother of two of the cutest kids on the planet, she and her husband John had a most spectacular wedding [...]

How to Check for Low Air Fares

When I worked at Big Ad Agency, my coworker and friend, MK and I fed each other’s travel addictions like two junkies in an alley. One of our favorite pastimes was checking for cheap airfare, and then fantasizing about going on that trip.
Not to date ourselves, but this was quite a few years ago [...]