City Snapshot: Busy day at the Opera

I had a friend in town recently, so we took a tour of one of my favorite buildings in Paris, the Opera Garnier.  They…

Travel Tips: Currency, Credit Cards, and Transaction Fees Abroad

(Updated July 2019) Unfortunately, banking abroad can be a huge hidden cost of traveling.  Between ATM fees, currency…

Romantic Paris Portraits: Claire & Jason

Claire is an amazing Texas-based photographer, which is a bit ironic because as talented as she is, she and her husband…

Sneak Peek: April and Ian

City Snapshot: Eiffel Tower After the Storm

We've had a string of crazy thunderstorm here in Paris.  I've been loving them - the big claps of thunder take me right…

Paris Diner en Blanc

Every year in Paris, thousands of well connected people dressed head-to-toe in white descend upon one (or two) of…

City Snapshot: Paris Metro

Loving these sunny days and blue skies we have been having lately - and so have the birds!

Kinfolk Dinner in Paris

If you haven't yet heard of Kinfolk magazine, prepare for a treat - for the eyes and the mouth!  Kinfolk is a magazine…

Ready to Say Goodbye to Winter

It's finally Summer here in Paris!  It seems we skipped over Spring entirely and went right from freezing snow to…