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Christmas Lights at Place Masséna
Christmas is my favourite holiday. As an expat in France, it’s the only time of the year where I’m guaranteed to go ‘home’ to Toronto and spend part of the holidays with my family. Before I head to the Great White North* a trip downtown to Place Masséna is warranted. After all, ever since D […]
It’s been a while
Ça fait un bail, même des lustres, que je n’ai pas écrit dans mon blog. (It’s been ages since I last posted to my blog.) I haven’t written in a while because I needed to take care of a few things. First among these things was/is my health. I won’t bore you with the details […]
An afternoon on the Cote d’Azur
Summer has come to end here on the French Riviera. Not that you’d know it by the number of people sunning themselves on the beaches. The true, tell-tale sign weather-wise that we’ve left summer behind us is the increased number of rainy days. Still, the rain only last so long before the sky is blue […]
Taking a risk: Gorges du Verdon
D turned to me and said, “I will if you will.” I knew he was kidding and he knew my answer would be negative. We stood there watching these young risk takers fill out forms and put on their harnesses and I wondered why on earth would you willingly throw yourself off a bridge, in […]
Riding up Mont Ventoux
Yes, I rode up Mont Ventoux. In a car. I am not Andy Schleck or Lance Armstrong. Plus, it’s been incredibly hot in the south of France. Riding up the famed Mont Ventoux is for people a lot fitter (or more insane) than me. And there they were, steadily climbing, their legs pumping in a […]
Good times in Baden-Baden
D and I were recently told that there isn’t anything to see or do in Baden-Baden. After less than 24 hours here we can’t confirm the accuracy of that statement. Besides, what does that even mean? There’s always something to do wherever you go; it’s just whether or not that something is for you. If […]
Ham it up
Sometimes what you really need is ham. And I mean really good ham. On a recent trip to Paris D and I did just that: we had ham for dinner. We left our hotel one evening unsure about where to go for dinner. We were in Paris so we weren’t lacking in the choice department. […]
Authentic style
It was on a recent trip downtown to run errands that I discovered Déco Authentique. I oohed and ahhed outside the shop and brought new meaning to lèche-vitrine. The pull from Déco Authentique was irresistible so I yielded, dragging D by the hand into the store. I immediately fell in love with the antique cinema […]
Making waves
D and I decided that we would take the time to head to the beach as often as we can. This would be our treat after a day in the office. We weren’t so diligent last year mainly because we were on the road a lot. This year on rattrappe; we’re making up for lost […]
Rocking it with Johnny Hallyday
Summertime on the Côte d’Azur! Rosé wine. Apéro on the terrace. Ice cream or gelato. And temperatures over 30°C. So, what prompted me and D to wait (a really, really, really long time) with 9,000 other like-minded crazy Niçois in the AC-free Palais Nikaia? We were waiting for the one and only Johnny Hallyday. I don’t […]
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