Road Trip, Part 1 – Bordeaux

28 July 2013

Six weeks before returning to the United States we took a road trip of the south of France. We started …

Paris, On One Street

9 August 2012

As you walk up Rue des Martyrs you see the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur, perfectly framed by the trees, and on …

18 July 2012

Bread is a big part of the diet here. No matter where you are, just look around and you’ll see …

13 July 2012

There are times when it’s nice to get out of town, even when you’re living in Paris. About a week …

29 June 2012

Maybe you remember John’s post about his trip to Saint Petersburg last year, which was a work trip. We went …

5 April 2012

Our second stop on the way to Paris was Chagny. It’s a small village in the middle of France’s Burgundy …

20 February 2012

A friend called us up and invited us for brunch. We met at Altes Hackerbräuhaus, a family-owned brew house in …

18 February 2012

I swear I’m not channeling a famous chef, or any movie about some person who stopped working to cook for …

20 October 2011

Drama isn’t just limited to employment in Russia. One dinner in St Petersburg had a bit of Dr Strangelove meets …