My Paris by the Numbers series continues this week with the 17th arrondissement. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, there are 20 arrondissements in Paris and I’m covering each and every one over the next few months. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are the ones that appealed to us, so this won’t... Continue Reading →
Travel Quote
To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. Freya Stark Key Largo, FL
Paris by the Numbers, 15th and 16th
My Paris by the Numbers series continues this week with the 15th and 16th arrondissements. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, there are 20 arrondissements in Paris and I’m covering each and every one over the next few months. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are the ones that appealed to us, so... Continue Reading →
Travel Quote
There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. Jack Kerouac Kaiserslautern, Germany
A Milestone Birthday
I’m taking a break this week from my Paris by the Numbers series to share some thoughts about a recent milestone birthday I celebrated. Where do the years go?? It's hard to believe that I have reached this age. I don't feel old, in fact, sometimes I feel like a kid who doesn't know what... Continue Reading →
Travel Quote
I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. Hilaire Belloc Death Valley National Park, CA
Paris by the Numbers 13th and 14th
My Paris by the Numbers series continues this week with the 13th and 14th arrondissements. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, there are 20 arrondissements in Paris and I’m covering each and every one over the next few months. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are the ones that appealed to us, so... Continue Reading →
Travel Quote
Travel teaches tolerance. Benjamin Disraeli Cliff Dwellings, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Paris by the Numbers – 11th and 12th
My Paris by the Numbers series continues this week with the 11th and 12th arrondissements. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, there are 20 arrondissements in Paris and I’m covering each and every one over the next few months. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are the ones that appealed to us, so... Continue Reading →