After two-plus weeks of exploring France, Monaco, and Italy, I still wasn't ready to go home. But if our trip had to end (sigh!), Florence was a pretty sweet and satisfying last stop. Of all the places we visited, Florence was, by far, the most crowded. It's as if every [...]
Ever visit somewhere where you feel like you've stepped back in time in the best possible way? This is what strolling around Siena is like. Sometimes I had to remind myself I wasn't on a movie set. It helped when we had to hoof it up the steep, steep streets. [...]
"So, what was your favorite meal on your trip?" Hands down, this was the most frequently asked question after we arrived back home from France and Italy this summer. While we sampled incredible pastries, tried a couple new styles of pizza, made sure the Italian gelato was up to snuff [...]
If someone ever asks you "Are there any ugly views in Cape Ferrat, Nice, or Monaco?" the answer is... No. Nope. Not even close. After seeing all the sights in Paris, Aix en Provence, Gordes, Arles, Cassis, and Juan les Pins, our time in Cape Ferrat, Nice, and Monaco was [...]
On our way to Juan-les-Pins and Nice on the French Rivera, we made a lunchtime stop in the stunning port of Cassis. One of those gorgeous places where pictures barely do it justice, Will and I enjoyed some of the treasures of the sea including fresh calamari and mussels along [...]
Aside from being able to read a menu (well, mostly), my French is rather limited. The only phrase that really stuck was "Pain au Chocolat, s’il vous plaît?" There's just something about croissants from a Paris bakery, and I couldn't wait for my first of the trip. We'd just arrived [...]
In Midnight in Paris, Rachel McAdams' amusing but unlikeable character gripes about seeing too many "charming boulevards" and "bistros" during her short stay in the City of Light. Which, funnily enough, are two of my favorite things about Paris. I never stroll as much as I do in Paris. Instead [...]
While Will and I weren't sporting nearly enough white linen like Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson's characters did in Something's Gotta Give, we officially made our cameo in a Nancy Meyers' movie at Le Grand Colbert in Paris recently. In fact, we were seated at Diane, Jack, and Keanu Reeves' [...]
Confession: I've never watched Game of Thrones. And since we're getting personal here, I only made it through two-and-a-half episodes of Succession and half of the first season of Ted Lasso. After three scenes of The Diplomat I called it quits, but I watched every last episode of LOST. Even [...]
Ever since I fell in love with the portobello mushroom ravioli with the creamy roasted red pepper sauce at Olive Garden back in the day, Italian food has always equaled "celebration" to me. So naturally when it came time to toast a successful Pitch Slam back in 2017, and again [...]
