Monthly Archives: June 2010

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To leave you salivating at the mouth, pt. II

It’s been a week now that I’ve been in Italy. I’m staying at a villa near Corciano in the Umbria region, which is most times beyond reality. This past weekend, I had my first ever hostel experience  in Florence but, more on that later. First, … Read More

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To leave you salivating at the mouth, pt. I

I’ve since left Paris and flown to Rome. Obviously, I have a lot of catching up to do. This next series of entries will take the remainder of my Parisian adventure in two parts: one, eating, and two, seeing. Both equally exciting and important in … Read More

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Trouvez Le Louvre!

The French are known for funneling public money into the arts, championing the education of art history, music, ballet, etc. And why wouldn’t they? Throughout history, the French have touched each of those artistic mediums in a profound way – shaping the fundamentals and setting … Read More

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When in Paris, eat.

After a long night of traveling par avion, we needed nothing more than to sleep, eat and sleep again. At Charles de Gaulle, we were met by family friends who came prepared with two cars because, apparently, my family’s hefty luggage habits are known around … Read More

New look, same great taste.

It doesn’t look it, but it smells, tastes and feels it. It’s still me underneath all of that pretty rollover. Sorry if you’re still on IE6, this theme doesn’t really do IE6. Shame on you for not going Safari or Firefox anyway. My thoughts on … Read More