We went to Mont Saint-Michel – a tidal island with a medieval village perched there and a gothic abbey at the very top. I would describe the weather as poor due to wind. My legal assessment of the wind speed was about 80 mph and one of my tour mates looked it up and it […]
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I’ll teach you how to make champagne
My Gate 1 tour went out into the champagne region today to tour the Nicolas Feuillatte cellars in Chouilly, France. I’ve toured a lot of wineries and feel like I get the general gist of winemaking. In my ignorance, I thought this knowledge would put me way ahead in understanding champagne, but I’m wrong once […]
Blogging (and walking) London alone
So did I make it to my three London plays? The Play That Went Wrong, The Lion King, and Hadestown. I’m sure that you had your doubts – given my track record of attending only half of many plays – but I’m super proud. I went to each play and watched the entire thing. The […]
London fine dining and fashion secrets from me and Queen Elizabeth II
I know my close friends and family worry about me heading off alone for such long periods of time but now that I’m back traveling, I am reminded that it is – for me – a far less lonely place than the emotional floor plan of our condo…this is the chair where Ron…this is the […]
