Doting dog owners are a special breed. And Samoyed owners are especially besotted with their fluffy pups. I should know, because I became a besotted Sammy owner myself. Like many a Samoyed owner before me, I plan my days around my Samoyed’s play dates, almost never go on vacation without her, and my floof has […]
Le Lockdown Cookbook: All the Recipes I’ve Been Cooking
Once upon a time I wanted to be a chef. I even looked in to culinary school, but at the time it was too expensive and required a time commitment I couldn’t give while also working full time. To quench my love of cooking, I made a weekly menu of our dinners and adapted tons […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: March – July 2020
I’ve almost hit publish on this post every month since the beginning of April, only to feel scared people would think I was whining. So I’d just save it in the drafts and revisit as the next month rolled around, before continuing to remain silent. Now here we are as August arrived. COVID-19 is still […]
Le Lockdown: Living Through the Coronavirus Lockdown in France
What is there even to say? The world feels like its gone mad. China, Italy, Spain, now France – and many more to come – are in states of lockdown. Residents cannot leave their homes except for necessities like food and medicine. The phrase “social distancing” will no doubt be in Google’s annual Year in […]
The Best Travel Books: True Stories to Armchair Travel Around the World
Some say that people travel to escape life. Well, I say those people are idiots. Travel is about living life. When I do want to escape, I pick up a book (technically I pick up my Kindle Paperwhite loaded with my library of eBooks, but you get the point). Books transport us to another time, […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: February 2020
You remember those memes all of January? The ones that said “I’ve decided my 2020 will start on February 1st. January is a free trial month.” Well, I’ve actually decided that my 2020 will start in March. It’s my birth month, so when my new year officially starts anyway. February was R-O-U-G-H. If February were […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: December 2019
Happy New Year! It’s not only a new month, but a new year and an entirely new decade. Reflecting back on the last decade, life sure has surprised the hell out of me. In June 2009, we left the US for what was supposed to be a four year assignment overseas. Leading up to that […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: October 2019
After a really long hiatus, we resurrected Bordeaux in 365 Bottles last month. Our life has gotten a major shake-up recently with Tim retiring from the Air Force, us buying an apartment in France and actually merging our households back in to one again. Tim arrived from his Mongol Rally retirement trip basically at the […]
10 Classified Bordeaux Wines for your Wine Collection
When it comes to Bordeaux wines, world-renowned names like Château Margaux and Château Pétrus typically come to mind. As do some stop-your-heart price tags that can make Bordeaux wines seem out of reach. But Bordeaux wines come in all price ranges, including a number of classified Bordeaux wines that are affordable for just about any […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: September 2019
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles, my monthly recap of being an American expat in France and running a travel blog as a career, went on quite the hiatus. The last one I published was in June 2018. I meant to resurrect Bordeaux in 365 Bottles with a June 2019 edition. It would have been excellent timing […]
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