by cwells | 2013-08-16 | Car, Food, Pix, Travel, Tribe, Walking
Armed with a Prius and a sense of adventure, my tribe headed to Orléans. King Louis XII felt that town was the “heart” of the French royalty, a treasure to be protected. In my humble opinion, it still is such a treasure. Situated on the Loire, Orléans is...
by cwells | 2013-08-01 | Food, Pix, Spain, Travel, Tribe, Walking
As a day trip, we went into Paris for a day for sightseeing, tourist bumping, shopping, and general city-exploring shenanigans. This time, we headed toward the area in Paris known as Le Mariais, which has some interesting cultural themes. Our walk extended over to...
by cwells | 2013-07-28 | Culture, Food, Residency
Food plays a huge role in the life of Paris, and there are many places to eat and enjoy a meal. If you have my blog posts, you know that food and culture are very interesting to me. As a vegetarian, I sometimes score a win, and sometimes I am served something…...
by cwells | 2013-07-23 | Air, Car, Food, Graduate School, Pix, Residency, Train, Travel, Tribe
Yesterday was a travel day. If you are not a person who travels long-distance by plane, then you miss the joy of flying for a number of hours, navigating through airports, eating airport food (some good, some bad), being in close quarters with strangers, and being...
by cwells | 2013-06-10 | Air, Food, Travel
In this current life, I am finding that kind people are everywhere. I am also finding that such experiences are the key drivers for me to say silly things like, “I might want to live there someday.” Such was the case with Lexington, KY. Visiting on business, I...
by cwells | 2013-03-23 | Car, Food, Pix, Travel, USA Travel
The last (and only) time I went to Charleston was this past summer, where we celebrated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. It was a beautiful setting, but the less-than-24-hours stay left me hoping for more time to explore. So, when the month of birthdays rolled...
