Chantilly, A Paris Getaway

It’s pretty widely known that castles are abundant in France. In fact, there are enough places with castles to visit in France to fill your weekends for, well, years. (I’ve read there are at least 40,000 of them scattered throughout the country.)  But I’m no big fan of les chateaux. Sure, I’m still wowed by the fact that there are two castles near my in-laws’ house and I can casually stroll by them (or even stay overnight in them) whenever we...

Paris, Once Again (Kind of) Unlimited

Parisians often talk about their desire to leave Paris. Not forever, per say, but for the weekend or for their holidays. The “Parisian stress” is a phrase I’ve frequently heard from many as a catch-all term to try and explain certain unpleasant issues or perplexing problems (like my cardiologist did at one point regarding my high blood pressure. I just shrugged.).  So after two months of le confinement, once restrictions were loosened in May, many Parisians did what they had been...

A First Post in the Time of Covid

I am starting a blog focused on my travel experiences during a global pandemic that has basically placed the entire world on hold. Travel of any kind, for me at least, has suddenly become a distant dream, an aspiration, something that I now hope to be able to do again “one day.” For someone whose constant thoughts and ruminations almost always inevitably gravitate toward travel in some way, this is an incredibly difficult thing to accept and adapt to.  Let...