Happy Holidays! I can’t believe it’s December already and that this is the sixth edition of Bordeaux in 365 Bottles. In just a few days, I’ll officially mark my sixth month of living in Bordeaux. I certainly had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, even if it was my first one away from […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: October 2016
October was an emotional roller-coaster that, frankly, I’m happy to be off. I still can’t believe all that happened in an incredibly short amount of time {you can catch up on the full story in September’s Bordeaux in 365 Bottles}. I’m normally super excited to go on a trip, especially to a country I’ve never […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: September 2016
Bittersweet. That singular word wraps up my entire month of September. My feature in Business Insider and the continual work I’m getting since I moved to Bordeaux have proved that moving here was the right choice. But it’s been hard to enjoy the highs of my business going well. Tim and I are reeling from […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: August 2016
Holy smokes, it’s September! I can’t believe I’ve been living in Bordeaux for two and half months now. This is also the longest I’ve stayed put without traveling, well probably in several years. Thankfully having a new city where I’m still discovering new shops, streets and things to do has calmed my itchy travel feet. […]
How To Find an Apartment in France
And here I thought applying for my long stay French visa was tough. That felt like a walk in the park to navigate compared to finding an apartment in Bordeaux. I Googled endlessly and didn’t find any information that was actually helpful in this process, so you get to benefit from the tears shed, stress […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: July 2016
I’m settling in to life in France. And everything I thought I knew about being an expat after seven years of living in Italy means diddly squat in France. It’s just different here. In Italy, I hung laundry outside to dry and tourists thought it was so photogenic. In France, it’s uncouth to hang your […]
Bordeaux in 365 Bottles: June 2016
Welcome to a new series on Luxe Adventure Traveler. As you might have guessed if you read this post on deciding whether to move back to the good ‘ol US of A or flee to France, I opted for the grueling process of obtaining a French long stay visa and moved to the Wine Capital […]
Help Me Decide Where to Move
How on earth do people ever decide where to move when the world is your oyster? Choosing the place that you’ll call home truly affects every aspect of your life: how often you’ll see family and friends, what job opportunities you’ll have, what you’ll do for entertainment, how much money you’ll be able to put […]
Luxe Adventure Traveler’s 2015 Year in Review
Another year comes to a close. 2015 was a weird year for us and on one hand I’m honestly so happy for this year to come to an end. We spent the better part of the year apart with Tim in Afghanistan, our 16 year old cat abruptly became sick and now is in kidney […]
5 Reasons Why It’s Better to Travel with the One You Love
My heart is broken because I feel like half of me is missing. Tim is serving his country in Afghanistan for the next six months, so expect a lot of solo travel over most of the remainder of this year. To be honest, solo travel isn’t my favorite way to travel. Sure, when I spot […]
