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What I Ate in Seville

12/9/2019

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I didn’t go to Spain just to eat. I went with friends. But we did eat. A lot

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Where to Pee in Paris

7/30/2019

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So you’re coming to Paris! That’s so exciting! You’re going to need to pee while you’re here, and it’s not as easy as in some other parts of the world. Let’s get you ready.

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Hotel Sacher Toilet, Salzburg

2/26/2019

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Since moving to Paris last year, I have neglected my Toilet Gallery blog category.

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Bethany's Long Haul Flight

2/1/2019

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How do you get through a 15 hour flight? My daughter flew from New York to Hong Kong recently. My son was also on the flight, but he’s a notorious public sleeper. Not a peep out of him. If he wrote me a guest post on this same topic, it would be a very short post. Let’s ask Bethany how she got through the flight.

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Biking in Amboise or It Was the Best of Sons, It Was the Worst of Sons

11/23/2018

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​A friend had told me how she enjoyed hiking and biking in Amboise, a little town in the Loire valley, so Kid 3 and I decided to go. I booked the hotel my friend recommended and bought train tickets for the next day. End of travel planning.

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Paris Cemeteries: Not Just for Dead People

8/3/2018

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Now that warm weather is here in Paris, it’s time to get out and enjoy the sunshine!

We all know that Paris’ parks are lovely, but they can get a bit crowded during the summer months. To find a quieter place, with shady paths, greenery, and even a bit of art and history, try visiting a Paris cemetery.

Squeamish? These cemeteries are spacious and welcoming, with nary a skeleton in sight.

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Montpellier Photography Exhibit: Views of the Ghettos and Images of a Dictator

7/22/2018

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Montpellier’s Pavillon Populaire, located in the city’s ​Jardin du Champs de Mars, is currently hosting a two-part photography exhibit which deals with the use of photography as propaganda. It is a moving exhibit, and sheds light on some of key elements incorporated by the Nazis.

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Solo Trip to Edinburgh: Learning to Relax

7/9/2018

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​I’ve been thinking about relaxing lately. I’m no good at it. On vacation, I like to get up earlier than my family and drink coffee and march around town. I go in churches and bookstores and museums and cemeteries and drink more coffee and eat breakfast. I rack up tens of thousands of steps on my pedometer and buy books and little souvenirs for my kids, all before noon. By then, the family is usually up, so I drag them out of the hotel and show them all the things I’ve learned so far that day. We go out to lunch and dinner and see movies and shop. It’s great, but a loved one recently pointed out to me that I never relax on vacation, and relaxing on vacation is a thing people do. Why? I said. There’s so much to DO.

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If You’re Going to Greece, Go to Crete

6/8/2018

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Crete is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to during my travels. The people are nice, the climate is sunny, the food is delicious, and there’s lots to see and do. Let’s get started.

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Three Days in Athens (or Four)

5/14/2018

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I love Greece. The food is delicious, the people are nice, there’s enough written and spoken English that you can get around, and it’s generally a relaxed and sunny place.

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