What can I say? My travels revolve around food. I like to eat well and any chance for a ‘quick break’ is an opportunity to sample a new dish. My first trip to Paris was no different. When I wasn’t busy trying to cover a gazillion attractions a day (the way only an eager first [...]
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Strasbourg with my sisters had its amusing moments, especially when it came to speaking French. Coming from Canada, we like to think we speak more of the language than we actually do. Our high-school French classes taught us to describe the weather, order pizza with an array of toppings, deliver presentations about Coco Chanel, but [...]
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A young woman not much older than myself steps off the curb and swings her hand seductively. She has beautiful skin the colour of mahogany and her black fringe frames her face at just the right angle. Her jacket is unbuttoned and just as she raises her arm at a passing vehicle, I notice her [...]
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The scenery in and around Paris has long spurred artists to new heights of creativity, so art aficionados are drawn to see for themselves what there is about this part of the world that prompted renowned painters like Matisse, Monet and Van Gogh to lovingly capture it on canvas. From the charming Parisian cafes, you [...]
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My first time in Strasbourg was a bit of blur. It was a quick side trip while travelling through Germany during the 2006 World Cup. Seeing that France and Italy had made it to the finals, my friends and I decided we’d cross the border to France hoping for a French win where we’d celebrate [...]
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Did you know that the Musée du Louvre houses 35,000 works of art?! And that these works are displayed across 60,000 square meters of exhibition space? It all sounds a bit daunting, but I think a stop at this world renowned museum is something that every first-time visitor in Paris should make time for. So from [...]
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Do you ever think back on a place, and the face of your tour-guide pops up? I’ve taken my fair share of guided tours; some resembled boring lectures filled with too many uninteresting facts, some found me walking backwards hoping to sneak out unnoticed, and then there were the ones that were simply enthralling! So [...]
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