Adieu to the South of France…

My 6 weeks in the tiny village of Lagrasse will come to an end tomorrow. It has certainly been a time of quiet contemplation, lots of reading of good books, streaming of lots of movies and TV shows, long walks, some really good food, and many glasses of great wine accompanied by homemade foie gras …

Side Trips to Paris & Sevilla – Oh MY!!

PARIS I talked my friend, Jan, while visiting me in Portugal in March, to fly to Paris to attend four of the largest and most jaw-dropping fashion exhibits ever mounted in the City of Lights...and Haute Couture. In the 3 days we were there, besides the exhibitions, we saw as much as we could possibly …

PARIS !!!

If you are going to celebrate your 73rd birthday and take, probably, one of your last, big road trips, then where better to begin than Paris? I arrived safe and sound at Charles de Gaulle Airport from my overnight flight from NYC on XL Airlines (Air France's budget airline). After grabbing my bag, I found …