In my mind, today was going to be a relaxing, slow, final day in Paris. I would laze around at cafes, wander slowly, and take in the end of my Parisian excursion. But we all know that’s not me. While I already had the Musee Picasso in the morning and lunch back to L’Atelier de... Continue Reading →
For the first time so far this trip I had nothing reserved or booked for the morning, allowing me to sleep an extra hour and have a more leisurely start to the day. With only two days left here I sat down with my little spreadsheet of things to do ideas that I had put... Continue Reading →
With today now free I ended up cancelling my Disneyland Paris ticket originally booked for Saturday, figuring a weekday would be less crowded. The Disneyland Paris website clearly says that tickets have to be printed and I don’t exactly have access to a printer here so I considered just buying one on-site today, as their... Continue Reading →
My alarm went off way earlier than I would have liked this morning based on how crappy I slept last night but I had to heed the call because I had an 8:25am train to Reims booked to go taste some champagne in the Champagne Region! Yes, I had planned a vacation from my vacation... Continue Reading →
I miss air conditioning. Like I really really miss air conditioning. Like i miss it as much as I miss my family (Brandon and our assorted four-legged fur children) who are back at home. I woke up drenched in sweat in the middle of the night. The days here have been about 85 with not... Continue Reading →
Thankfully, the noise from the Seine party boats did not travel to the bedroom and I was able to sleep in peace, except when I woke up in the middle of the night because I had passed out hard, on top of my arm, and it had fallen asleep and was in tingly hell. I’m... Continue Reading →
I felt nauseous with anxiety as soon as I bought this ticket. That’s how I knew I was doing the right thing and taking myself out of my comfort zone again. Paris has been hanging around on my bucket list for a while, mainly thanks to Moulin Rouge. And now that I can, can, can,... Continue Reading →
It felt so normal to be back on an airplane! I cannot remember the last time so many months passed since I was last on a Southwest flight. Knowing that they were only selling 2/3 of the airplane and we didn’t have to deal with anyone in the middle seat was a treat. Airport security... Continue Reading →
Our arrival onto the Big Island felt refreshing, it was warm and humid when we landed in Hilo. We originally had planned to come in on a later flight so we were lucky that Hertz actually got our message that we would be there over four hours earlier than planned and we only had to... Continue Reading →
Have you ever left home in the winter to go on a warm tropical vacation only to realize that you left better weather at home than you found on your tropical vacation? Yes? No? Well, that’s Kauai... At least for much of our time there! Turns out the forecast at home during the duration of... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 