Nice ice, baby.
Nous avons appris une chose ou deux.
As we awoke this morning, we were greeted with yet another new place on the planet to enjoy and sing about. Just outside of Paris is a, perhaps, little known ville called Montévrain and it's a place where we all might want to have a look.
At first impression, it doesn't look like a…
Keep your wits with you. And a map.
Some places on our planet never really seem to change. And why would they when they're nearly perfect to begin with. We won't rattle down a list of places here, but one location popped up a few days ago and this one really is a chestnut. We'll cut to the chase and…
High fly, touch the sky.
Here's a bit of good news. The ever-popular Paris>Milan>Train is back on track again! Travel Dates: 31 March - 04 July, 2025 Attractive Prices: Starting from €29 in second class and €39 in first class.
Stations include Paris Gare de Lyon, Mâcon Loché TGV (selected services), Chambéry, Saint-Jean de Maurienne (selected services),…
Heavenly food and spirits are calling.
Let’s Metz. See you there.
Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today.
Strasbourg has been known throughout history as a city at the crossroads.
186 mph in old money is still super fast. Why waste time? Eurostar is high-speed luxury.
Winter is well on the way where we are, and where we are, snow is also the thing. At this time of year, skiing takes over almost everyone's attention as the volley for spots on the slopes. Skiing is a heady adventure, but it's also not without its twists and turns, ankles included.…
“Après la pluie, le beau temps,” which translates to “After the rain comes good weather.”
Look up, look down. It’s Paris all around.
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is Monaco.” (Matsuo Basho)
. . . . by train. No, this is not one of those "shock horror!" Instagram posts. We're too old for that. It's also not yet another expose of sleazy clubs and venues that are scattered around the Motherland. Leave that stuff to the Generation Alpha publishers. There are no selfies in…
Take a dive into the future.
A bad day skiing is better than a good day working.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live as if there isn’t and to die to find out that there is. Camus