Calcata, Italy: Everything Old Is New Again

On a delightfully sunny Sunday a few weeks ago, we all piled in the car and headed north on via Cassia to Viterbo. It’s not that far out of Rome, and features a bucolic setting worthy of the best Impressionists.
Our first stop was to Civita Castellana, to check out a house Vince and Leo want [...]

Living The Slow Life: Rome

Jeez, I have GOT to get back on schedule here. I’m working on several really interesting travel posts, I swear - and I’m really excited to share them with my faithful readers! I’ve also discovered some amazing places a bit north of Rome that will have their own posts. (I just need [...]

Mistral Sunday: Pictures

I had to do some thinking before I quoted an Italian translation job today, so I grabbed the camera and took some pictures around the house. The sky color has not been adjusted, by the way. Anyway, here’s a look at what I see every day:

I love the way the light hits [...]

My Friend Sheila’s House

I’ve been cheating with photo posts recently, but it’s been a hell of a time here in Montpel and I just can’t seem to block off the time I need to do my proper posts. But I have an ever-growing list of fun things, so I’ll be back next week with even more fabulous [...]

Pictures From Paris: Later That Same Day…

Hello!  Yesterday I showed you some groovy pictures of Paris in the rain.  Today, the final installment of my recent weekend in Paris: The train home to Montpellier.  The most spectacular weather followed us all the way down, until of course we hit the border of Languedoc and everything became South of France clear and [...]

Paris Pictures: Made For The Rain

Paris is lovely; of that there is no doubt. But nothing makes a shutterbug’s heart beat faster than Paris in the rain and black and white film in the camera. It’s raining here in Montpel, so while I won’t be strolling here I figure I’d give you rain in the city rain was [...]

Lunch in the South of France: A Rare Day Off

I finally finished up a lot of projects on my plate, so I actually left the computer for the WHOLE DAY and went out in search of sun, sand and seafood. My delightful friend Fi joined me. Care to see some pictures?

Montpellier, France: Pictures From An Afternoon Stroll

I had an early deadline, so today I went out a little later. But I was out for two hours!

GENTLEMEN, BEHOLD:

Montpellier, France: Pictures From A Morning Stroll

I’m trying a new schedule, so for the next few days I’ll be posting pictures from my morning walk. Enjoy!

My Favorite Hotels

I love eating cold sandwiches wrapped in tin foil. It is such a sense memory thing.
I am thinking of great hotel rooms in my time, in no order:
- Helmsley Middletown, NYC. My old company booked me in a room when they made me come to NY and I got upgraded to a suite, with [...]