by melodie@melodiek.com | Feb 22, 2017 | Culinary Tours, Destinations, Europe, Inspiration, Travelogues
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...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Apr 25, 2014 | Inspiration
Sometimes it’s not about the journey or the destination . . . but about the people you meet along the way. ~ Nishan Panwar Anyone ~ yes, even you ~ can learn to talk easily with locals while traveling. Even in Paris. Doing so can seem scary when people often 1)...
by melodie@melodiek.com | Jul 12, 2013 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Europe, France, Inspiration
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...