How to Pack Like an Airline Employee* in Paris.

I must confess to a guilty pleasure that I enjoyed during the long, tedious months of lockdown in the surreal year that was 2020: Emily in Paris. Oh yes, I did live vicariously through her, imagining myself as Emily, complete with her slim, lithe frame, sashaying through the streets of la belle ville while wearing…

Safety and Diplomacy for Travel in France.

Paris is a safe city, even for a woman to be alone in.  Trip Advisor backs me up in this belief, as do many other websites.  Yes, it’s true. I swear it.  If you don’t believe me,   maybe you’ll believe TripAdvisor.  Here’s an example of what Trip Advisor has to say about the subject:…

Paris in February.

I love Paris in the springtime. Okay, so I love Paris pretty much anytime.  And we weren’t exactly there in the springtime. February is not, by anyone’s standards, springtime in Paris.  But by some magical good fortune, the weather that we had while visiting allowed me to at least imagine that I was, in fact,…