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Your Solo Trip to Paris in 7 Easy Steps

Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling. ~ Roman Payne

If you’re a twin or a triplet, you may have experienced something different, but few of us came into this world holding someone else’s hand.

Maybe you needed one or two good pushes from Mom but in the end, you took off boldly ~ and alone ~ on the biggest trip of your life to date.

And you’re still here!

So don’t let being “alone” keep you from traveling where you want to go now.…

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Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Inspiration, Popular, Travelogues Tagged With: airbnb, English-speaking church in Paris, independent travel, Musée de Cluny, Paris, solo travel, tips, Tour Montparnasse, Virtual Tourist

Unexpected Paris: Gardens, Art, & Tasty Edibles Galore

Palais-Royal garden with one of its avian residents. one of the fun finds in unexpected Paris.

Nearly all the best things . . . have been unexpected, unplanned by me. ~ Carl Sandburg

The last gold rush began in 1896 when George Cormack went fishing for salmon but found gold nuggets instead. Or so the story goes.

Just like that prospector, you often come upon some of the best things when you’re looking for something else, especially while traveling.

Here are a few “gold nuggets” I stumbled upon in unexpected Paris you might like to find “on purpose:”

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Filed Under: Culinary Tours, Destinations, Europe, Inspiration, Travelogues Tagged With: Fontainebleau, Francart, French food, Monet, Paris travel, quiche lorraine, Renoir, Rueil-Malmaison

5 (+1) Northern California Places & Plates for Your Road Trip

Golden Gate Bridge (viewed from Marin Headlands), one of several Northern California places you'll want to photograph again and again.

“Such was life in the Golden Gate: Gold dusted all we drank and ate…” — Robert Frost

QUESTION: Is or isn’t California in the Southwest?

ANSWER: Yes.

Depends on who you talk to. According to the map alone, California is in the southwest.

Yet when you consider the characteristics California shares with states undeniably southwest such as Arizona and New Mexico ~ warm and dry climate, relatively sparse population ~ only the southeastern portion of the state qualifies.

Nevertheless, your Western road-trip could take you through Northern California, so YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW about the terrific food waiting for you there. …

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Filed Under: Culinary Tours, Destinations, North America, Travelogues Tagged With: California restaurants, gluten-free, Northern California, road tripping, travel tips

Paris Off the Beaten Path: 3 You Must See

François Gérard's 1801 portrait of Joséphine on view at her estate in Rueil-Malmaison, a suburb in Paris off the beaten path.

Paris is always a good idea. ~ Audrey Hepburn as the title character in the movie, “Sabrina.”

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Paris is one of the most beautiful cities on earth.

So even in places far from the bustle of the city’s “top attractions” you’ll find locations worthy of your time in the “City of Lights.” Here are three out of the way gems for you to consider:…

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Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Inspiration, Travelogues

The Eiffel Tower Turns Heads: A Photo Essay

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as viewed from the steps of Trocadéro.

The desire to reach for the sky runs very deep in our human psyche. ~ César Pelli

I regard the Eiffel Tower with the same excitement as I once did the Statue of Liberty.

As I, maybe, still do.

You see, I spent half my life in New York City ~ 10 years of it on Staten Island. So I must have cruised by the Statue of Liberty hundreds if not thousands of times when taking the Staten Island Ferry to and from Manhattan.

Yet never once did the sight of the Lady with the Torch fail to trigger a Wow ~ will you look at that? response from me. Seeing her standing watch so proud and tall in New York Harbor has always been a thrill.…

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Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Inspiration, Travelogues Tagged With: Café Kleber, César Pelli, Daniel Bacqué, Eiffel Tower, Paris travel, Pierre Traverse, Pont d'Iena, Statue of Liberty, The Iron Lady, Trocadéro

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Hi, I’m Melodie ~

~ a destination-inspired storyteller here to help you create an international life that feeds your curiosity, fuels your creativity, and furthers your faith. It's like this...


She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
    and brings back exotic surprises.
Proverbs 31:14

 

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